Logistics flows at Novabus

Nova Bus is a city bus manufacturing company based in Saint-Eustache, Quebec (Canada). The company is owned by Volvo Bus through its subsidiary Volvo Canada. The company is known for its low-floor product line, the Nova LFS.

Factory Logistic Flow Design

At the heart of new vehicle development projects, we help them define future parts management strategies and standards to make electric the production of the future.

Our mission

  • Define logistics processes for the new line.
  • Define space and equipment requirements.
  • Manage stock transfers between warehouses.
  • Coordinate receiving and delivery activities between warehouse and plant.
  • Create the decision support matrix to apply the different strategies (supply mode, part criticality, etc.).

Results achieved

  • Auto CAD plan of logistics areas.
  • Processes, forms and work instructions for all logistics delivery operations.
  • Implementation of tools to enable all members of the logistics department to make quick decisions.
  • Improved working techniques for better communication between departments.

Customer quotes

I'm pleased to know that every time we give them a new topic, a new task, [they] respond and always handle it with the same rigour.

Logistics Transformation Manager