Automotive

Top Carmaker Shutdowns Hint More to Come in Covid-Zero China

January 19, 2022

China’s zero tolerance approach to Covid has idled Toyota Motor Corp. and Volkswagen AG factories — a troubling sign for global carmakers as the omicron variant begins to spread in the world’s biggest auto production hub.

Micro-fulfillment Solution

January 15, 2022

GreyOrange

Your fulfillment operation is sandwiched between two immovable forces you must satisfy: no-fail promises for your market and no-fail performance for your margins.

The Definitive Guide to Warehouse Management

January 15, 2022

TECSYS

Distributors and third-party logistics providers are faced with competitive pressures due to higher customer expectations, higher costs and lack of available people, transportation and space resources. But how do supply chain leaders eliminate these challenges?

Thursday, Feb 17, 2022

The Network Effect for Supply Chains

How to achieve compounded value by leveraging network effects across your supply chain

January 14, 2022

OneNetwork

Learn how you can radically simplify and streamline your supply chain planning and execution, to improve service levels and reduce operating costs.

THE SCB PODCAST

Podcast | Can Manufacturers Prevent Another Microchip Shortage?

January 14, 2022

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

The global shortage of microchips has had a devastating impact on multiple industries, not least automotive manufacturers, who are expected to have lost some $210 billion in 2021 because they couldn’t get enough chips to drive the systems in their vehicles. But how did we get to this state of affairs?

Clean Energy Shift Doesn't Threaten Saudi Arabia's Oil Empire

January 14, 2022

Helen Atkinson, Senior Editor

Most transportation today relies on hydrocarbon fuel sources. And despite dreams of a green energy revolution, that’s not likely to change in the near future, according to one of America's foremost experts on Saudi Arabia.

Omicron’s Surge Gives Bosses a Reason to Order Shots Biden Can’t

January 14, 2022

Bloomberg

The U.S. Supreme Court may have rejected a federal rule mandating COVID-19 vaccinations or testing, but businesses threatened by omicron’s spread might be forced to implement one anyway to protect the workers they have and keep factories open.

How Six States Could Transform the U.S. Trucking Industry

January 11, 2022

Bloomberg

The U.S. trucking industry is set to be transformed by a handful of states adopting zero-emission vehicle requirements.

Chipmakers Seek Steady Growth to End Boom-Bust Era

January 7, 2022

Bloomberg

Semiconductor revenue is poised to top half a trillion dollars in 2022 for the first time ever.

Amazon, Stellantis Team Up on Delivery Vehicles, Software

January 5, 2022

Bloomberg

Amazon is partnering with Stellantis to develop software and agreed to buy a new electric delivery van in a move that may provide competition for Rivian.

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.