Uber Freight: will it get the gig?
This article first appeared in Automotive Logistics. Novel freight-on-demand services such as Uber Freight are helping to connect shippers and hauliers, promising to help transport operators to optimise the capacity of their vehicles and increase profit margins. But will such services catch on and how should logistics companies be adapting their business models to take advantage of them? Just...
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Boeing 737 Max production freeze risks ‘supply chain fallout’
Paul Adams, head of aerospace, defence and security has been asked to contribute to both Supply Management’s and the Financial Times latest article on the Boeing 737 Max.
Supply-chain-as-a-service innovation: could it work for your business?
Taking inspiration from an initiative by Nike, could more businesses be employing supply-chain-as-a-service (SCaaS) methods of innovation to put the sparkle back into their performance and their brand? Global footwear brand, Nike, has launched an initiative, which moves it closer to an operating model based on customisation. The initiative, NYC By You, is inviting 28 designers in New York City...
Investors Applaud Fiat Chrysler-PSA Merger
Would PSA Groupe CEO Carlos Tavares be toasting his planned merger with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles if Carlos Ghosn was still at the helm of the Renault-Nissan Alliance, instead of cooling his heels in Japan awaiting trial?
Aston Martin? The plan just might work
Having recently secured a major £120m bonds deal, Aston Martin appears to be banking on innovating its way through the current tough trading conditions and CEO, Andy Palmer, has promised that its ambitious investment plan can succeed.
Chinese investors set their sights on UK autotech
The UK’s thriving autotech sector could be making more of Chinese money and investors’ willingness to look further afield for opportunities to fund early-stage R&D activity, says Richard Gane.
Here’s how Boeing can recover from its 737 Max failures
Boeing’s decision to ramp down the production of its popular 737 Max model has already had a significant impact on its revenues.