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Automotive Supply Chain Disruptions Are Up 30 Percent, Report Shows
The global automotive industry saw a “significant rise” in supply chain disruptions in 2017 compared to the previous year, a report has said.
Inside Tesla’s Model 3 Factory
On the Model 3 body line on a Tuesday afternoon in early June, everything is still. Tesla Inc. is just coming off a week of downtime during which workers added a new production line, improved ventilation after a fire in the paint shop, and overhauled machines across the factory. But even after the changes, there are kinks to work out.
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Opinion: When Factories Have a Choice Between Robots and People, It's Best to Start With People
It’s lazy to think that a manufacturing process is better just because it’s automated. While the effort going on right now at the Tesla factory in Fremont is anything but lazy, it brings into the spotlight one of the core problems with the simplistic “automation for automation’s sake” strategy: processes that aren’t stable to begin with cannot be made stable with robots.
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Free Power From Freeways? China Is Testing Roads Paved With Solar Panels
On a smoggy afternoon in Jinan, China, huge log carriers and oil tankers thundered down a highway and hurtled around a curve at the bottom of a hill. Only a single, unreinforced guardrail stood between the traffic and a ravine.
One Day, Your Car Could Run on Fumes — From Power Plants
A Canadian startup is testing a system that sucks carbon dioxide from the air and converts it into fuel for cars and other vehicles.
U.S. Gig Economy: Data Shows 16M People in 'Contingent or Alternative' Work
How big is the “gig economy”? Last week, the Bureau of Labor Statistics gave the first official reading of how many Americans rely on temporary work, freelancing, and on-demand apps to make ends meet. And the answer is: a lot.
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There Now Are More Job Openings in the U.S. Than Unemployed Workers to Fill Them
The labor market has hit a tipping point that should help boost wages: There are more job openings in the U.S. than unemployed workers to fill them.
Truck Orders Soaring on Growing Freight Demand
The market for new heavy-duty trucks is growing at a nearly unprecedented pace this year as fleet owners and big-rig manufacturers race to keep up with accelerating U.S. freight demand.
As Global Plastics Demand Expands, Sustainability ‘Key’ to Industry’s Future
Global demand for polyethylene, the world’s most used plastic, has nearly doubled since 1999, but this growth in demand is being met with significant new market pressures, such as a rise in consumer expectations around sustainability, along with tightening environmental regulations in key growth markets such as China.
Millennials Work as Hard, if Not Harder, Than Other Generations, Report Says
As a whole, employees under the age of 38 are clearly a force to be reckoned with, and one that looks, acts, and feels differently than any generations that came before them. A recent Manpower Millennial report, for example, points out that these employees prioritize money, people, and purpose when looking for (or staying in) jobs.
Mid-Sized Cars to Lead 5 Percent Growth in Global Used Car Market Through 2022
The global used car market is expected to grow at a CAGR of almost 5 percent from 2018 through 2022, according to research from Technavio.
GM Gets Ready for a Post-Car Future
About a hundred years ago, the United States reached “peak horse.” In 1920 some 25 million horses roamed the plains, boulevards, cul-de-sacs, rodeos, stockyards, ports, farms, and dingy alleys of America — toting freight, plowing fields, fighting wars, carrying passengers on buggy rides, and making a complete mess.
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