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To meet the rising demand for excellent logistics service, companies leverage the influence of product design. In this paper, the current state of logistics’ integration into the automotive industry’s product development process is examined with special regard to the after-sales division. The operative result of such measures is illustrated via case example. The embodiment of core enablers and initial problems and challenges is examined to highlight key factors of both success and failure and assist interested companies in implementing the ideas described here.
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Göpfert, I., Schulz, M.D. (2015). Design for Logistics in the Automotive Industry. In: Dethloff, J., Haasis, HD., Kopfer, H., Kotzab, H., Schönberger, J. (eds) Logistics Management. Lecture Notes in Logistics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13177-1_36
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