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Not Just Another Automotive Industry Transformation

LevaData

automotive industry is a key economic indicator of health and market sustainability; its conjoined relationship with supplier industries creates a profound economic and political influence. Yet, despite these roots and associative dependency, the instability of the automotive sector is absolute. A Look to the Past. auto sales.

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5 Strategies Traditional OEMs are Using to Compete Against Auto Tech Giants

QAD

The automotive industry is under a siege of disruptions, and traditional auto suppliers are about to reach a make-it-or-break-it milestone—but they aren’t the only ones taking a big hit. . Traditional OEMs are scrambling to keep up with emerging automotive tech giants like Tesla and Rivian. Monetizing Data.

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How the Semiconductor Shortage Could Have Been Averted

QAD

The good news is, according to an April 2021 survey conducted by Automotive News Research & Data Center , 42% of automakers and parts suppliers say they will change the way they manage supply chain risk due to the current global shortage of microchips. Insufficient deployment of demand down through the supply chain.

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Inventory Management: We Can Do Better

Supply Chain Shaman

So, let’s start with the data. Yes, am that geeky kind-of-gal that likes to ground discussions in data.) The period of 2007-2008 was the downturn of the recession while the period of 2009-2013 marked the recovery. The source of this data is a syndicated data provider of public reporting termed “Y-Charts.”).

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The Manufacturers Health Check: Firms Holding Double the Stock Amidst ‘Inventory Crisis’

Unleashed

New manufacturing data has revealed which industries and nations are leading the way in the post-pandemic economic recovery – and the tactics they’re using to beat supply chain disruption. We did this by analysing four key metrics: The average value of total stock on hand – reflecting the volume of goods held (plus impacts from inflation).

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This Week in Logistics News (March 9-13, 2015)

Talking Logistics

business inventories flat, inventory-to-sales ratio highest since 2009 (Reuters). Institute for Supply Management data indicated that growth in production, orders, and inventory slowed in January…January 2015 freight shipments were up 5.6 percent, the biggest decline since March 2009, after falling 1.0 percent in December.

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Lights out: China’s energy woes hamper supply chains

Resilinc

The world’s largest exporter since 2009, Chinese producers shipped $2.5 trillion worth of goods in 2019, the latest year for which data is available from the World Bank. According to Al Jazeera , “recovery will hinge on [the monsoon rains stopping] to allow mines to ramp up operations and for coal trucks to resume deliveries.”.