As I revisit some of my most recent conversations on digital disruption with automotive and logistics CIOs, it has become apparent to me that they are all working on proposals on how to change their organizations’ business models. Design, test, sell and service a car every 5,000 miles is no longer good enough and orchestrating... more
All of us have likely been in some sort of vehicular accident at some point in our lives. However, a 2009 NHTSA study showed that many of us do not report all bumps and dents because we do not want to admit to our spouses or insurance carriers that our erratic driving resulted in a... more
Back in the day (late nineties) I used to work in the purchasing, import and warehouse distribution of the largest automotive aftermarket import and distribution business in the US. Part of my job was to deal with suppliers like Mahle, ZF, Brembo, Lucas, TRW, etc. complaining to me every year about three things: OEMs are... more
Tailor Today…Baker Tomorrow Having grown up in Europe with parents who learned a trade protected by a guild, I always wondered how a person in the US could be in one profession today, pay for a business license and open another business tomorrow. Who would make sure what they produced was of good quality and... more