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The New Kids on the Supply Chain Block

The discrete manufacturing industry is entering a new era. Major technological advancements have inspired innovations right through the supply chain, from robotics to 3D printing, automation to autonomous cars. This has exponentially expanded the choices available to consumers, both in the range and selection of products and sellers, but also in their ability to dictate when and where they purchase and receive their goods. The customer is now in charge.

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Continental Tires of Paper; Embraces EDI to Link Up With Suppliers

Ten years ago, Continental Tire realized that manual, paper-based communications with suppliers weren't getting the job done with efficiency and accuracy. So it turned to an EDI-based business network for help.

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Robust Engineering and Planning Prove Vital to Redesigned Car Launch

Challenge: A U.S. automotive OEM customer's redesign of one of its car models required Comprehensive Logistics to re-engineer our 640,000-sq.-ft. manufacturing-support facility. This changeover needed to be completed in five weeks.

Market Is Growing for Sand, the Simple But Indispensable Ingredient to Fracking

Amid the gloom and doom that's set in all along America's shale fields these past two years, there has been one small, but consistent, bright spot. Sand.

Half of World's Fleet of Vehicles on Way to Being Connected

Fifty-five percent of new vehicles sold in 2020 will be connected, according to IHS Automotive forecasts. And at that time, nearly half of the global fleet of vehicles in operation also will be connected.

How Volvo Summoned an Army of Resources to Cut Energy Use at Its Plants

It wasn't exactly a cast of thousands. But when The Volvo Group set out to slash energy usage at its North American manufacturing plants, it called on a wealth of partners from both the private and public sectors for help.

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Tesla's Electric-Vehicle Business Model Could Leave Automotive Industry in the Dust

The stunning consumer response to Tesla's Model 3, the $35,000 sedan that was unveiled on March 31, appears to prove that Elon Musk's bold master plan remains on track. Moreover, it could well mark the day that electric vehicles went from being niche to mainstream products.

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Complete Supply Chain Visibility of All Your Carriers!

Challenge: Difficulty to get accurate and timely location updates on brokered loads. Traditional in-cab solutions are too costly to install and too difficult to deploy to all outside carriers.

The Dawn of the Age of the 3D Printer

It makes sense that a running shoe would stand for an increase in the speed with which manufacturers can "print" products on demand.

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RFID Enables Automotive Logistics Provider to Track Kia Vehicles

U.K. logistics provider Paragon Automotive is employing a radio frequency identification solution to track Kia vehicles near the Port of Immingham, on England's east coast, as vehicles are painted or otherwise modified, stored and then shipped to retail locations.

Last Call: Sales Volume of Alcoholic Drinks Declines Virtually Everywhere Except North America

Global alcoholic drinks volume registered a decline of 0.7 percent in 2015, entering negative territory for the first time in more than a decade, according to research from Euromonitor International. This translated into a loss of 1.7 billion litres of alcoholic drinks volume sales since 2014.

Usage-Based Auto Insurance Could Have 142 Million Subscribers Globally by 2023

Usage-based auto insurance (UBI) is a growing segment of the automotive insurance market, the result of a technological revolution as the Internet of Things continues to further influence various industries.

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Enhancing High-Value Electronics Shipment Security with Tive's Real-Time Tracking

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