Misplaced or lost containers have been an issue that the automotive industry has faced for several decades though it was not until recently that waste in this area has received executive attention.

Learn more about the challenges and opportunities of tracking returnable containers in the automotive industry. Through IBM research, we have identified the business issues in container management and offer a process and technical solution that incorporates radio frequency identification (RFID) and asset management software. Explore the business benefits for returnable container tracking with RFID technology. 

Spare parts sales offer a sizeable opportunity for automotive OEMs to help them understand their customers, optimize supply chains, improve collaboration and strengthen competitiveness. Discover how new strategies, transformed processes and next generation technology can help to minimize the challenges and reduce complexity.

As the planet heats up, so do regulatory mandates to reduce greenhouse gas emissions worldwide. Much of the opportunity to address CO2 emissions rests on the supply chain, compelling companies to look for new approaches to managing carbon effectively – from sourcing and production, to distribution and product afterlife.

The trade-offs in the supply chain are no longer just about cost, service and quality – but cost, service, quality and carbon. By incorporating carbon reduction into their overall SCM strategy, companies can help reduce their environmental emissions footprint, strengthen their brand image and develop competitive advantage.

October 20 - 22, 2008

For over 30 years, the Convergence® Conference and Exhibition has served the automotive and transportation electronics community by delivering relevant technology solutions and an electrifying line-up of invited speakers and presenters addressing "hot-button" topics. Taking place biennially in Detroit, Michigan-right in the heart of the global automotive technical center-Convergence has earned world-wide recognition as the premier transportation electronics event attracting over 8,000 leading executives, engineers and technologists from around the globe. IBM will be exhibiting our solutions in the area of design, development, deployment and maintenance of embedded systems.

The "PLM Road Map 2008" is a strategic conference focused on the critical trade-offs shaping product development. Peter Robison, IBM's, Director of PLM Solutions for IBM's Global Automotive Industry will be a keynote speaker on "Model Driven Systems Engineering" at this event produced by Collaborative Product Development Associates.