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Leading Inventory Attack Teams with Richard Lebovitz

The Logistics of Logistics

He is a board member of the Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) and a contributor to the Forbes Technology Council , Manufacturing Today, WardsAuto , Supply Chain Brain, Industry Today, Aerospace Manufacturing and Design, ASSEMBLY , and more. Richard previously founded and led Factory Logic, Inc. acquired by SAP).

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Parts Are Not Parts

Supply Chain Shaman

A slight change within a function–in sourcing or manufacturing, or along the chain–can greatly impact the outcomes of cost, customer service, or working capital. Bonuses and incentives align with functions and are often counter productive to driving supply chain excellence. Let’s take a closer look at sourcing.

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Summary of Development and Manufacture Contracts in the Aerospace and Defense Industries

NC State SCRC

Our third contract research paper is by James Wilkinson, focusing on aerospace contracts which typically entail a great deal of risk (as illustrated by the Boeing 737 MAX incident…). The type of contract of interest in this report is for Development and Manufacture contracts in the Aerospace and Defense industries. Description.

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5 Key Strategies for Putting Quality First and Designing It from the Start

QAD

Those should include all aspects of the product’s life cycle, including dimensional characteristics, performance, durability, assembly, maintainability, serviceability, sustainability and sourcing. Recognized as the go-to fastening resource for virtually every industry from electronics to aerospace, the U.S.-based

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How Manufacturers Can Take Control of Inventory with RFID Technology

QAD

They don’t have an internal power source, so range and data storage is sacrificed to gain cost efficiency and lifespan. The internal power sources in these tags sacrifice cost efficiency and lifespan to gain range, data storage and self-initiated broadcasting. This isn’t a task for an Excel spreadsheet.

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Why You Should Conduct Internal Quality Audits

Arena Solutions

Many companies within aerospace and defense , electric vehicle (EV) technology , medical devices , biotechnology , and clean tech sectors are seeing lucrative business opportunities to compete in the market. In 2022 alone, the global aerospace and defense market size has grown from $795.92 Cited Sources [link]. billion to $855.62

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The Insider’s Guide to Choosing the Best Inventory Management Software for Your Business

RFgen

Food suppliers, for example, hold a significant portion of operational revenue in their purchased but unused inventories, necessitating improved inventory control procedures. Supply Chain Dive recently found that over 67% of supply chain managers use Excel to keep track of inventory. That’s a problem.