Interstate Tires To Double European Warehouse Capacity

Interstate Tires intends to double the capacity of its European warehouse by November this year. The company says that this will enable Interstate to offer its European customers quicker delivery, better service and good availability for all Interstate tyres. Theo de Vries, Vice President, said fill rates in the first half of 2009 were about 87 per cent. Light truck tyres and winter tyres, the inventory of which is not linked to demand, were instrumental in bringing down the average, he noted.

The additional inventory will allow Interstate to improve its fill rates, to convince dealers to use this additional stock and establish openness and cohesiveness with dealers. Interstate Tire & Rubber Co. is using Microsoft Dynamics NAV to help reduce complexity in its manufacturing and warehouse distribution processes by integrating financial, supply chain and customer relationship management information across the organisation: “We manage multiple warehouses and it is crucial that we have accurate tyre inventory figures at all times,” said Mr. de Vries. The Interstate China warehouse remains the largest warehouse within the group and will also be connected to the new Dynamics NAV.