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Ohio Supplier to Invest $100m into Supply Chain
Auto parts supplier ADVICS Manufacturing Ohio Inc. of Lebanon plans to invest $100m in a building expansion and new equipment, the company's single largest investment in its 25-year history in Warren County, company officials tell this newspaper.
SupplyChainBrain Power Lunch: Should We Forget About the Forecast?
Is the forecast really dead? Should companies instead shift their focus to acquiring the ability to respond quickly to whatever happens in markets? A SupplyChainBrain Power Lunch discussion with Jim White, vice president of central operations with Applied Materials; Jake Barr, chief executive officer of Blue World Supply Chain Consulting; and C.J. Wehlage, vice president of high tech solutions with Kinaxis.
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Cognex Unveils New Barcode Technology for Tire Manufacturers
Cognex Corp., a provider of machine-vision technology, has introduced Cognex Tire Solutions.
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Intermodal Thrives, While Long-haul Trucking Dives
Intermodal is on a roll.
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GM Plans to Reduce Carbon Footprint Through Logistics Programs
General Motors is joining the voluntary U.S. Environmental Protection Agency SmartWay Partnership, which will drive benchmarking of fuel consumption and reduction of emissions by its freight shippers and carriers with the goal of further shrinking the company's carbon footprint.
Parts Tracking Database Introduced for Automotive Supply Chain
A federal border patrol initiative sparked by 9/11 terrorism may lead to an automotive industry breakthrough in mapping its complex supply chain. The Automotive Industry Action Group of suburban Detroit is launching a new Web-based database for identifying the physical movement of finished goods, parts and materials through the automotive supply chain.
Expenditures, Supply Chain Risk Aren't Linked, Study Finds
A new MIT study on supply chain risk shows no correlation between the total amount a manufacturer spends with a supplier and the profit loss it would incur if that supply were suddenly interrupted. This counterintuitive finding defies a basic business tenet that equates the greatest supply chain risk with suppliers of highest annual expenditure.
What Does It Mean That Automotive Industry Gets First Woman CEO?
In taking the helm of General Motors, Mary Barra becomes the first woman to serve as chief executive officer of a major automotive company, a sign that corporate boards and investors increasingly see leaders' gender as a non-issue and gender diversity perhaps even as an asset.
Five Ways Automotive Industry Can Help Change Direction of Your Industrial Supply Chain
Best practices like just-in-time production, lean manufacturing and lean supply chain management have helped the world's premier automotive companies eliminate waste of all kinds: overproduction, waiting, unnecessary parts/product movements and processing, excess inventory, worker motions and defects.
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Freight Forwarder Creates Agile Global Logistics Network
Challenge: This global freight forwarder needed to create a single, scalable platform for freight forwarding that was transparent, flexible and could be easily integrated with multiple third-party applications and partner networks.
High-Tech Manufacturer Increases Operational Efficiency And Improves Customer Service
Challenge: This successful high-tech manufacturer needed to deploy a shipping solution with the flexibility, integration, customization and carrier adoption capabilities essential to accelerate and maximize its shipping operations to better serve customers.
Epicor Issues Updates of BisTrack, Eagle Applications
Epicor Software Corp. has released version 4.0 of Epicor BisTrack, a business-management application for dealers and distributors of lumber and building materials.
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