SupplyChain Magazine January 2016 | Page 8

LOGISTICS
AS THE WORLD ’ S seventh largest auto manufacturer — shipping 4.6 million cars in 2014 — Fiat Chrysler Automobiles ( FCA ) relies on its global supply chain as a competitive advantage . Its brands include such household names as Alfa Romeo , Chrysler , Dodge , Fiat , Jeep , Lancia , Ram , Ferrari and Maserati . These vehicles are produced at facilities in more than 40 countries , then shipped to customers around the world . The growth of global demand for automobiles has created new challenges for FCA in the past few years , as the company seeks to answer that demand as quickly and profitably as possible . “ We ’ re constantly trying to improve speed of delivery , whether that means
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