Company engineers devise efficient packaging for the huge number of
parts of different shapes and materials that go into automobiles. Through
simultaneous-engineering logistics activities, Nissan works from the design
stage to create parts and develop new vehicles with consideration for
transportation efficiency, as well as to reduce the part shipments per vehicle.
The aim is to decrease transport volumes.
In the area of container transport, Nissan has long made use of
40-foot “high cube” containers and runs software-based simulations to
reduce wasted container space. As a result of these activities, the container
filling rate for parts rose from 89.6% in fiscal 2010 to 93.8% in fiscal 2013.