Automotive

Our Client Takes the Wheel with a Machine-to-Machine Solution

April 21, 2014

Challenge: Our client collects, reports, and analyzes fleet vehicle data before, during, and after trips. They needed Machine-to-Machine connectivity for sensitive communications from vehicles to back-end systems. To maintain their rapid business growth, they wanted an easily managed solution with international reach.

Supply Chain's Carbon Impact: More Than a Footprint

April 21, 2014

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Carbon footprint: What a misleading metaphor that is.

Premium Automotive Brands Hope SUV, Crossover Model Lines Bring Global Sales Growth

April 17, 2014

IHS Automotive

The world's leading automotive premium brands are looking to achieve significant growth between now and the end of the decade with the launch of new models, including expansion of their sport utility vehicle and crossover model lines. Some brands, such as Jaguar and Maserati, will be entering these segments for the first time.

CPG Eliminates Delays and Theft by Investing at the Border

April 16, 2014

Challenge: A leading food provider that ships fresh fruit from Mexico was impacted by two major issues. 1. Delayed deliveries. When it looked closer into milestone events they found all delays were occurring when trucks went through customs. The delays were having a direct impact on goods quality. 2. Missing trucks and drivers. Drivers in Mexico were being kidnapped.

Netwin Unveils New Module for Conflict Minerals Reporting

April 15, 2014

Netwin Solutions Inc.

Netwin Solutions Inc., a provider of applications for supply-chain security and global trade management, has launched a software module to help companies comply with new rules for reporting on the presence of conflict minerals in their products.

China Drives Global Demand for Silicones, But Its Production Level 'Threatens' Market

April 14, 2014

IHS

A robust demand for silicones in China, combined with an improving economy there, is driving market growth for these versatile polymers, which are increasingly vital to the construction, automotive, cosmetics and medical/pharmaceutical industries, says a new global market research report released by IHS.

For Now, Foreign Automakers Must Continue to Operate in China Only in Joint Ventures

April 11, 2014

New York Times

China's mostly state-owned automakers want to persuade the country's Commerce Ministry to retain a requirement seldom found in other top manufacturing nations: Foreign automakers may assemble cars in China only through 50-50 joint ventures with domestic partners.

Connecting A Family Of Brands

April 4, 2014

Challenge: Client had multiple divisions/business units that operated independently with their own set of carrier rates, payment processes, shipping systems and no visibility of their freight practices/ spend across all locations.

BMW's South Carolina Plant to Be Automaker's Biggest in the World

April 4, 2014

Fortune

Add Spartanburg, S.C., to the list of manufacturing hotspots. That's where BMW AG last week announced it will invest $1bn to build the equivalent of a new factory to its already formidable U.S. production site. Following the expansion, BMW's U.S. complex will become the automaker's biggest, larger than any it operates in Germany, its home.

Auto Manufacturers Form Pact on Human Rights, Sustainability, Ethical Standards

April 3, 2014

GreenBiz

More than a dozen of the world's largest car makers have agreed on minimum human rights, environmental and business ethics standards for their global supply chains, according to the Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) in Michigan and CSR Europe in Brussels, which today jointly announced the "unprecedented agreement."

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.