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Luxury-Car Rivals Discuss Sharing Key Tech Components to Cut Costs

December 19, 2018

Daimler and BMW are considering joining forces on making key automotive components — a move that reflects fundamental changes sweeping the industry.

The Most Innovative Supply Chains of 2018

The Top Five Supply Chain Innovations of 2018

A multinational manufacturer turns to cognitive computing to manage its sourcing.

December 19, 2018

Russell W. Goodman, SupplyChainBrain

This year's first-place entrant, Intel, is huge — and problems there can be just as big.

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Q&A | ‘Concept to Customer': Planning Across Product Lifecycles

December 19, 2018

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Karin Bursa, executive vice president of Logility, defines "Concept to Customer," and places it in the context of real-world product lifecycle management.

Q&A | What Is End-to-End Supply Chain Integration?

December 19, 2018

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

A new research paper investigates the progress of companies toward achieving end-to-end supply-chain integration.

In U.S.-China Spat, Vietnam Is Coming Out on Top

December 17, 2018

Bloomberg

In the race to lure companies looking for alternative sites amid the U.S.-China trade war, Vietnam wields a slew of advantages over its rivals.

IPhone Suppliers May Leave China If Tariffs Jump

December 14, 2018

Bloomberg

Apple’s suppliers will keep making iPhones in China if the U.S. imposes tariffs on the devices — unless those levies skyrocket.

The Route to Smart Warehousing — and Why IoT Matters

The Digital Era Has Arrived, and Supply Chains Must Adjust

December 13, 2018

Hans Thalbauer, SCB Contributor

It's time for companies to move beyond the age of mass production and consumption — and design supply-chain processes that can serve a customer segment of one.

Inside Huawei: The Driving Force of China’s Tech Aspirations

December 13, 2018

Bloomberg

The surprise arrest of Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of Huawei Technologies Co., has thrust the company into a political firestorm and deepened a core threat.

A Tariff-Era Survival Kit for American Firms in Asia

December 11, 2018

Bloomberg

U.S. firms operating in Asia are adapting to global trade uncertainty with a range of survival tactics, from reviewing how goods are classified to tweaking their supply chains.