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Disruption Old and New in the Automotive Industry

The Network Effect

There’s a fascinating article at IndustryWeek on disruption in the automotive industry. Steve Kiefer, Vice president global purchasing and supply chain at General Motors, makes it clear that GM has been disrupting the automotive industry for over a 100 years. Read the full article: Disruption Old and New.

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Join BVL International at the North American chapter kickoff on August 12, 2013

Supply Chain View from the Field

on August 12, 2013. Logistics costs play an important role in reducing overall costs; their share of overall revenue is as low as 4 percent and 6 percent in the electronics and automotive industries, respectively. on August 12, 2013. 1. Customer expectations. The event is being hosted by Volvo Group North America.

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Sustainable Supply Chain Management.

ModusLink Corporation

Green supply chain history: The origin of Supply Chain Management can be dated back to the early 20th with Henry Ford who vertically integrates the automotive supply chain and organizational practices. Vishal Gupta, 2013). 2013, January). Cardwell, 2014). Jayanti, M. Sustainability dilemmas in emergingeconomies. (I.

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What Does a Car Service Have to Do with Cycle Counting?

Talking Logistics

As you would expect in this day and age, the automotive technician has a complete checklist of what needs to be done for the car based on the service milestone. The automotive technician failed to check the headlights and noted that everything was operative. In the automotive example, the quality check gave 100%.

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Inventory Management: We Can Do Better

Supply Chain Shaman

The period of 2007-2008 was the downturn of the recession while the period of 2009-2013 marked the recovery. Industries like automotive pushed cost and waste backward in the supply chain. The source of this data is a syndicated data provider of public reporting termed “Y-Charts.”). Supply Management.

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On the road! 4 September supply chain conferences we love

Kinaxis

The “Top 15 Supply Chains to Admire” is the culmination of a two-year effort to evaluate supply chain performance and improvement for the years of 2006-2013 by industry by vertical for publicly-held companies. Automotive Logistics Global Conference. The Phoenician, Scottsdale, AZ. Learn More. Schedule Meeting. September 16-18.

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Transportation and Logistics Industry Trends of 2014

The Logistics of Logistics

Trend # 5: Quality Management Deepens and Extends Itself to Automotive Logistics. Impact : As the auto industry stresses quality, automotive logistics is rife for quality improvement. 2013 will be a break-out year for recruiting supply chain management professionals. Trend #6 : Customized Business Services Will Flourish.

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