The Media on the Huppertz Group
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"VW Original Parts assigns Huppertz"
Automotive logistics. Starting on February 1st, Cologne logistics group Huppertz will manage a packaging and warehousing operation at the cargo transport center (“Güterverkehrszentrum”) Kassel-Waldau for the Volkswagen division “Vertrieb Original Teile” (Original Parts Distribution). ...
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Article published in "DVZ 2011/01/29"
"Bringing lean to the LSPs"
A philosophy of lean logistics and continuous improvement is not just for the large carmakers of the world-even smaller logistics providers have found ways to use the principles to improve their business. The Huppertz Group, a medium-sized, family-owned German logistics provider, will open a logistics centre in 2011 in Kassel to pack and store genuine spare parts for a nearby vehicle distribution centre. ...
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Article published in "AUTOMOTIVE LOGITICS 10-12/2010"
"A company becomes lean"
About the introduction of a new culture
Three years ago, at the Huppertz Group one started to think about how the over one hundred year’s old logistics company could be made fit for the future. For Managing Director and CCO Anja Huppertz it was obvious to build on the experiences she had made in the automotive industry. There she had been inspired by Toyota’s lean concept, which had already been applied in the manufacturing industry for 30 years, but had rarely been adopted by service providers. ...
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Article published in "DIE NEWS", 07_08/2010
Huppertz Report 07 "Lean & Culture"
In order to be able to work and live Lean on a daily basis, the corporate culture has to be changed fundamentally. That is why we have dedicated the latest Huppertz Report 07 to the question of “Lean & Culture”. The current edition describes what had to be done to create and implement our very own “Lean” corporate philosophy. ...
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Article published in "LEANmagazin", 12/07/2010
"Lean packaging for spare parts"
The Huppertz Group, an international logistics, packing and transport organisation headquartered in Cologne, has adopted the philosophy of lean logistics, which takes its fundamental principle from the Toyota system of lean production. In the packaging field, one of the results is that the service provider has achieved large savings with a new quick fastening technique. ...
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Article published in "International Transport Journal", 13-14 2010
"Clever Concept"
In difficult times service providers can support companies that are interested in positioning themselves for an upturn in an optimal way. Huppertz Group for instance offers Lean Logistics to their customers. ...
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Article published in "Logistik Journal", Issue 3, 2009/05
"Lean in Logistics"
The special know how of Third Party Logistics Providers helps in getting more efficient. With its Lean Logistics System, the Huppertz Group commits itself to improve the entire process chain. ...
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Article "Lean in Logistik" published in MM Logistik 04/2009
"Politics and industrial location: logistic sector"
"We have to adapt!" This motto was proclaimed in sufficient time by Peter Huppertz, CEO of the Cologne-based Peter Huppertz GmbH. ...
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Excerpt from an Article in "IHK plus" 05/2009
"Third Party Logistics: Lean in logistics improves the entire process chain"
For the last three years the Huppertz Group has been aligning its strategy according to the lean philosophy.
The model originating from automobile industry has
been so successful that one can hardly think of modern production without it. ...
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Article published in MM Logistik-Online on 2009-04-24
"111th birthday party"
More than 700 invited guests celebrated the 111-year corporate history of the logistics company Huppertz in Cologne-Niehl. The Cologne Chamber of Industry and Commerce honoured the long-established company with a 111 years badge. ...
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Article published in Verkehrsrundschau on 2008-10-17
"Company news"
In September, more than 700 invited guests, employees and customers celebrated the 111-year corporate history of the Cologne-based logistics company Huppertz in Cologne-Niehl. The Cologne Chamber of Industry and Commerce honoured the traditional company with a badge signifying 111 years. ...
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Article from Material Flow, issue 10 2008
"700 celebrate 111"
Anniversary: The owner-managed logistics company Huppertz develops and realises comprehensive lean logistics solutions for its customers. More than 700 guests celebrated the company’s 111-year corporate history in Cologne-Niehl. ...
