Automotive

Tesla Challenges Regulators to Catch up to Driverless Car Technology

October 26, 2016

According to Tesla's Elon Musk, driverless car technology is a problem that's pretty much solved. As he's made clear numerous times, the regulators need to catch up. They might want to start moving faster, he says, because Tesla isn't slowing down.

Tesla Cars to Have Full Self-Driving Gear, But Feature Disabled for Now

October 25, 2016

CIO

Tesla Motors has announced its cars will soon come fitted with full self-driving hardware, as the company jousts with tech rivals like Google and car makers like Ford who are making a dash for the autonomous car market.

California's Proposed Regulations May Slow Progress on Driverless Cars

October 24, 2016

Los Angeles Times

California's proposed rules for self-driving vehicles got another road test last week, as vehicle makers and industry groups expressed concern at a public workshop that the Department of Motor Vehicles' regulations could slow development of the technology and conflict with more flexible federal guidelines.

A Clear View of the Supply Chain

October 14, 2016

Challenge: In 2005, a world-renowned brand of outdoor apparel was running a complex supply chain, but struggled with efficiency in managing the large amount of data from its suppliers and supply chain providers.

Real Time Freight Visibility That Saves Time & Money

October 7, 2016

Challenge: Holding contracts with over 5,000 carriers that handle a range of brokered and high-value loads, the company tracked loads by making time-consuming, inaccurate and ineffective driver check calls, then manually entered location and status updates for customers.

Why Do Automotive Recalls Keep Happening?

October 7, 2016

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Recent months have seen major car recalls by GM and Ford Motor Co. They're just the latest in a seemingly endless series of failures. Can this trend be stopped?

Dismantling NAFTA Is Much Easier to Talk About Than Do

October 5, 2016

New York Times

When you buy an "American-made" car, you are probably buying a car that has an immensely complicated mix of components that were also made in Mexico and Canada. The same is true for many electronics, and advanced textiles like carpeting. The beef in your grocery store might be from a cow that was fattened and slaughtered in the United States, but that was very likely born across the border in Mexico.

Transformative Technology Changing Manufacturing: Is RFID the Competitive Advantage You Need?

September 30, 2016

Radley Corporation

Apparel Industry Faces Some of Biggest Challenges Meeting Omnichannel Demands

September 29, 2016

MultiChannel Merchant

Shoppers are demanding a seamless experience across all brand channels, both on- and offline, but retailers – particularly in apparel - are struggling to move at the speed their consumers want and need.

Achieving Break-Through Savings and Improved Trade Compliance

September 28, 2016

Challenge: The client, a large Fortune 500 company, is a designer, manufacturer, and distributor of clean air and automotive products and systems. The company had been expanding their manufacturing and engineering footprint as they grew operations worldwide.

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.