Automotive
Date published:
6 Business and Social Trends Reshaping the Supply Chain

The supply chain landscape is changing. Discover the six business and social trends responsible and what they could mean for your logistics operations. It’s only to be expected that an industry built on moving goods and services should also have to shift as technology and consumer tastes reshape the economic landscape. As revealed by industry

Automotive
Date published:
Top 10 Technology Trends Transforming Logistics

Download the PDF here Technology continues to transform traditional logistics processes, driving supply chain leaders to adapt. What do these technologies look like and how could you be impacted? Technology is driving change in all walks of life and logistics is no different. Connectivity and the widespread uptake of social media are increasing customer expectations, placing

Automotive
Date published:
Autonomous Vehicles in The Intelligent Supply Chain

In this article we discuss the impending role of autonomous vehicles in the intelligent supply chain—and how they could benefit enterprises. Self driving trucks and ‘platooning’ have featured a lot in the news lately, drawing a heavy amount of skepticism, criticism and concern from the public. While few doubt that the future will bring autonomous

Automotive
Date published:
Considering Supply Chain Technology? How to guarantee ROI

While the right technology (applied in the right way) can make your supply chain incredibly efficient, many companies are struggling to ensure that they get a sound return on their investment. Gone are the days when a single system or ‘killer app’ would deliver superiority in a sector. With the lightning fast pace of change

Automotive
Date published:
Automotive Supply Chains: the Coming Revolution

Automotive supply chains are facing a massive revolution that will see driverless cars, shrinking production volumes and highly customised products shaping the sector. While these developments are seemingly unconnected, they do have one thing in common—all of them will require greater agility in the supply chain. Driverless cars Autonomous vehicles are within sight, with the

Automotive
Date published:
The Impact of Big Data on Logistics

Almost 85 percent of organisations using big data expect it to dramatically alter the way they do business. Let’s look at the impact of big data on logistics. Data is all around us. When we leave the house in the morning, our mobile devices can tell us our ETA to work—without us even telling them

Automotive
Date published:
Four-Wheel Data Drive

Big data is on the agenda of most corporations and represents an opportunity to learn more and do more—to get better, you might say. Consider this scenario from the customer of a recently purchased four-wheel drive vehicle: “As a family, we have been experiencing difficulties with an 18-month-old car we had from new—a dashboard notice

Automotive
Date published:
The Secret to Balancing Process and Agility in Manufacturing

We caught up with Unipart Expert Practices MD Alan Kelly earlier this month to discuss the relevance of process and agility in promoting success up the supply chains of today—and tomorrow. Whether you are reassessing the efficiency of your existing operations or planning to future-proof your supply chain, process and agility are two words that

Automotive
Date published:
How Could Smart City Technologies Save Supply Chains Millions?

Smart cities could significantly reduce supply chain costs for enterprises. How can they achieve this, and what are the barriers standing in the way? Navigating our most congested cities, the average commercial vehicle driver wastes 129 hours a year sitting in traffic. In supply chain speak, that’s 16 work days of inactivity—for every driver. This