MAN Nutzfahrzeuge Group has signed a 5-year international service agreement with CEVA Logistics for the distribution of spare parts in Germany, Italy and the UK.
CEVA will provide receiving, storage, forwarding and distribution activities to approximately 150 dealers
located throughout Italy according to two types of services: the first will involve next-day delivery
overnight service and the second, restock services at the same delivery points. To this end, CEVA has
set up a new MAN Local Distribution Center (LDC) at the Bologna Interporto to service the whole
country.
MAN’s offering can be broken down into three product macro groups:
1. Heavy-Duty Range, which refers to the new TGX and TGS trucks with total mass in excess of
18 tons;
2. Lightweight and Mid-Range, refering to the TGL and TGM trucks with total mass between 7.5
tons and 18 tons;
3. Special Vehicles with a total mass in excess of 18 tons, large-sized vehicles with modular cabs.
Given the project’s complexity, CEVA Italy has provided MAN with an international team comprising
Commercial Development and Operations representatives and IT specialists. To facilitate the flow of
information and standardization, a single information system will be used for Italy, Germany and the UK,
and developed and personalized especially for MAN.
CEVA has been partnering with MAN in Germany since 2007. From April 2008 activities will be
launched also in Italy, and the project is due to go live in the UK in September 2008, alongside existing
UK operations for MAN. “We have been successful at setting ourselves apart from our competitors
thanks to a vast distribution network, our experience in managing spare parts and storing and transport
methods, and also to our deep knowledge in managing warehouses and implementing highly
technological information systems,” said Claudio Brun, Director of the Automotive Division.
“Furthermore, we are able to offer our Customers maximum flexibility to meet their ever-evolving
needs.”