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Airbus to Double China Based Final Assembly Aircraft Output

Supply Chain Matters

The Announcement Commercial aircraft designer and manufacturer Airbus announced plans t o double the production of the company’s final assembly production capabilities within China. This facility has been operational since 2008. This facility also serves a base for commercial aircraft sold to China based airlines.

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100+ Supply Chain Crisis Statistics: Raw Materials, Covid-19, Labor Shortages, and More

ToolsGroup

49% of respondents were from the manufacturing industry, 16% from the mechanical engineering sector, and 11% from the automotive market. As some component lead times push into 2023, the shortage is expected to last 24 months before it recedes – similar to the chip shortage of 2008-2009. Consultancy UK). Source: Consultancy.UK.

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The Future Is Now for Logistics

Material Handling & Logistics

from the year before, and about $250 billion more than companies spent on logistics in 2008. If things don't change, and we continue up this progression, by 2026, we will be at 170,000 drivers short. A 2014 study by The Manufacturing Institute and Deloitte projected that employment in manufacturing and warehousing would fall a 2 to 3.5