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Industry Transformation: Advanced Manufacturing and Digitalisation of Supply Chain-Logistics

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The pandemic exposed major supply chain vulnerabilities affecting the Manufacturing, Industrial Logistics , Commercial sectors as well as Food Security challenges. ADVANCED MANUFACTURING AND DIGITALISATION OF BUSINESSES AND INDUSTRY. LogiSYM Supply Chain Magazine – April 2021. wildlife conservation.

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6 Tips to Maintain Quality in Aerospace Manufacturing!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Aerospace manufacturing article and permission to publish here provided by Claire Glassman. While the aerospace industry may employ the same equipment and techniques as other manufacturing operations in producing parts for spacecraft and aircraft, it requires a significantly higher level of quality standards.

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The Cost of Supply Chain Sustainability Legislation?

QAD

However, a 2021 BearingPoint Procurement Pulse Check indicates that the main drivers are regulatory with 85% of respondents that this is the primary reason for implementing sustainable procurement practices. This Supply Chain Due Diligence Act was approved in July 2021 and is planned to take effect on January 1, 2023.

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ERP Aids Your Sustainability Initiatives

QAD

Sustainable manufacturing refers to the ability to manage manufacturing operations “in an environmentally and socially responsible manner,” according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Sustainability Objectives for Manufacturers. Where Does ERP Come into Play with Manufacturer Sustainability Efforts?

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This Week in Logistics News (October 29 – November 4)

Logistics Viewpoints

Canoo to build battery manufacturing facility in Oklahoma. The number of unfilled driver jobs slid to nearly 78,000, down about 4 percent from a record 81,258 in 2021, according to the association’s projections. Save Mart begins grocery delivery with Amazon. Walmart is now offering small businesses short-term rental leases. executive.

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Pushing the Supply Chain Reset Button

Supply Chain Shaman

We have heard that there is a focus on near-shoring, reshoring, and local manufacturing. Building a fab (manufacturing site) takes two-to-four years and requires the availability of water and trained labor. in 2020 to 25.6 % in 2021, reaching a market size of $553 billion. increase in 2010, eleven years ago.

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The effects of outsourcing your Supply Chain after Brexit

ModusLink Corporation

This decision will, however, implicate high opportunity costs (Williams, 2021). However, there are most certainly some major changes applicable to UK/EU product compliance regime (Grist & Erasmus, 2021). A shift in obligations and duties between ‘manufacturers’, ‘importers’, and ‘distributors’. 2021, May 2).