Automotive

How Delphi Automotive Got Real With Its Suppliers

July 22, 2013

"New business reality." That's an apt way to describe the position of any company that has just emerged from four years of reorganization under Chapter 11 of U.S. bankruptcy law. And it's precisely the challenge that Delphi Automotive faced back in 2009, when it sought to reinvent itself and shore up relations with an army of suppliers.

Using a 3PL to Simplify Shipments to and from Mexico

July 18, 2013

Dennis McCaffrey, Vice President of Sales, XPO Logistics

UK, Automotive Industry to Invest in Supply Chain

July 16, 2013

Supply Chain Standard

The UK government and the automotive industry are investing Â£500m ($755m) each to double the number of jobs created or secured in the automotive supply chain by developing an Advanced Propulsion Centre.

How to Create an Operationally - Resilient and Efficient Transportation Policy

July 8, 2013

Manhattan Associates

Incorporating variability into transportation modeling

The Survival Guide for Sourcing Professionals

July 8, 2013

Roger Blumberg

Critical Business Intelligence

6 Ways to Achieve Continuous Connectivity with Your Drivers, Assets and Cargo

July 8, 2013

Manhattan Associates

Achieve continuous connectivity with your drivers, assets and cargo

Parts Supply Has Difficulty Keeping Up with Automobile Demand

July 2, 2013

USA Today

A combination of rebounding sales and an unprecedented number of new models in the works has stretched the auto parts supply chain so taut that the entire industry is holding its collective breath that it does not snap and jeopardize the recovery.

Dassault Systemes Offers New Products for Aerospace, Education, Automotive

June 27, 2013

Dassault Systemes

Dassault Systemes, a vendor of software for product design and lifecycle management, has launched a new application for aerospace and defense companies.

Maximizing Container Weight for Optimal Return

June 26, 2013

Dunavant Logistics Group, LLC

Import Shipments of Heavy Products with Better Cube and Weight Utilization of Ocean Shipping Containers

Four Critical Questions to Ask When Evaluating Your Customs Brokerage Partner

June 24, 2013

Livingston International

Not all service providers are created equal - and a less than optimal partnership can affect your bottom line.

Automotive

The latest supply-chain news, analysis, trends and tools for executives in the automotive industry — which consists of companies that produce automobiles, utility vehicles, motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles and heavy trucks. Learn how automotive companies and their suppliers around the world are managing the flow of products across all channels of the enterprise. Experts sound off on forecasting and demand planning, supply-chain visibility, logistics outsourcing, inventory optimization, transportation management, warehouse management, supply-chain security, corporate social responsibility and more.