Bridgestone Costa Rica constantly strives to make its operations more efficient. In 2016, these measures led to significant achievements in logistics.
Savings were achieved in raw material transportation from ports to plants thanks to tariff renegotiations with three major transport providers. A new customs agency for exports to US and Canada was incorporated. Transportation methods for products being sent from Mexico to Costa Rica were changed from land to sea transportation.
One-hundred percent of he logistics team received training in several areas, including: new global legislation regarding tariff headings and free trade agreements between Costa Rica and Mexico and Colombia. The total number of training hours was 14 per employee.
These measures have allowed the company to drive improvements in its internal processes, helping it to offer better products and services, increase operational efficiency, drive the profitability of the business and offer better benefits to all its distributors and consumers.
Generation of transport savings
