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Labor Strike Targeting Three U.S. Automakers- Update Four

Supply Chain Matters

For the first time, the ongoing labor disruption includes all three of the U.S. big three automakers with implications to their supply networks vs. prior strategies in targeting just one. For the first time, the ongoing labor disruption includes all three of the U.S. auto companies.

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Inside the Clunky World of Wearable Tech

Elementum

Two months after its release, the watch was branded by a New York Times reviewer as “a tech accessory pretending to be a fashion accessory.” Sensors have become 200 times cheaper in the last two decades, but most are still not affordable enough to significantly bring down prices of wearable tech. Style Matters.

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Nursing Hospital and Healthcare Supply Into a New Age

Logistics Bureau

It’s widely recognised that internal hospital logistics is even more complex than the external side, and that medical staff spend disproportionate amounts of paid time performing logistics activities—time which would be better used to provide patient care. Trends in Hospital Supply Chain Transformation.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 19-23, 2018)

Talking Logistics

Apple in talks with miners to secure cobalt supplies: sources (Reuters). Still think logistics is just a cost center ? The switch has been disastrous, forcing KFC to close almost 900 restaurants because DHL couldn’t deliver the chicken on time. Transplace Joins Blockchain in Transport Alliance.

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Labor Strike Targeting Three U.S. Automakers-Update Three

Supply Chain Matters

big three automakers with implications to their supply networks vs. prior strategies in targeting just one. big three automakers with implications to their supply networks vs. prior strategies in targeting just one. unionized auto companies. Background The UAW has elected a two-fold strategy. automakers.