Onshoring could be a valuable post-pandemic strategy
Onshoring could prove a rewarding post-pandemic recovery strategy for many UK-based OEMs, but are they ready to take advantage of this value-driving opportunity?
Disruption – Responding to Change to Maximise Performance
The Covid-19 pandemic has had a cataclysmic effect across all sectors, forcing manufacturers to react quickly to continue to meet market demand. In the first of a series of thought leadership, Vendigital’s new Partners and Director share their views on...
It’s time to pivot in favour of EVs
As automotive supply chains start up again, OEMs have important choices to make about how they rebuild their operations. Has the time come to ‘bet the house’ and invest in the battery electric future?
COVID-19: Supply chain focus is key to automotive industry recovery
Vehicle manufacturers and Tier 1 and 2 component manufacturers should avoid severing relationships with businesses further down their supply chains and look for ways to support them on the way to recovery. Doing so could give them a competitive advantage as the pandemic starts to subside.
Realising value from cobots
The manufacturing sector’s adoption of robotics is on the rise. However, when faced with a wide range of collaborative automation technologies, how do businesses know which to choose and how can they optimise value from their investment?
COVID-19: Planning for recovery
As OEMs cut production rates and MRO volumes drop sharply, manufacturers must plan their next move carefully. Paul Adams, Head of Aerospace & Defence, examines what steps companies can take to plan for the post-COVID-19 landscape.
Splitting the difference
While the concept of ‘split ticketing’ is nothing new, the recent launch of Trainline’s ‘SplitSave’ ticketing tool could allow many more passengers to cut costs on rail journeys by finding them clever combinations of tickets. Phil Bulman examines the future of rail ticket pricing in Britain.
How auto retailers can ‘jump start’ out of the corona crisis
Re-making, re-engineering, and transformation are all terms the auto retail sector was discussing before the crisis. The corona virus is offering a real opportunity to turn this rhetoric into reality. If there was ever a moment “not to waste a crisis”, it is now.
Nationalisation: it doesn’t have to be this way
Northern Rail’s nationalisation is yet another reminder that the industry’s franchise model is flawed. In order to deliver the service and improvements needed, longer-term thinking and improved collaboration between key stakeholders are urgently required.