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Ford to Update Vehicles' Infotainment Software via Cloud
Ford Motor Co. is moving to automatically update its cars' infotainment systems using Microsoft's Azure cloud service.
For Third of Manufacturers, Disruption to Supply Chain Is of Huge Concern
A third (35 percent) of businesses in the manufacturing industry are extremely concerned about potential supply chain disruption, according to research released by BSI, the business standards company and the Business Continuity Institute (BCI).
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Recalls in Automotive Industry Lead Reverse Logistics Activity in 2014, Report Says
Reverse logistics last year was punctuated by the record-breaking recall activity in the automotive industry, which created momentum that is now carrying into 2015. According to the Q4 Recall Index analysis from Stericycle, there was an unprecedented 74 million automotive units recalled throughout the year, an increase of 166 percent from 2013. Top affected products included air bags, which made up 34 percent of the total units recalled, and electrical systems, which impacted 31 percent of the units.
Auto Suppliers in Financial Squeeze as Automakers Demand Deep Cost Cuts, Local Production
Automotive suppliers are under mounting pressure to satisfy two conflicting customer demands: to cut costs and to open more factories in fast-growing emerging markets so that they can be closer to their customers' production plants. Striking the right balance between cost and proximity in global manufacturing networks will be one of the industry's greatest challenges, according to a report by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG), conducted in partnership with the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation IPA. The report is titled The Proximity Paradox: Balancing Auto Suppliers' Manufacturing Networks.
A Glimpse at the Factory of the Future
What will the typical factory look like five years from now?
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Lubricants Market to See Nearly 2 Percent Growth Through 2020, Study Finds
The global lubricants market is estimated to reach a demand totaling 44,165 kilo tons by 2020, up from 39,140 kilo tons in 2013, according to a report from Transparency Market Research. The increase is based on growth rates of 1.72 percent between 2014 and 2020.
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Automakers Are Bound to Design, Build and Sell Anywhere
Analyst Insight: Car ownership in developing economies is on the rise. By 2020, annual world vehicle production could reach 85 to 90 million units. That will mean another 75 to 100 plants, each producing around 300,000 cars a year, will be needed, essentially in or close to the world's fastest-developing countries. Automakers have to create new global production strategies to serve these multiple diverse markets. – Pierfrancesco Manenti, Vice President, Research, SCM World
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Russia's Light-Vehicle Market Takes a Major Hit
The Russian light-vehicle market suffered a highly accelerated decline in sales in January 2015 due to the ongoing macroeconomic stress the market is facing, recording a 24.4 percent year-on-year decline to 115,390 units, according to the latest data released by the Association of European Businesses.
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3D Printing Has Accomplished So Much Already - Where Can It Go From Here?
Before we ask where 3D printing is taking us, let's look at what has been already achieved or is near achievement across markets beyond printing prototypes, toys and models.
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How Long Will It Be Before the Entire Car Can Be 3D-Printed?
Efficient supply chains can be identified by a handful of components: proximity, flexibility and minimal waste. Now, the automotive industry is hoping to capture some of these same benefits through the use of 3D printing.
Via the Internet of Things, Automotive Industry Presents the Connected Car
The Internet of Things (IoT) is currently the big thing in technology, and the automotive version of the IoT is the Connected Car.
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How Supply Chain Affects Corporate Reputation
A company's reputation rests on much more than the quality of the products that it makes.
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