Automotive

Premier Measurement Company Gaining E2E Supply Chain Visibility With Kinaxis

March 4, 2013

Challenge: Like other companies, outsourcing manufacturing operations is a key strategy for this company, which means it must navigate through volatility, while coordinating a virtual supply chain network comprised of multiple supplier and contract manufacturing (CM) partners.

Global Electronics Manufacturing Provider Achieves High Levels Agility With Kinaxis

March 4, 2013

Challenge: To operate effectively amid a volatile environment and across different end markets and various products segments, this Global Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) Provider applies a customer focused supply chain strategy whereby every customer's supply chain solution is tailored to address that customer's unique requirements. This requires flexibility in both processes and the supporting systems.

To Meet Fuel-Efficiency Standards, Automakers Must Continually Shed Pounds from Their Products

March 4, 2013

MIT Technology Review

Automakers are putting some of their best-selling vehicles on a diet in a race to meet strict new fuel-efficiency regulations that will kick in by the middle of the next decade.

Asian Supply Chain Optimization Improves On-time Delivery, Margin for European OEM Components

March 1, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

Analyst Insight: The automotive industry is an orchestration of marketing, logistics and product development. This orchestration, which leads to higher complexity and demand, requires that many parts be available in manufacturing and services. And this global and complex way of looking at a problem drives the European automotive industry to operate in Asia, as well as localize their supply chains for sales in Asia. However, the logistics for Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) between these two continents sometimes become complex. - Thomas Wiedmann, Managing Director, Europe, Tompkins International

Fleet Behavior Tracking Systems Released

February 28, 2013

Procurement Leaders

A U.S. firm has announced the addition of a driver behavior feature set to its fleet tracking system. The technology aims to help fleet operators identify drivers who are compromising safety and fuel efficiency by their behavior behind the wheel.

Achieving Supply Chain Visibility, Agility and Alignment

February 21, 2013

Kinaxis

Being able to do deep analysis prior to making customer commitments and taking action affords greater operational efficiency and effectiveness.

Agilent Technologies: Establishing a New View of the Extended Supply Chain

February 21, 2013

Kinaxis

The Supplier Network and Business Environment

Celestica: Dramatic Gains in Order Promise Efficiency and Responsiveness

February 21, 2013

Kinaxis

Reduced clear-to-build assessments from up to 2 days to less than 1 hour.

Building the Business Case for Automation

February 14, 2013

How to Evaluate Automation Investments

Labelmaster Adds Reusable Crates to Product Offering

February 14, 2013

Labelmaster

Labelmaster, a manufacturer and distributor of items for complying with regulations on the movement of hazardous materials, has added reusable crates to its product line.

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.