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Honda Manufacturer Deploys Cyborg RFID-Reading Car
The Honda Manufacturing of Indiana plant in Greensburg is expecting positive results from a radio frequency identification solution that helps its personnel locate vehicles and track progress through its assembly plant. With the system in place, the company says it's been able to eliminate costs associated with car location - and has also reduced dwelling times for vehicles waiting to be shipped.
Boeing Chief Says Overseas Plants Won't Hit U.S. Jobs
Boeing Co. is moving some work completing aircraft to China and other overseas markets but doesn't expect this to affect its U.S. manufacturing workforce, said the chief executive of the world's largest aerospace company.
Annual Report Highlights Digital Challenges, Trends of Retail Supply Chains
Auburn University's Center for Supply Chain Innovation and the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA), in partnership with DC Velocity, have released their seventh annual "State of the Retail Supply Chain" report. The report provides analysis of the front-burner issues facing America's retail supply chains, according to RILA. It also highlights tools and leading practices to compete in an evolving marketplace.
Q&A: 'Partnerships Are Crucial for Water Goals'
In 2015, MillerCoors set ambitious water-related sustainability goals for 2020 - including reducing its water-to-beer ratio. The total water gallons saved over five years is expected to be in the billions, but since most of the company's water footprint is in agriculture - MillerCoors can't achieve its goals alone.
061317 Q A Partnerships Are Crucial
This Robot Can Check Oil and Gas Pipelines to Help Prevent Spills
It's a dirty job, but somebody's got to do it.
IKEA to Try Selling Through Third Parties
IKEA plans to test selling its products on websites other than its own, the head of brand and strategy owner Inter IKEA Group says, as the world's biggest home furnishing retailer targets more online customers.
061317 Ike Ato Try Selling
Ocean Transportation and Its Role in Supply Chain Optimization
Shippers who have experienced disruptions in their international freight shipments know that ocean transportation, inland rail and intermodal are highly complex, maybe overly so. In any event, complexity in global freight transportation is the new normal. Adrienne Bailey, chief strategy officer for Yusen Logistics (Americas) Inc., took a moment to speak with SupplyChainBrain editors about that situation.
061317 Ocean Transportationand Its
Manufacturers Are Profiting From the IoT, Research Finds
The MPI Group has released the results of its 2017 Internet of Things Study, and the results are astonishing, writes John Brandt, CEO of the business management consulting company.
E.U. Industry Sets Offshore Wind Targets
The governments of leading offshore wind markets, Germany, Belgium and Denmark joined industry leaders in signing a joint statement on boosting offshore wind development in Europe.
More U.S. Shoppers Are Looking Abroad for Online Purchases, Study Says
Almost half of online shoppers in the U.S. are now purchasing from international retailers, a UPS study has found. So, while it's no secret that e-commerce is redefining the national economy, this latest information suggests that even borders are under pressure.
3M Applies Its Technology Prowess to Realize Supply-Chain Transformation
It only makes sense that The 3M Company, with a business model resting almost entirely upon technology, would eventually get around to deploying it as a tool for realizing new operating efficiencies, while meeting rising customer demands for service.
061217 3 M Applies Its Technology
Mining Giant BHP Eyes Autonomous Cargo Ships
BHP Billiton Ltd., the world's biggest mining company, is studying the introduction of giant, automated cargo ships to carry everything from iron ore to coal as part of a strategic shift that may disrupt the $334bn global shipping industry.
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