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Aftermarket parts shipping, multi-carrier parcel shipping

Why Urgent Aftermarket Orders Still Arrive Late

When a vehicle, a machine or a harvester stops, the customer isn’t thinking about part numbers. They’re thinking about the van that should be on its route, the line that should...
Halloween production planning, Halloween candy

Your Halloween Is Already Over. You Just Don’t Know It Yet.

Let me ask you something. When does your Halloween planning actually start? Be honest. If the answer is anything after January you are not planning for Halloween. You are reacting to...
Aftermarket parcel shipping, supply chain

Aftermarket Parcel Shipping: Beat the Downtime Clock

In the aftermarket, the customer is not buying a part. They are buying the end of a problem: a tractor back in the field, a line back in production, a vehicle...
Tier 1 automotive supplier strategy, China, Europe, US

The Next Automotive Reset: Why Tier 1 Suppliers Need to Rethink Portfolio and Capital...

For much of the past decade, automotive strategy was built around a relatively straightforward assumption: electrification would progress steadily, battery-electric vehicles would take an increasing share of the global market, and...