Automotive

Seeking Higher Ground: How One EMS Provider Is Redefining an Industry

May 22, 2017

There was a time when contract manufacturers performed one specific task: making products, usually of a high-tech nature, while staying well behind the scenes. But that time is long gone.

U.S. Industrial Production Rises Most in More Than Three Years

May 19, 2017

Bloomberg

American factories flexed some muscle in April, boosting output by the most since February 2014 in broad fashion. Along with gains at mines and utilities, total industrial output was also the strongest in more than three years, Federal Reserve data showed this week.

A Map Like This Persuaded Trump to Save Nafta - For Now

May 16, 2017

Bloomberg

Location is everything in the real-estate biz, so it's not entirely surprising that a map changed former developer Donald Trump's mind.

Uber Has a Department That Spies on Its Rivals - and It's Not Alone

May 12, 2017

Los Angeles Times

How far would you go to figure out what the competition is up to?

Planned Obsolescence: A 'Crisis of Civilization'?

May 12, 2017

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Can't wait to ditch that old phone, computer, car or sweater? You're a victim of planned obsolescence.

April Car Sales Plummet Could Signal a Longer-Term Decline

May 11, 2017

Los Angeles Times

Wages are growing and surveys show consumer confidence is high. So why are motor vehicle sales taking a hit?

U.S. Manufacturing Expanded Less Than Forecast in April

May 4, 2017

Bloomberg

America's factories expanded less than forecast in April as measures of orders and employment pulled back, Institute for Supply Management data showed this week.

Google's Autonomous Cars to Get Their First Real Riders

May 2, 2017

Industryweek

After almost a decade of research, Google's autonomous car project is close to becoming a real service.

Opinion: Supply Chain Underestimates the Threat of War

May 1, 2017

Kevin O'Marah, SCM World, Forbes Contributor

Supply chain risk management has enjoyed a rise in prominence over the past decade as events like Japan's tsunami, Thailand's floods and the US west coast port strike have shone a light on the value of resilience. Hot risk factors today include data security, logistics disruptions and trade policy uncertainty.

Amazon Forms Team to Focus on Driverless Technology

April 27, 2017

The Wall Street Journal

Amazon.com Inc. has created a team focused on driverless-vehicle technology to help navigate the retail giant's role in the shake-up of transportation, according to people briefed on the matter.

Automotive

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