Impact of influence factors on logistics planning in the Automotive Industry

Logistics planning in the Automotive Industry has a variety of tasks with a strong impact on the resulting cost of a car. Especially during the vehicle development phase before the start of production (SOP), the logistics planning determines the resulting costs and the flexibility of the logistics system in the production phase (after SOP). Influence factors on the logistics system are constantly changing not only during planning but also in the production phase. The paper examines the nature of these influence factors and the impact of changes on the logistics system during the planning and the production phase. It can be noticed, that some influence factors and changes are neglected during production phase what can lead to a non-optimized logistics system with higher costs than necessary. Therefore a new holistic planning model is introduced.