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Reshoring: New Day, False Dawn, or Something Else?

MIT Supply Chain

Similarly, there is a greater awareness of the risks associated with offshore manufacturing, such as the hazards of lax labor laws, and the increased vulnerability of international supply chains to disruptions. Several academics have examined the topic with some useful clarifying distinctions, but the work is not easily understood.

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Your supply chain is costing you money – Reason #6 Not effectively managing inventory.

Kinaxis

You can find the previous posts here: Reason #1: Offshoring without getting the full picture. Inventory Management is a large and changing topic. by John Westerveld Over the years, working for and with numerous manufacturing companies, I’ve seen many supply chain practices that cost companies money. What issues have you seen?

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Will the Nuclear Power Sector Make a Resurgence? Part One

Enterra Insights

When the topic of nuclear power generation is raised, three crises — Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, and Fukushima — generally enter the conversation. deaths per TWh, mostly from accidents during the installation process, drownings on offshore sites and helicopter collisions with turbines. A topic to which we next turn.