Automotive

Ten Considerations in Preparing Your Time-Sensitive Shipments

June 30, 2016

Purolator International

Avoiding Delays and Unexpected Costs: Facilitating the U.S.-Canada Border Clearance Process

June 30, 2016

Purolator International

Chasing Amazon: Building a Dynamic Warehouse Network

June 27, 2016

FLEXE

How Volvo Summoned an Army of Resources to Cut Energy Use at Its Plants

June 21, 2016

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

It wasn't exactly a cast of thousands. But when The Volvo Group set out to slash energy usage at its North American manufacturing plants, it called on a wealth of partners from both the private and public sectors for help.

Tesla's Electric-Vehicle Business Model Could Leave Automotive Industry in the Dust

June 8, 2016

BCG Perspectives

The stunning consumer response to Tesla's Model 3, the $35,000 sedan that was unveiled on March 31, appears to prove that Elon Musk's bold master plan remains on track. Moreover, it could well mark the day that electric vehicles went from being niche to mainstream products.

Complete Supply Chain Visibility of All Your Carriers!

June 7, 2016

Challenge: Difficulty to get accurate and timely location updates on brokered loads. Traditional in-cab solutions are too costly to install and too difficult to deploy to all outside carriers.

The Dawn of the Age of the 3D Printer

May 16, 2016

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

It makes sense that a running shoe would stand for an increase in the speed with which manufacturers can "print" products on demand.

RFID Enables Automotive Logistics Provider to Track Kia Vehicles

May 13, 2016

RFID Journal

U.K. logistics provider Paragon Automotive is employing a radio frequency identification solution to track Kia vehicles near the Port of Immingham, on England's east coast, as vehicles are painted or otherwise modified, stored and then shipped to retail locations.

Last Call: Sales Volume of Alcoholic Drinks Declines Virtually Everywhere Except North America

May 13, 2016

Euromonitor International

Global alcoholic drinks volume registered a decline of 0.7 percent in 2015, entering negative territory for the first time in more than a decade, according to research from Euromonitor International. This translated into a loss of 1.7 billion litres of alcoholic drinks volume sales since 2014.

Usage-Based Auto Insurance Could Have 142 Million Subscribers Globally by 2023

May 11, 2016

IHS

Usage-based auto insurance (UBI) is a growing segment of the automotive insurance market, the result of a technological revolution as the Internet of Things continues to further influence various industries.

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.