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Article from Logistics Journal, issue 5 2008
"Huppertz Gets Lean"
Logistics company embraces lean production principles
Can companies apply Toyota's lean production system to logistics? The Huppertz Group answered this question with a resounding, "Yes we can!" Specializing in the automotive and chemicals industry, this contract logistics company from Cologne streamlined its processes and eliminated waste. ...
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Article published in DVZ on 2008-10-02
"Lean Logistics for optimised intralogistics"
Lyondellbasell relies on experienced service-providers such as Huppertz LS
The chemical industry has been rather restrained as regards contract logistic solutions to date. Although incorporating external service-providers can translate
into great success especially when it comes to internal material and goods flows. The Lyondellbasell Group which is active world-wide in the areas of polymers, chemicals and refinery, for example, has been relying on intralogistics partners for quite some time. One of these partners is Huppertz LS - Logistics Services ...
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Article from Che Manager/ LCP on 2008-09-25
"A 1st class jubilee"
Huppertz Group turns 111 / 700 guests celebrate this magic number in Cologne
Royal Rail Carrier with a horse and cart, the first truck from Magirus-Deutz in the 1920s, initially national transport before WW2 followed by Europe-wide shippings in the 1960s. And the chronicle was finally crowned by logistics services. This is typical of classic success stories played out by owner-managed family companies when they are able to assert themselves as long on the market as the Huppertz Group in Cologne-Niehl. ...
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Article published in DVZ on 2008-09-23
"Change as a principle of life"
Cologne-Bonn. She is the embodiment of the cool businesswoman: self-confident, capable, good looking and successful. Anja Huppertz, who has a doctorate in engineering, has run a globally-active logistics company for the past 10 years together with her husband, Peter Huppertz. ...
http://koeln-bonn.business-on.de/veraenderung-als-lebensmaxime_id13106.html
Article published in business-on.de on 2008-04-29
"New COO at the Huppertz Group"
Jörg Specht takes charge of the MSP and LS units
Jörg Specht has joined the top management ranks at the Huppertz Group, where he has been responsible for operations at the company’s MSP and LS business units since February 2008. The engineering graduate has longtime experience in lean management. ...
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Article published in logistik-journal.de on 2008-02-28
"Huppertz with New Logistics Site"
The Huppertz Group has opened a new logistics site in Cologne-Bocklemünd, where car parts for Mazda are synchronized, labeled and repackaged by Huppertz MSP. …
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Article published in IHKplus on 2007-12/2008-01
"Cologne Logistics Region"
The Fast Track to Global Markets
Cologne is a traffic hub of international dimensions. Road, rail, water, air and pipelines, trucks, planes, ships and trains: Transport modes meet here; (…) "You can no longer survive in the logistics industry without continuously improving your processes and reviewing your service portfolio," said Anja Huppertz, Managing Director of Huppertz. "Today, customers want more than just to have their goods transported from A to B or stored in a warehouse. Instead, what really matters are the extra services you provide before, after and alongside the main service." ...
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Article published in IHKplus on 2007-12-01
"Huppertz Manages Spare Parts for Mazda"
Automotive logistics – The Huppertz Group has opened a new logistics center in Cologne-Bocklemünd. The center is part of the Materials Synchronization and Packaging (MSP) business unit. Here, spare parts are synchronized, labeled and repackaged for Mazda. Being located on the A1 highway, the center offers direct access to Europe's highway system. ...
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Article published in DVZ on 2007-11-22
"Growth in Automotive Sector"
New Huppertz Group Site with Optimized Lean Logistics Processes
The Huppertz Group has opened a new logistics site in Cologne-Bocklemünd. Here, Huppertz MSP synchronizes, labels and repackages car parts for Mazda. This is the center of excellence's second site, supplementing its main location in Cologne-Feldkassel. ...
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Article published in logistik-journal.de on 2007-11-19
"No Way Around Huppertz"
It doesn't matter if you want to reach Ford's Cologne plant from the south, west or north. You first have to
pass by a Huppertz Group company. "Automotive Synchronisation Center" is emblazoned in large letters on the building, located on Emdener Straße. Huppertz ASC is the biggest of Ford Europe's three distribution centers. ...
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Article published in fordreport on 2007-07-01