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What the Coronavirus Pandemic Means for Global Supply Chains

Shipchain

The activity of Chinese manufacturing plants has fallen in the past month and is expected to remain depressed for months.” . Although initially compared to the SARS outbreak, Coronavirus seems to be hitting much harder and much more quickly than the 2003 epidemic. And according to AXIOS , U.S.

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Manufacturing Day 2023: Labor and the Resolution to Try, Try Again

QAD

The state of manufacturing in 2023 is mixed. While we have no influence over natural disasters and geopolitical unrest, there’s another factor that has captured America’s attention in healthcare, food service, entertainment, distribution and, yes, manufacturing: labor disputes. To answer that question, I’d like to take a small detour.

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Walmart and the Past, Present, and Future of RFID

AB&R

Walmart’s RFID journey Walmart announced in 2003 that its top 100 suppliers must tag their pallets and cases starting by 2005. Opportunities for manufacturing Walmart is not the only retailer that requires RFID – and you can expect many to follow suit. Even so, businesses have eyed RFID for many years.

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Labor Strike Targeting U.S. Automakers- Update Five

Supply Chain Matters

Ford has elected to partner with South Korean based battery manufacturer SK Innovation , in building and the joint operating of three battery production facilities, two in Kentucky and one in Tennessee. The further notion is cited data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics indicating that since 2003, the average hourly wage for U.S.

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This Week In Supply Chain Management Tech April 4 2023

Supply Chain Matters

Founded in 2003, Utah based Avetta has reportedly deployed by 500 clients located in more than 130 countries. © Copyright 2024, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. The software and managed services of this provider were augmented with the acquisition of New South Wales based Pegasus in 2021.

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Ooh, Scary Stuff, Kids. Tales from the Supply Chain Crypt.

Kinaxis

by Teresa Chiykowski Warning: This blog post isn’t for the faint of heart. On June 11, 2003, Walmart CIO announced that the company would require its 100 top suppliers to implement radio-frequency identification (RFID) – technology that promised fast-tracking of items and, ultimately, a more efficient supply chain.

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Walmart and the Past, Present, and Future of RFID

AB&R

Walmart announced in 2003 that its top 100 suppliers must tag their pallets and cases starting by 2005. Opportunities for manufacturing. As more follow in Walmart’s footsteps, we predict retailers purchasing your manufactured goods will also start asking for RFID-labeled items. To understand why, we need to investigate the past.