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Auto suppliers tackle disruptions with new ways of working, innovation
The topic of the day at this year’s Center for Automotive Research (CAR) Management Briefing Seminars was predictable.
Market downturn could spur M&A activity among global auto suppliers
The recent and sudden downturn in the automotive industry is likely to lead to a flurry of bankruptcies and sell-offs by distressed suppliers, not unlike what the industry witnessed on the heels of the Great Recession.
MiBiz Growth Report: Feb. 2, 2020
This is the growth report for Feb. 2, 2020.
Lowell-based eMotion Controls acquired by PE-backed MHS
LOWELL — eMotion Controls Co., an automation controls system integrator and software company, has been acquired by a Kentucky firm.
ADAC joint venture accelerates radar technology for hands-free vehicle access
ADAC Automotive, a Grand Rapids-based Tier 1 automotive supplier, is working toward a new strategy that will bring supplier-initiated technological advances into the sector.
STILL PROCESSING: Overloaded with big data, manufacturers struggle to extract valuable information
The ongoing Industry 4.0 revolution has the potential to transform how companies organize, operate and profit. At the same time, manufacturers are struggling to pinpoint and extract value from this new ability to gather seemingly limitless amounts of data.
Reacting to consumer demands, Meijer ramps up tech initiatives
DETROIT — Meijer Inc. largely functions as a brick-and-mortar operation, but the supercenter retailer increasingly is taking cues from tech companies as it implements new ways of serving customers.
West Michigan manufacturers accept risk by embracing new technology
COOPERSVILLE — Manufacturers used to years-long product cycles have been hesitant to embrace the frenetic pace of change that comes with the adoption of cutting-edge technologies on their factory floors.
End of a cycle? M&A activity plateaus for West Michigan manufacturers, advisers say
Before Landscape Forms Inc. acquired Kornegay Design last year, the Kalamazoo-based designer and manufacturer of site furniture, accessories and lighting mulled several acquisition targets that shared its design culture and core beliefs.