Automotive

U.S. Celebrates Re-shoring, But Mexico Crashes the Party

November 26, 2012

On its way back to the U.S. from China, might manufacturing take a detour into Mexico? Does our neighbor south of the border stand ready to quash the Great American Industrial Revival?

U.S. Celebrates Re-shoring, But Mexico Crashes the Party

November 26, 2012

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Is This the Unlikeliest Place to Put a Manufacturing Plant?

November 19, 2012

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

What does it take to convince a manufacturer to locate a plant in the U.S.? How about in California, one of the most highly regulated and difficult states in which to operate? (It ranked 40th in CNBC's latest survey "America's Top States for Business." What about the San Francisco Bay Area, with its prohibitive cost of living, high population density and even more onerous regulatory environment?

Is This the Unlikeliest Place to Put a Manufacturing Plant?

November 19, 2012

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Epicor Creates New Apps for Auto Parts; System Backup and Recovery

November 8, 2012

Epicor Software Corp.

Epicor Software Corp. has developed several new products, two of them for the automotive aftermarket.

Globally Local: The New Face of Right-Shoring

November 7, 2012

Exel

Changing consumer demand shortens the supply chain

Tesla Drives Into Litigation When It Opens Own Stores Rather Than Sell Through Independent Dealers

November 1, 2012

Los Angeles Times

When electric-car company Tesla Motors Inc. started selling its flagship Model S luxury hatchback earlier this year, it eschewed the traditional dealership network to open its own stores. That's not sitting well with U.S. auto dealers, who have controlled new-vehicle sales for nearly a century. Some are suing the new entrant.

UPS to Deploy Hydraulic Hybrid Vehicles in Baltimore, Atlanta

October 16, 2012

UPS

UPS plans to deploy 40 new hydraulic hybrid vehicles, half in Baltimore and half in Atlanta.

Vehicle Seating Supplier Relaxes with New 3PL

October 10, 2012

SupplyChainBrain

Shelby Foam Systems, which supplies padding and Velcro to one of the world's largest seating manufacturers for cars and trucks, wasn't sitting comfortably with its transportation provider. It needed better inbound monitoring, and at a lower cost.

Swisslog Autostore: An In-Depth Review of Automated Split Case Picking Technology for Distribution Centers

October 10, 2012

Swisslog Logistics

AutoStore is one of the more interesting solutions for semi-automated storage and retrieval of split case products.

Automotive

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