Automotive

April Car Sales Plummet Could Signal a Longer-Term Decline

May 11, 2017

Wages are growing and surveys show consumer confidence is high. So why are motor vehicle sales taking a hit?

U.S. Manufacturing Expanded Less Than Forecast in April

May 4, 2017

America's factories expanded less than forecast in April as measures of orders and employment pulled back, Institute for Supply Management data showed this week.

Google's Autonomous Cars to Get Their First Real Riders

May 2, 2017

Industryweek

After almost a decade of research, Google's autonomous car project is close to becoming a real service.

Opinion: Supply Chain Underestimates the Threat of War

May 1, 2017

Kevin O'Marah, SCM World, Forbes Contributor

Supply chain risk management has enjoyed a rise in prominence over the past decade as events like Japan's tsunami, Thailand's floods and the US west coast port strike have shone a light on the value of resilience. Hot risk factors today include data security, logistics disruptions and trade policy uncertainty.

Amazon Forms Team to Focus on Driverless Technology

April 27, 2017

The Wall Street Journal

Amazon.com Inc. has created a team focused on driverless-vehicle technology to help navigate the retail giant's role in the shake-up of transportation, according to people briefed on the matter.

Gaming the System: How One Manufacturing Company Saved Itself With Radical Transparency

April 25, 2017

Forbes

There are three basic conditions if you want to work for Jack Stack, and they go for everybody from senior executives down to the people who clean his company's bathrooms. The first is you have to learn how to read and understand the company's financials, the second is you really have to believe there is no "I" in "team," and the third is you have to get into the habit of asking, "What could go wrong, and what are we going to do when it does?"

UK Provides Millions to Help Build More Electric Vehicle Batteries

April 17, 2017

The New York Times

Britain has awarded millions of pounds to help boost manufacturing of electric vehicle batteries, including a project to build the country's second purpose-built electric battery plant and another to make the technology more powerful.

A New Metric for Measuring Supply Chain Resiliency

April 6, 2017

Resilinc

An Introduction to Resilinc R Score and its Application to the High-Tech Industry Supply Chain

How a Border Tax Could Divide Boeing and Its Suppliers

March 31, 2017

The New York Times

A U.S. tax overhaul proposed by Republican leaders in Congress would deepen divisions between big manufacturers like Boeing Co and the thousands of smaller companies that supply them, according to suppliers and tax and trade experts.

Uber Will Suspend Autonomous Tests After Arizona Accident

March 30, 2017

Industryweek

Uber Technologies Inc. is suspending its self-driving car program after one of its autonomous vehicles was involved in a high-impact crash in Tempe, Arizona, the latest incident for a company reeling from multiple crises.

Automotive

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