Through cooperation with world-renowned automobile companies, HLS has successfully entered the automobile logistics industry. Starting with the logistics services for auto parts which are most crucial for automobile industry, HLS has systematically completed planning and implementing an overall planning for distribution centers of auto parts, including layout design, site selection, warehouse planning and design, rack design, parts moving in and warehouse operations. We also established a complete warehouse management system and standard operation procedures for auto parts.

Industry features:
At present, the automobile industry is a sunrise industry in China. As it is developing rapidly in recent years, the industry has achieved remarkable market scale with great potential. Alongside the development of the automobile industry, auto parts logistics solutions have become the most crucial for logistics of the whole automotive industry.

As a comprehensive management system integrating modern transportation, warehousing, safekeeping, handling, packaging, circulation, processing, and logistics information, auto parts logistics is the bridge connecting suppliers of auto parts with logistics companies and the end users, and also the connection between the nodes from production to consumption in supply chain. Compared with other industry logistics, auto parts logistics is internationally known as the most complicated.

SAP logistics management system:
SAP is the largest supplier of enterprise management software and collaborative commerce solutions and the third largest independent software provider in the world. The system we use is that SAP developed especially for auto parts logistics.

Logistics management and solution:
HLS has a highly experienced and professional management team, which manages the warehouse operation, inventory, delivery and transportation of nearly 20,000 kinds of auto parts. According to the European Safety Class, nearly 2000 of these products are dangerous goods. HLS implements a standard dangerous goods workflow, strictly abiding by European standards.

HLS provides modern warehouse facilities for customers, in order to satisfy customer’s demands for different delivery priorities, HLS works out detailed daily operation plan and peak season operation plan. Meanwhile, HLS has strong disaster recovery capabilities and prepared contingency plan, so it is possible to handle and recover from the emergencies quickly.

HLS is improving itself constantly to provide optimized logistics services for customers in the automobile industry:

• Conduct reasonable warehouse layout design to improve warehouse work efficiency.
• Train employees to have multiple job skills through cross training and job rotation, so employees can act as backup for each other.
• Realize equipment and resource sharing by optimizing the operation procedures and optimizing work time and employees arrangement.
• Maximize the utilization of resources by coordinating and cooperating with other companies within HWL group.
• Set up an effective receiving and delivery booking system, and make plans and preparations in advance for warehouse operations in accordance with customer’s forecasting.
• Optimize the workflow, enhance the operation efficiency, and ensure the continuity and balance of operations.

HLS also provides value-added services including but not limited to goods checking, labeling, packaging, packing, disposal, claims, invoice processing, systems operation, etc.

With the advanced logistics management system, HLS can trace goods operation and transport processes in real time, get accurate inventory information, and provide efficient logistics management by deploying various resources, including warehouses, bin locations, equipments, vehicles, and personnel.