Delivery is name of game for area company

Staff report

austintown

A local logistical services provider has been selected by General Motors to manage logistics and sub-assembly processes for the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze, adding more than 500 jobs to the area.

Comprehensive Logistics will receive parts and components from the Cruze’s 500 global suppliers and build complex vehicle configurations for just-in-time delivery to GM’s Lordstown complex.

Materials for the Cruze will flow through the company’s 500,000-square foot Logistics Optimization Center in Austintown, according to a press release from the company.

The warehouse will manage inbound logistics, scheduling, storage and retrieval, metering, sequencing, returnable containers and outbound transportation for the Cruze line.

Comprehensive Logistics uses a patented technology to collect and monitor detailed quality metrics, including torque values for individual components.

The ability to track and trace small parts and their properties in real time, combined with the company’s advanced scanning systems and multiple error-proofing processes, allows the company to meet demanding quality standards.

The company’s year-to-date defective parts-per-million rate is zero.

“There’s been intense pressure for years to be cost-competitive yet to deploy technology in terms of lot- and part-level traceability to better meet safety and quality standards,” explains Brad Constantini, the company’s executive vice president. “That pressure has formed a crucible out of which we have evolved as a low-cost, extremely high-capability service provider.”

Comprehensive Logistics is a six-time recipient of GM’s Global Supplier of the Year award and winner of the Chrysler Gold Pentastar and Delphi Platinum awards.

GM’s partnership with Comprehensive Logistics will help the automaker produce about 296,000 Cruze units per year.