Automotive

How Trump's Iran Deal Exit Could Hit Aviation and Car Industries

May 14, 2018

Billions of dollars of deals signed by international companies with Iran are under threat after President Donald Trump announced he was pulling out of a “rotten” nuclear deal with Tehran.

IBM and European Parliament representatives to speak at Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference in Prague

May 13, 2018

Cryptocurrency regulation, AI tokens and blockchain-based cyber security — it is only part of topics to be discussed at the fourth annual Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference in Prague scheduled for May 17. Representatives of IBM, European Parliament and a large Swiss company PwC Legal will participate in the event.

Sears Deepens Amazon Partnership With Tire Installations

May 11, 2018

Fortune

Investors sure like the idea that Sears is looking beyond its struggling retail business to drum up new sources of revenue and places to sell products under its own brands.

Women in Supply Chain, 2018: A Conversation With Suzanne Judy

May 11, 2018

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

With every story of a woman succeeding in the male-dominated world of supply chain and logistics management, another door opens.

Who’s Winning the Self-Driving Car Race?

May 9, 2018

Bloomberg

In the race to start the world’s first driving business without human drivers, everyone is chasing Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo.

Unbreakable: Pharma Giant Uses Big Data to Defy Nature's Wrath

May 4, 2018

Challenge: In late summer 2017, a large pharmaceutical company found its supply chain threatened by three hurricanes and an earthquake. As a manufacturer of medicines for neurological diseases, the company was under governmental and commercial pressure to avoid disruption from four significant events occurring in quick succession.

Nikola, a Tesla Competitor, Scores Big Electric Truck Order From Anheuser-Busch

May 4, 2018

Los Angeles Times

Anheuser-Busch, which ordered 40 electric semi trucks from Tesla last December, on Thursday upped its bet on a green fleet by placing a substantially larger order with a competitor.

Can Brands Survive in the Age of Amazon?

May 4, 2018

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

For many consumer brands today, it’s a life-or-death struggle to stay relevant. Never mind loved.

Truck Maker Volvo Rides Demand Boom but Supply Chain Feels Strain

April 30, 2018

The New York Times

Truck maker AB Volvo beat first-quarter expectations thanks to strong demand for trucks and construction equipment across most markets but cautioned that its supply chain was coming under pressure.

Thailand Courts Foreign Investment, While Leadership Questions Remain

April 30, 2018

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Thailand government officials have a number of colorful ways of characterizing the state of the nation’s economy just prior to the military coup of May, 2014.

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.