Mercedes revamps supply chain, logistics to trim costs

Mercedes's new consolidation center in Germany repacks parts for shipping to plants in China, the U.S., and South Africa.

July 19, 2015 05:00 AM

SPEYER, Germany - Mercedes-Benz aims to reduce logistics costs by about 20 percent per vehicle as the company invests hundreds of millions of euros in a sweeping global reorganization of its supply chain network.

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