Automotive

$4.25 million savings and accelerated manufacturing through design and sourcing

August 15, 2013

Challenge: A U.S.-based global solar photovoltaic manufacturer was aggressively expanding into new markets such Australia and the Middle East with high solar incidence. However, the company lacked resources to design to local standards and meet sourcing cost pressures from increasing competition. Limited knowledge of the new geographies restricted the company's ability to quickly enter new markets with competitively priced products.

Using a 3PL to Simplify Shipments to and From Mexico

August 13, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

Third-party logistics companies with experience in Mexico and strong partnerships with leading Mexican carriers and customs brokers can make cross-border shipping a truly seamless activity, says Dennis McCaffrey of XPO Logistics.

How Delphi Automotive Got Real With Its Suppliers

July 22, 2013

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

"New business reality." That's an apt way to describe the position of any company that has just emerged from four years of reorganization under Chapter 11 of U.S. bankruptcy law. And it's precisely the challenge that Delphi Automotive faced back in 2009, when it sought to reinvent itself and shore up relations with an army of suppliers.

Using a 3PL to Simplify Shipments to and from Mexico

July 18, 2013

Dennis McCaffrey, Vice President of Sales, XPO Logistics

UK, Automotive Industry to Invest in Supply Chain

July 16, 2013

Supply Chain Standard

The UK government and the automotive industry are investing Â£500m ($755m) each to double the number of jobs created or secured in the automotive supply chain by developing an Advanced Propulsion Centre.

Parts Supply Has Difficulty Keeping Up with Automobile Demand

July 2, 2013

USA Today

A combination of rebounding sales and an unprecedented number of new models in the works has stretched the auto parts supply chain so taut that the entire industry is holding its collective breath that it does not snap and jeopardize the recovery.

Dassault Systemes Offers New Products for Aerospace, Education, Automotive

June 27, 2013

Dassault Systemes

Dassault Systemes, a vendor of software for product design and lifecycle management, has launched a new application for aerospace and defense companies.

Deliverables for Cloud ERP Solutions

June 20, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

When global automotive supplier Inteva Products was spun off from its parent company, the new enterprise opted for a cloud-based ERP solution. Ben Stewart discusses this decision and its benefits to the supply chain and other functional areas.

Association Looks to Support Automotive Manufacturing in Southern U.S. States

June 19, 2013

AIAG

The non-profit Automotive Industry Action Group is partnering with automotive manufacturing associations representing the states of Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee to assist in accelerating development of the industry's supply base in the South.

The New Era of Connected Devices

June 19, 2013

Andy Chatha, President & CEO, ARC Advisory Group

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.