Automotive

Mattress Disruption: Leesa Replaces Casper in West Elm's Stores As It Builds Out Its Brand

September 8, 2017

In the battle of the online mattress brands, Leesa Sleep has been something of a below-the-radar player as it has built up a brand with sales expected to reach at least $150m this year. The company's move today to sell its mattresses in West Elm's furniture and home décor stores, replacing Casper's, augurs in a new, louder era.

These Truckers Work Alongside the Coders Trying to Eliminate Their Jobs

September 7, 2017

Bloomberg

Just before Stefan Seltz-Axmacher offers a job to an engineer at Starsky Robotics Inc., a driverless trucking startup in San Francisco, he gives them the talk.

"Data: Blessing or Curse?”

September 1, 2017

AXIT GmbH

Benefits and pitfalls of leveraging data in the supply chain

Transport Management for Logistics Hubs

September 1, 2017

AXIT GmbH

The digital linchpin of logistics

Supplying Lithium Gets Trickier As Electric Revolution Looms

August 31, 2017

Industryweek

Hidden within the salt flats high in the Andes mountains of South America are vast deposits of the lithium that Elon Musk may need for his electric-car revolution. But extracting the mineral from brine ponds created by Orocobre Ltd. has proved more difficult than expected.

Streetscooter Electric Delivery Van Extends DHL's Green Logistics Initiative

August 29, 2017

Air Cargo World

It may be hard to describe a 20-cubic-meter (706-cubic-foot), four-wheeled van as a "scooter," but such is the new designation of the latest collaboration between Deutsche Post DHL Group (DP-DHL) and Ford Motor Co.

When a Small Company Needs Help in Hauling Big Equipment

August 21, 2017

SupplyChainBrain

Ameri-Green Automotive LLC buys and refurbishes all manner of used trucks and trailers at its facility in Georgia. It needed a skilled, reliable 3PL to arrange for movement of the equipment from locations throughout the U.S.

Auto-Parts Suppliers Say They Doubt Tesla's Electric Car Vision

August 17, 2017

Industryweek

Some of the world's top auto-parts suppliers aren't buying all the enthusiasm about the electric vehicles hyped by Tesla Inc.'s Elon Musk and larger carmakers trying to keep up.

Most Manufacturers Will Use RTLS, RFID or Barcode Tracking by 2022, Study Says

August 15, 2017

Supply Management

Industrial Internet of Things technology use - including radio frequency identification or real-time location-based systems (RTLS) - is expected to grow beyond the halfway point throughout the next five years, according to a study conducted by technology company Zebra Technologies.

How an Audio Equipment Company Is Leading the Self-Driving Car Revolution

August 14, 2017

Forbes

Seconds after David Hall punches in a code, the electronic gate to his waterfront residence swings open. It's a large compound but not the kind you'd expect from a tech entrepreneur who is as responsible as anyone for ushering in the self-driving-car revolution.

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.