All Digital supply chain articles – Page 9
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ArticleWill fuel cells replace batteries in tomorrow's EVs?
(Photo: Toyota, Illustration: Thomas Lutz)The problem with electric vehicles is well-known: They cost too much, don’t have enough range and are impractical because of a dearth of charging stations. Automakers, together with other new-mobility stakeholders, are working on this. But so far, EV sales growth has been slow and ...
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ArticleCyber security is money well spent
(Illustration: GE)Cyber security costs money but it's worth it. That's the lesson learned from last week's massive ransomware attack, which caused major problems for authorities, hospitals. companies and private citizens across the globe.It's also a lesson the auto industry should take to heart. CIOs of automotive companies are committed ...
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Feature"Partnerships with IT players are vital"
One side of a digital win Source: Claus Dick ZF CDO Mamatha Chamarthi sees herself as “digital-transformer-in-chief”, working closely with CIO Juergen Sturm At ZF Friedrichshafen, digitization has a huge influence on the business. In an interview, Chief Digital Officer Mamatha Chamarthi describes the fast pace of ...
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ArticleBosch opens new auto-electronics plant in China
The new plant will build components for automated driving (Photo: Bosch)Robert Bosch has opened a new electronic-components plant in Changzhou, China, solidifying its position in the world's largest car market.With another production site, "we are strengthening our successful localization strategy," Bosch Automotive Electronics President Klaus Meder said in a ...
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ArticleVW launches digital logistics platform
VW's logistics operations are increasingly using digital systems. Some workers receive information through smartwatches. (Photo: VW)Volkswagen has launched a digital logistics platform to improve communication and cooperation between its car plants, suppliers and trucking companies."Discovery," as the platform is called, will improve communication efficiency and reduce the number of ...
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ArticleMcKinsey: China consolidates electric-vehicle lead
China consolidated its lead in electric-vehicle technology last year, building 43 pc of all EVs manufactured worldwide. The BYD Qin is China's best-selling EV model (Photo: BYD)According to a report by management consultants McKinsey, China also manufactured 25 pc of the world's fuel cells and 37 pc of all electric ...
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ArticleBosch CIO: Digital change offers opportunities for IT departments
Bosch CIO Pritsch has 1,000 open positions in his IT department (Photo: Claus Dick)HANOVER -- Robert Bosch CIO Elmar Pritsch on Thursday said digital change provides corporate IT departments with an opportunity to assume a different role."IT is growing out of the role of driver of efficiency and is ...
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ArticleSchaeffler CDO sees culture change as key to digitization
Gerhard Baum (Photo: Claus Dick)HANOVER -- Networking the manufacturing industry involves a high degree of cultural change at industrial companies, Schaeffler's chief digital officer, Gerhard Baum, said Thursday."It's important to bring the people along," Baum said in an address at the annual automotiveIT Congress here.The CDO of of the ...
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ArticleStudy sees shortage of cybersecurity experts
Cyberthreats are growing and companies are having trouble finding enough specialist IT staff (Photo: IBM)A new study has found that companies and organizations are having a tough time finding the cybersecurity experts they need in a world increasingly exposed to digital dangers.Isaca, a global IT association, found that more ...
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ArticleStudy: German CIOs prioritize networking, data analysis
Siemens operates a "Cyber Security Operation Center" to protect factories (Photo: Siemens)CIOs in German-speaking countries put a high priority on improving data networking and the development of data analysis.According to a new study, they also prioritize new products and services and the expansion of cloud capacity.The "IT Trends 2017" ...
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ArticleDigitization seen as core to Industry 4.0 production system
Studies cite big networking deficits in car plants (Photo: Tesla)Digital technologies need to be fully embedded in the automotive manufacturing process if automakers are to succeed with efforts to modernize car production. That is one of the key messages of nextLAP, a startup that has developed an Internet of ...
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Feature"IoT is coming to car manufacturing with big steps"
Andre Ziemke: "The potential of digitization in manufacturing is gigantic" (Photo: Claus Dick)Andre Ziemke is one of the co-founders of nextLAP, which has built a software platform designed to boost efficiency in car manufacturing. Ziemke spoke by phone recently to automotiveIT.Why did you start nextLAP?nextLAP co-founder Thomas (Stoeckel) and ...
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ArticleProduction logistics next in line for digital overhaul
An autonomous tugger train supplies assembly logistics at a BMW plant in Dingolfing, Germany (photo: BMW)Manufacturing automation has in recent years reached a high degree of maturity, but production logistics has not kept pace. As a result, improvements in manufacturing efficiency haven’t been as high as they could be. ...
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Feature"We will need more IT professionals in the future"
Continental's Eigler: "Our expertise is in demand." (Photo: Claus Dick)Christian Eigler is a realist. In his view, it won't be trendy roadmaps that lay the basis for successful digitization, but standardization and harmonization. In an interview with automotiveIT, the CIO of automotive supplier Continental talks about the trend toward ...
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ArticleNew version of open-source infotainment platform released
Automotive Grade Linux (AGL), citing “an unprecedented level of collaboration," has released the latest version of its open-source infotainment platform.The community, which has close to 90 member companies including Ford, Honda, Jaguar Land Rover, Mazda, Mitsubishi Motors, Nissan, Subaru, Suzuki and Toyota, is promoting the adoption of an open-source standard ...
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ArticleJLR wants to build EVs in post-Brexit Britain
In November, Jaguar unveiled an electric i-Pace concept that will go into production in 2018 (Photo: JLR)(Bloomberg) --Jaguar Land Rover Ltd. said it intends to build electric cars in the UK if the government can overcome shortfalls in available energy and infrastructure investment, potentially giving Britain a manufacturing boost ...
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ArticleStartup's predictive process control includes both manufacturing and logistics
nextLAP says Production 4.0 requires a holistic approach to the manufacturing process (Photo: Audi)Predictive maintenance is one of the best know applications that fall under the header ofIndustry 4.0, but nextLAP considers it only a first step toward a fully new approach to manufacturing. The startup, which has offices ...
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ArticleStudy: Industry slow to implement information security measures
The poll found managers are aware of risk but many factors slow down actions that need to be taken (Photo: NTT Security)MUNICH -- Industrial companies are aware that information security and risk management are crucial in today’s data-driven and connected world. But, according to a new study, they also ...
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ArticleMcKinsey: IoT revenue to double in Germany
McKinsey says Germany leads in connected-car technologies (Photo: Cisco)Internet-of-Things related revenue is set to double in Germany to 23 billion euros a year by 2020 from less than 10 billion euros today, according to a new McKinsey study.The consultants said IT and telecommunications service providers are set to gain ...
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ArticleDaimler takes steps to increase battery production
Daimler's EQ will have an electric range of 500 km (Photo: Arjen Bongard)Daimler started work on a second battery plant in Kamenz in eastern Germany Monday as it prepares for expected strong growth in electric-vehicle sales.The premium car group said it will invest 500 million euros in Kamenz, part ...
