How do supply chain managers really know where their deliveries come from? Is there a way to track and trace a product’s journey with 100% confidence? Helen Saunders discusses the supply chain security opportunities provided by blockchain.
The UK manufacturers have reported strong growth in orders both at home and from abroad over the first quarter of 2017, according to the latest quarterly CBI Industrial Trends Survey.
Chief executive of Jaguar Land Rover, Dr Ralf Speth has expressed the importance of “free and fair access” to the EU market while speaking on the BBC’s Radio 4 Today Programme.
Almost half (49%) of UK automotive manufacturers now view overseas competition as one of the sector’s biggest challenges, according to new research conducted by Lloyds Bank.
The UK’s biggest showcase for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, The Manufacturer Smart Factory Expo, is taking place on November 15-16 at Exhibition Centre Liverpool.
New digital tools give manufacturers the opportunity to improve efficiency and revenues. But as Nick Peters reports, it is not quite as simple as that.
Global web services and technology company, Baidu has announced it will provide an open and complete software platform to help develop worldwide autonomous driving systems with reference vehicles and hardware.
Manufacturing firms are increasingly recognising the opportunities that digital technologies can provide both internally to their business and across the extended supply chains in which they operate.
