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Home » Auto Suppliers Move Closer to Assembly Lines
Automakers are forcing suppliers to adopt new techniques, such as modular assembly and inline vehicle sequencing.
Ford Motor Co. (Dearborn, MI) recently unveiled plans for a 155-acre "supplier manufacturing campus" located near its assembly plant on the South Side of Chicago. The park will open next year and be fully operational in 2004. It will house a mix of both Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers.