manufacturing

Ex-GM EVP Finds A New Home At Amazon
Ex-GM EVP Finds A New Home At Amazon
March 01, 2019  |  Amazon

Amazon has hired General Motors‘ (GMs’) executive vice president of global manufacturing. Citing sources familiar with the matter, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported that Alicia Boler...

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Alphabet’s Waymo Considered Volvo, Uber Pair-Up
Alphabet’s Waymo Considered Volvo, Uber Pair-Up
January 30, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

An internal document has revealed that Waymo, the former self-driving vehicle unit of Google, met with more than 12 carmakers, including Volvo, as it searched for manufacturing...

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Study: Automation Will Hurt Manufacturing-Heavy Midwest
Study: Automation Will Hurt Manufacturing-Heavy Midwest
January 24, 2019  |  Economy

Manufacturing-heavy states in the Midwest will be hit hardest by the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and automation for lower-skilled jobs, according to a new...

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Panasonic Introduces New Tech Solutions For Manufacturing, Logistics, Retail
Panasonic Introduces New Tech Solutions For Manufacturing, Logistics, Retail
January 14, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Panasonic has announced that it will showcase its latest collection of technology solutions for customers in the manufacturing, logistics and retail sectors at NRF 2019: Retail’s...

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How Accurate, Speedy Supplier Payments Start With The PO
How Accurate, Speedy Supplier Payments Start With The PO
December 10, 2018  |  B2B Payments

The procure-to-pay process can be like a game of dominoes stacked up and ready to fall into place. The first domino in the set is...

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How Manufacturers Become Direct-To-Consumer Sellers Through Marketplaces
How Manufacturers Become Direct-To-Consumer Sellers Through Marketplaces
November 27, 2018  |  Retail

While manufacturers make might products ranging from luxury handbags to jackets, they may only get paid a small percentage of the final retail price for...

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Volvo Partners With Baidu To Mass-Produce Self-Driving Cars
Volvo Partners With Baidu To Mass-Produce Self-Driving Cars
November 01, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Volvo Cars announced Thursday (November 1) that it reached an agreement with Baidu, the Chinese internet search provider, to jointly develop electric and fully autonomous...

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Mastercard Tackles ‘Greening’ Plastic Cards
Mastercard Tackles ‘Greening’ Plastic Cards
October 26, 2018  |  Mastercard

The world has a plastic problems — a fact illustrated earlier this week when researchers from the Environment Agency Austria and the Medical University of...

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AT&T Delves Into Enterprise Blockchain With IBM, Microsoft
AT&T Delves Into Enterprise Blockchain With IBM, Microsoft
September 28, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Telecommunications conglomerate AT&T is diving into the world of enterprise blockchain with a new suite of services for corporates, a result of collaborations with Microsoft...

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