Ceva to distribute Mazda spare parts throughout Italy

CEVA Logistics, a global supply chain management company, has signed a three-year contract with Mazda to manage the distribution of automobile spare parts across Italy on behalf of the Japanese car manufacturer.

According to the terms of the agreement, Ceva will be responsible for collecting the spare parts from the Mazda warehouse in Klagenfurt, Austria on a daily basis and transporting them to the Ceva centre at Bentivoglio, near Bologna in northern Italy.

An estimated 120,000 packages will be sorted and distributed to the 140 Mazda service centres ie, car dealerships and authorised repair shops across Italy annually.

Vital to the efficiency of the operation is Ceva's ability to deliver the spare parts by midday on the day after collection in most regions of Italy, a Ceva statement said.

Ceva will also manage the handling and processing of returns, including collecting parts from the dealers and shipping them to the company's warehouse in Austria.

"CEVA was the clear choice for managing our spare parts distribution. Their outstanding reputation and experience in the automotive industry, combined with a high level focus on operations excellence were impressive," said Mazda logistics manager Manu Saels.

"CEVA's ability to understand what's was important to us as a business and then engineer a solution that met our requirements has left us in no doubt that we will enjoy a profitable and successful relationship with CEVA over the next three years," said Mr Saels.

(Source: www.schednet.com)