Automotive

Are Your Supply Chains Ready for a Trade War?

August 31, 2018

Podcast | Widescale Reshoring of U.S. Manufacturing Isn’t Happening. Here’s Why.

By now, American manufacturers were supposed to be stampeding back to the U.S., making products at home for the local market. So why isn’t that happening to any great degree?

August 31, 2018

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

By now, American manufacturers were supposed to be stampeding back to the U.S., making products at home for the local market. So why isn’t that happening to any great degree?

In Chilean Desert, Global Thirst for Lithium Is Fueling a 'Water War'

On Chilean water regulator Oscar Cristi’s desk in Santiago, a small white espresso cup teeters atop piles of documents and loose folders that appear on the point of collapse, perhaps an apt metaphor for the growing water crisis in parts of the Andean country.

August 29, 2018

Reuters

On Chilean water regulator Oscar Cristi’s desk in Santiago, a small white espresso cup teeters atop piles of documents and loose folders that appear on the point of collapse, perhaps an apt metaphor for the growing water crisis in parts of the Andean country.

Blood, Sweat and Batteries: An In-Depth Look at the World's Cobalt Sourcing

Two-thirds of the world's cobalt, an essential ingredient in our smartphones and electric cars, comes from one of the planet's poorest countries. All too often it is mined by children.

August 29, 2018

Fortune

Two-thirds of the world's cobalt, an essential ingredient in our smartphones and electric cars, comes from one of the planet's poorest countries. All too often it is mined by children.

Podcast | Can the U.S.-Canada Trading Relationship Be Saved?

The dispute between the U.S. and Canada over renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement threatens to do serious damage to one of the closest diplomatic friendships in the world today.

August 24, 2018

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

The dispute between the U.S. and Canada over renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement threatens to do serious damage to one of the closest diplomatic friendships in the world today.

Get — and Stay — Ahead of the Next Action With Predictive Maintenance

August 20, 2018

OpenText

How IoT Enables an Intelligent and Connected Supply Chain

August 20, 2018

OpenText

Whistleblower Accuses Tesla of Spying on Employees at Gigafactory

An employee fired from Tesla Inc’s Nevada battery factory filed a whistleblower complaint with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, accusing the company of spying on employees and failing to act after learning that a Mexican cartel may be dealing drugs inside the plant, his attorney said on Thursday.

August 17, 2018

Reuters

An employee fired from Tesla Inc’s Nevada battery factory filed a whistleblower complaint with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, accusing the company of spying on employees and failing to act after learning that a Mexican cartel may be dealing drugs inside the plant, his attorney said on Thursday.

Parts Shortages Crimp U.S. Factories

American factories are running short of parts.

August 13, 2018

The Wall Street Journal

American factories are running short of parts.

Nafta Uncertainty Hasn’t Stopped Mexico’s Car Manufacturing Cities From Thriving

During his campaign, Donald Trump called American investment in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, “an absolute disgrace.” He lobbied Ford to stop building a $1.6bn factory here, and the company acceded.

August 10, 2018

The Washington Post

During his campaign, Donald Trump called American investment in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, “an absolute disgrace.” He lobbied Ford to stop building a $1.6bn factory here, and the company acceded.