Automotive

GM Rising, Nissan Falling in New Supplier Relations Survey

May 30, 2017

Both General Motors and Nissan have made cost-cutting a priority - but with very different results, according to this year's Supplier Working Relations Index study.

Preparing Your Logistics Strategy for Today's Advanced Manufacturing Practices

May 26, 2017

Purolator International

The ABC's of CBP's Single Window Initiative

May 26, 2017

Purolator International

From 'Free' Shipping to Product Returns: Understanding Hidden Costs in Your Supply Chain

May 26, 2017

Purolator International

Building Your E-Commerce Business: When Is It Time To Expand To Canada?

May 26, 2017

Purolator International

Uber Launches Freight Service to Meet On-Demand Trucking Needs

May 24, 2017

Los Angeles Times

Uber Technologies inched closer to becoming a logistics company last week with the launch of Uber Freight, an on-demand freight service for trucking carriers.

Smart Factories Could Add $500Bn to Global Economy in Five Years

May 23, 2017

Industryweek

It's becoming clear that digital technologies like IoT, big data analytics, AI, advanced robotics and 3D printing are helping manufacturers to increase not only efficiency and productivity - but revenues, too.

How the 'Trump Effect' Is Driving Foreign Students Away From U.S. B-Schools

May 23, 2017

Bloomberg

In January, Rodrigo Paolucci sold his 50-person video distribution startup in São Paulo, planning to go to business school overseas. Although he'd long dreamed of getting an MBA in Silicon Valley or New York, he applied only to the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. The reason: The Trump administration's anti-immigration rhetoric "makes it harder for foreigners," says Paolucci, who got a scholarship from Rotman that covers 40 percent of tuition.

Driverless Vehicles Are the Future, and the Battle to Dominate the Field Is On

May 22, 2017

Los Angeles Times

It's big. It's nasty. It's the fight for dominance in the burgeoning market for driverless cars - and the service they'll provide.

U.S. Used-Car Glut Is a Dealer's Dream, Automakers' Nightmare

May 22, 2017

The New York Times

Three years ago if a customer walked onto Dan Reel's used car lot seeking a late-model off-lease Ford Escape, his answer was short: tough luck.

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.