Study Estimates Bio-Plastics Could Eliminate Up to 90 Percent of Existing Petroleum-Based Plastics
Automotive parts manufacturers are beginning to now use bio-plastics in new product engineering.
New Study Indicates the Most Profitable Manufacturers Place Higher Importance on Talent and People Management Practices
Findings reveal that manufacturing organizations have new aspirations for addressing skilled labor shortfalls but rely on old tactics.
AMN Survey Results: Thirty-four Percent Would Encourage Their Kids to Pursue Careers in Manufacturing
Only 34 percent of AMN readers said they would encourage their child to pursue a career in the manufacturing sector.
Polk Study Shows Current Economic Climate Drives Changes in Auto Ownership and Purchase Plans
Seventy percent of consumers likely to consider used vs. new for next vehicle purchase, and 72 percent say they would consider a domestic brand as their next vehicle purchase.
Execs Expect to See Significant Rise in Bankruptcies and M&A Activity, Says KMPG Study
Building alternative fuel cars and exploring emerging markets seen as chief opportunities going forward.
Cooper Tire to Conduct Capacity Study; Restructuring Will Likely Follow
The study will determine how to optimize manufacturing capacity in relation to developing market and customer needs, and will likely result in restructuring, including capacity consolidation or geographical shifts to production.
Study Reveals Greatest Barrier to Green Supply Chain Initiatives
Companies striving to "green" their supply chains are most constrained by the inability to justify cost of implementation, according to "The Green Supply Chain Study," a new survey jointly conducted by CSC, Manhattan Associates Inc., IBM and Supply Chain Management Review magazine. The study focuses on the most important environmental issues faced by supply chain professionals; outlines the supply chain green initiatives currently implemented or planned in manufacturing, warehousing and distribution; gauges the level of green collaboration with extended supply chain partners; and highlights the greatest challenges for implementing sustainable business practices.
Automotive Industry Is Not Yet Fully Capturing the Benefits of Operations in India and China, BCG Study Finds
The world’s leading automotive OEMs and suppliers have been racing to move products, assets and people to China and India — not only to sell cars in these fast-growing economies but also to conduct R&D, sourcing, manufacturing and sales. Despite significant progress, many are finding it difficult to capture the full strategic potential these countries offer, according to a new study by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG), a global management consulting firm.
R. L. Polk & Co.’s Ask the Industry Looks at the Environmental Benefits of Remanufacturing
Last month in our bi-weekly Ask the Industry column we looked at the various ways automotive companies work to reduce their overall impact on the environment. With Earth Day just around the corner, we focus on one segment of the industry that has become known as the ‘ultimate form of recycling’ – remanufacturing.
Recon Automotive Remanufacturers Hosts International Engine Builders on Study Tour
PHILADELPHIA – Recon Automotive Remanufacturers recently hosted a group of engine rebuilders from Germany. The group was on a study tour of the U.S. engine remanufacturing industry. Sponsored by Mahle of Germany, Mahle’s distributor Hans Hess Autoteile and the Automotive Engine Rebuilders Association (AERA), the tour was designed to communicate some of the unique features