Meritar Supply Chain
Making Every Mile Count for Automotive Companies

The automotive industry in the APAC region is expected to grow exponentially. In fact, China is expected to export over 5.5 million vehicles to foreign markets and 60 percent of the world’s electric vehicles by 2030. This feat, however, could very well remain unachievable without companies like Meritar Supply Chain, which provides global supply chain and transportation service at the nexus of advanced technologies and common industry standards.

Meritar was founded in 2012 in the city of Wuhan. Since day one, the company has been committed to providing its customers with innovative solutions that streamline their supply chains. The company develops supply chain management software, The SaaS has successively established the purchase order system, supplier management system, planning system, inventory system, demand forecasting system, spare parts management system, risk strategy control system and other online service system. In many cities Meritar set up the Mixing Centers, Hubs, CFS, VMI Centers, RDC, LOC, WIP, NDC, After-sales DC and other service operation outlets, which with SaaS have provided intelligent supply chain management services for many well-known manufacturing enterprises; Meritar also develops intelligent logistics robots platform, integrates and manages intelligent logistics equipment from other OEM suppliers, the R&D and manufacturing of robots are subcontracted to factory services, this service (RaaS) which improves the competitiveness of Meritar robots. In turn, Meritar can obtain first-hand equipment operation data, which provides a reliable data basis for robot updating and iteration. In this way, Meritar builds and operates transparent, intelligent and efficient whole supply chain based on SaaS and RaaS model digital supply chain platform for customers.

The true strength of Meritar lies in its people, comprising engineers, IT professionals, simulation experts, and an implementation team, most of whom have been working in automotive industry or logistics industry for more than 10 years. The latter works closely with the operation and production team to create a seamless integration between the design and implementation of supply chain and logistic solutions.

“Based on the production plan, we manage the purchase order release, while taking care of the delivery management, VMI warehousing, In-plant logistics services and spare parts delivery management to the 4S store for our automotive clients,” says Ms Yunling Yue, CTO of Meritar Supply Chain. The company has tight relationships with suppliers that ensure on-time delivery of automotive parts and components to the production line.

Traditionally speaking, there exist multiple suppliers for each OEM in automotive, and their plants are located all over the world, their products vary widely and the packaging are much different.

This creates complexity in the supply chain, with each supplier pursuing its own needs and interest. This is where Meritar and its strong and wide network of suppliers come in. These suppliers are vetted and selected based on their technical expertise, quality standards, and ability to meet the customer’s specific requirements. It allows the firm to act as a single point of contact for all its automotive customers, offering visibility into the entire supply chain, thus allowing customers to collaborate with their suppliers and make informed decisions that would lead to greater efficiency.

In the automotive industry, each vehicle is different and so are their supply chain demands. Each component can have a different specialization that can complicate the entire supply chain, JIT (Just in time),JIS (just in sequence), SPS (Set parts supply) etc. are required commonly. However, Meritar can provide the necessary expertise to help customers navigate through these complexities and identify opportunities for improvement. This is why it works closely with its customers to understand their needs and provide them with a solution that will fit their requirements.

Meritar has also created proprietary software to help clients with supply chain management. Using this solution, companies can manage orders, coordinating the delivery, track shipments and perform other functions that are necessary to run an effective supply chain. And Meritar has already established 19 branches and 130 operating outlets in China. In the Philippines, Malaysia and Mexico set up subsidiaries, in Germany, the United States, Japan, South Korea has stable partners.

Based on the production plan, we manage the purchase order release, while taking care of the warehousing and order management services for our automotive clients.

One reason why several companies prefer to work with Meritar is its ability to make quick decisions. This is important especially when clients have tight deadlines to meet. The company’s ability to provide solutions in a short period has earned it the trust of many offshore and onshore customers.

The company has a successful history of continuous improvement in supply chain management services, Over the past ten years, the company’s compound annual growth rate has exceeded 40% Meritar is excited for the future. The company will continue to take the lead in automotive manufacturing supply chain management, constantly improve the performance and user experience of software products and intelligent equipment platform. To provide more value-added services to the customers, the company looks forward to making a difference in the industry as many more companies move towards electric vehicles. It is confident that it can provide the supply chain solutions that automotive companies need to thrive in the new era of transportation. Based on the successful experience of automotive manufacturing supply chain management, the company further expands the business of other manufacturing industries, and strengthens the market development in optical communications, electronics and other aspects. Accelerate the company’s pace of international business development, practice the internationalization strategy, strive to enter more multinational companies supply chain, obtains more project reserves.