Automotive

Traceability Solution for Farm Cooperative

May 8, 2013

Challenge: To remain competitive, our client, a farmer-owned cooperative, sought to bring compliance methods to its members. For traceability, farms had been taping paper labels on palettes, and in some cases, handwriting lot numbers in spiral notebooks. Our client needed modern traceability measures that were easy for farmers to learn and use without slowing them down.

Commercial Brake Manufacturer Achieves $8 Million Reduction in Operation Costs

May 7, 2013

Challenge: Faced with rapid growth, increasing supply chain complexity and rising transportation and distribution costs, this commercial brake manufacturer wanted to increase efficiency and visibility and wring excess costs from its supply chain.

Penske Logistics drives down customer costs with technology and expertise

May 6, 2013

Challenge: A leading auto parts manufacturer in North America was forecasting significant production volume increases for two facilities in Mexico. Inbound shipments to the locations included domestic Mexico and U.S. supplier pickups, border crossings and line-haul to their Mexico facilities. They needed to minimize costs without impacting service levels.

Mercedes Plans $70m Logistics Center in Alabama

May 6, 2013

Area Development

Mercedes-Benz U.S. International (MBUSI) plans a new $70m logistics hub that it expects will create 600 new jobs from the automaker and its contractors and service providers at its Tuscaloosa County, Alabama campus.

Epicor Offers Tools for Automotive Aftermarket, Wholesale Distribution

May 3, 2013

Epicor Software Corp.

Epicor Software Corp. has incorporated a number of new features into Epicor Vision, its business-management application for automotive aftermarket distributors and jobbers.

Purchasing Execs at Some Automakers Worry That Suppliers Can't Keep Up

April 29, 2013

Procurement Leaders

Automotive suppliers are struggling to keep up with increased production, according to a new survey, raising serious concerns among purchasing executives.

AA Cargo Launches Nonstop Service Between Chicago, Dusseldorf

April 23, 2013

American Airlines Cargo

American Airlines Cargo has begun nonstop service between Chicago's O'Hare International Airport and Dusseldorf, Germany.

Things Can Go Wrong When Automakers Share Parts

April 8, 2013

Los Angeles Times

When Hyundai Motor Co. and its affiliate, Kia Motors Corp., announced Wednesday that they were conducting a massive recall of 1.7 million vehicles, it was a sign of what can go wrong when parts are shared by many vehicle models.

Canadian Tire to Use Tablets to Enhance In-Store Shopping

April 3, 2013

RIS News

Canadian Tire will deploy at least 5,000 tablet devices to its core network of 490 stores beginning in May. The rollout follows fast on the debut of a digital content hub designed to improve both in-store and online shopping experiences at Canada's largest retailer.

Rickmers-Linie Launches Westbound Round-The-World Service

March 21, 2013

Rickmers-Linie

Rickmers-Linie is launching a westbound Round-The-World service, linking Asia, South America and North America.

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.