The General Motors Warren Transmission Global Supply Chain (GSC) Team recently improved both process and performance in the flow of transmission parts into the plant.

The GSC team had identified small parts (valves and springs) that were being sent into the plant mixed from the Bay Logistics warehouse on top hats, causing quality and throughput issues. The small parts delivered to the Valve Body Sub Assembly were mixed and hard to locate on the cart. This caused incorrect deliveries and over scanning of parts, resulting in delayed deliveries, miss-builds, and loss of production.

The GSC team worked with the Bay warehouse operators to improve the method of loading the carts. Then Bay Logistics personnel visited the GM Warren Transmission plant to see the route order and talk with employees who perform the work and receive the parts, and the GSC team used the feed-back to deep dive the problem.

An ideal route layout was mutually established, pilot carts were built and labeled, and the way to stock the top hats was standardized. This change has enabled fewer miss-builds, faster inventory pulls at the Bay Logistics warehouse, and training was made easier through the standardization of work.

PHIL ROBERTS is a native of Ann Arbor, MI and a former United States Navy helicopter mechanic with an Air Crew qualification. Phil is also a Desert Storm/Desert Shield Veteran. Phil began his career at Bay Logistics as a Forklift Operator in March of 1999, and was promoted to Shift Supervisor at Bay Logistics - Romulus Operations the following year. Since then, Phil has also been an integral part of the Bay Management Team and has been involved in several new business start-ups, employee training initiatives, process development, and IT design applications. Currently Phil is a Shift Supervisor at Bay Logistics - Hamtramck Operations. On his time off, Phil enjoys working on classic cars, fishing and spending time with his family.

DERRICK BROWN began his career at Bay Logistics as Supervisor of Public Warehousing, Bay Logistics - Hamtramck Operations in December of 2003. Previously, Derrick had been an employee of Whiting Distribution Services for over nine years. In 2004, Derrick transitioned over to the Bay Logistics - Warren 6-Speed Operations as a Shift Supervisor overseeing production flow and JIT shipments into the plant. Currently, Derrick supervises inbound and outbound shipments, repacking processes, outbound dunnage, safety training and equipment maintenance. Derrick is a native of Detroit, MI and in his spare time enjoys working on computers and playing video games.

Bay Logistics now offers a full menu of logistics services at three Mexican locations: Hermosillo, Chihuahua and Cuautitlan.

Services include:

• warehousing
• transportation
• sequencing - full FLEX NET applications
• quality inspections and containment
• sorting
• repacking
• rework
• rail transloading
• customs clearance
• single freight bill service, door-to-door from US Midwest to Mexico

On March 17th, 2010, Bay Logistics provided truck docks, heated warehouse space and material handling services in their Spring Lake Distribution Center to the Girl Scouts of Service Unit #216 (Norton Shores, Michigan Division). The cookies were unloaded in the early morning and the last order successfully went out just before 5:00 pm. The Bay Logistics Executive Management Team makes giving back to the community a priority, and they are proud to have been able to assist the girls in meeting their objectives in this year's cookie fundraising effort.

"Bay Logistics was extremely gracious and accommodating during our 2010 Girl Scout Cookie Campaign. They not only donated warehouse space and material handling services, their forklift drivers checked in several times throughout the day to make sure everything was going according to our plan. We are extremely grateful for their generosity and look forward to working with them again next year."

The BAY LOGISTICS high-velocity, corrugated container design and assembly operation in Canton, Michigan is rapidly expanding. Current processes include:

• Design, engineering and implementation
• Material Handling
• Inventory Management
• Bay Logistics proprietary RF system
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• Remote tracking via web site
• Folding machines
• Break tables
• Hot melt assembly process
• Cold glue stations
• JIT assembly
• Bill of Materials
• Corrugated pallet construction machine
• Min/max process
• Six current production lines
• Two-shift coverage

Specifically-engineered corrugated containers are light weight, cube efficient, 100% recyclable, and protect against damages associated with international shipments.

CONTACT US to request more information.

General Motors and BAY LOGISTICS continued their annual partnership in the 2006 Holiday "Toys for Tots" campaign.  Record numbers of bicycles, toys and other gifts were collected at several sites within the GM Romulus Powertrain complex.  BAY LOGISTICS again provided the transportation necessary for brightening the faces of thousands of needy boys and girls.

Certificate of Appreciation from the USMC Reserve (88K GIF)