Automotive

Warning Bells Sound for U.S. Economy As Virus Squeezes Ports

March 12, 2020

While the global economy is reeling from the spreading coronavirus, seaports — which handle a hefty 90% of all world shipping — are a bellwether for trade.

U.S. Launches Tool to Stake Claim to World’s Rare Earth Minerals

March 5, 2020

Bloomberg

In a high-tech twist on hammering pickets into the ground, the U.S. State Department has helped launch an online tool aimed at staking America’s claim to many of the world’s rare-earth minerals.

Defining and Shrinking the Last Mile

March 3, 2020

Elite EXTRA

Fast fulfillment has transformed the last mile forever, and advanced dispatching technology is a necessity if you want to compete.

Coronavirus: Supply-Chain Disruption Looks Like Natural Disasters

February 27, 2020

Bloomberg

The longer businesses are closed the higher the likelihood that supply chains start breaking down.

Europe Floors It in the Race to Dominate Car Batteries

February 21, 2020

Bloomberg

Electric vehicles in Europe will be powered by batteries from Asian manufacturers, unless European companies fight back and build a local supply chain.

The Fabric of Industrial Change: Held Together by a Digital Thread

February 20, 2020

John Fishell, SCB Contributor

Supply chains can become fragile and broken. Managing abrupt changes in the manufacturing environment — both planned and unplanned — is among the key benefits of the digital enterprise.

Learn From the Past to Prepare for 2020

February 12, 2020

Transfix

The freight market is poised to tighten this year, Transfix says. Here's how to use data to increase stability.

China Virus Crisis Roils Supply Chains for Global Manufacturers

February 10, 2020

Bloomberg

Less than a month into the health crisis that began in China, supply chain disruptions are showing up around the world, from automakers to mobile-phone producers to energy companies.

THE SCB PODCAST

Podcast | Self-Driving Cars: When Will They Arrive?

February 7, 2020

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Are self-driving cars just around the corner, or are they still stuck in the hype cycle?

Virus Endangers Parts Supply for Already-Embattled Car Industry

February 5, 2020

Bloomberg

The global car industry is facing a stress test as the coronavirus outbreak in China disrupts the supply of components from transmissions to steering systems.

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.