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It’s Silicon Valley and Detroit, not Silicon Valley vs Detroit (Pt. II)

QAD

In “ It’s Silicon Valley and Detroit, not Silicon Valley vs Detroit (Pt. In Part II, we will touch on the ways in which automotive players are addressing these changes through collaboration and the innovations that can stem from it. Examples include: BMW Consortium. Innovation is About Working Together.

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It’s Silicon Valley and Detroit, not Silicon Valley vs Detroit (Pt. I)

QAD

This shift represents an incredible opportunity for new, disruptive business models, but generally, it has been framed as a point of conflict between the tech giants of Silicon Valley and auto giants of Detroit. With two completely different cultures in play, there’s so much room for companies on both sides to push boundaries and innovate.

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Evans and Carhartt Team Up at Detroit Public Schools

3PL Insights

On June 22nd 2017, Evans Distribution teamed up with Carhartt to clear out a Detroit Public School, Durfee Middle School, which closed on June 30, 2017. For example, in one area of the center, students will be able to work on finance skills by simulating running their own business.

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Cliff Morris | The State of Manufacturing

4WL Consulting

So I’m from Detroit, you may not have known that. Both my grandfathers worked the line on the River Rouge plant in Detroit. Right then, straight out of college, I worked for Ford and, even while I was in college, I worked in one of the manufacturing facilities in the suburban Detroit area called the Woodhaven Stamping Plant.

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Cliff Morris | The State of Manufacturing

4WL Consulting

So I’m from Detroit, you may not have known that. Both my grandfathers worked the line on the River Rouge plant in Detroit. Right then, straight out of college, I worked for Ford and, even while I was in college, I worked in one of the manufacturing facilities in the suburban Detroit area called the Woodhaven Stamping Plant.

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Investing in Manufacturing Innovation & Competitiveness: Will the next Silicon Valley be located in the United States?

GlobalTranz

Editor's Note : In this guest blog post from Adams Nager, of ITIF (Information Technology & Innovation Foundation) , he stresses the importance of fostering innovation and spurring competitiveness of American Manufacturing by focusing on more R&D from both the public and private sectors. In fact, much of U.S.

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The Disruption of AI: Part I

QAD

The article begins by saying that AI doesn’t have to be perfect to be useful and uses some examples like people using phones to take pictures instead of high-end digital cameras. This comparison insinuates that AI is a new innovation. It begins with the innovators, remember? We are WAY beyond early innovations with AI.