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Electrifying Changes: How the UAW-Big 3 Strike is Reshaping the Automotive World

QAD

The conclusion of the UAW-Big 3 strike has brought the automotive world a mix of challenges and opportunities. By focusing on these battery production ventures, the UAW strategically positions itself at the heart of this transformation, ensuring its relevance and influence in the next chapter of automotive history.

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Plant-location decisions and potential supply chain risk

Kinaxis

The outcome is expected to either significantly impact an existing automotive supplier network or prompt manufacturers and suppliers to move or begin operations. The state’s automotive industry includes more than 400 suppliers and other companies which employ about 66,000 people. as a prime location, a USA Today article reports.

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Two Automakers Make Senior Supply Chain and Procurement Executive Leadership Changes

Supply Chain Matters

This is especially the case among certain global automotive companies dealing with a host of supply chain disruption and ongoing semiconductor device shortages. Rivian Automotive. In this posting we provide two recent examples of turnover among senior supply chain leadership that occurred n days of one another. . Thus far, $13.7

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3 Things You Can Learn from Subaru's Supply Chain

Elementum

Subaru’s problem is a decidedly sweet one: where most automotive companies find themselves scrambling for orders (especially in a post-emissions scandal era), the Japanese car-maker has had to invest millions to expand its supply.

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The missing link in automotive contract manufacturing

DELMIA Quintiq

All parts of the R-class vehicles will be assembled and painted on AM General’s production line in Mishawaka, Indiana. The automotive industry commonly deals with global supply chains: Globally dispersed suppliers and worldwide manufacturing facilities increase complexity. The answer is simple: Collaboration.

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Traceability Software for Process Manufacturing and Discrete Manufacturing

RFgen

An Illinois plant creates a car brake pad in the morning and an Indiana facility manufacturers a side mirror in the afternoon. The top five markets for discrete manufacturing are, according to market research firm BCC Research: Automotive. Electronics and Computers. Consumer Goods. Aerospace, Aviation and Defense.

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Becoming the Next Auto Hub

Elementum

The competition to be on top of the automotive industry means creating unusual partnerships. states under consideration are: Alabama, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Texas. Based on a study found on automotive-related industries across 32 counties in the U.S.,