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How Many Slaves Are in Your Supply Chain?

Talking Logistics

In response, federal and state governments are taking action to drive down the use of slave labor in supply chains. California, for example, passed the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act of 2010 , which went into effect in January 2012. The group plans to publish the results of the talks in May.”.

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Digital Twins and Phygital Fitness

Enterra Insights

This technology took a step further in 2002 when Michael Grieves publicly introduced the concept and model of the digital twin at a Society of Manufacturing Engineers conference in Troy, Michigan. ” Deloitte analysts agree that digital twin usage will continue to grow as the technology becomes more sophisticated.

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Molex Prizes Agility

Logistics Viewpoints

Digital Twin from Infor Nexus Drives Supply Chain Agility for Molex. The fact that most manufacturers struggled to achieve supply chain agility during COVID is not news. The Molex Supply Chain. The Molex global supply chain is complex. Molex Realizes it Needs Better Visibility.

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Global Independence: Reimagining the “What if Scenario”

NC State SCRC

The goal should be to maintain domestic sources where doing so makes sense in terms of national security and to create a global network of trusted suppliers willing to become part of the blockchain / visibility network” (p.78, Supply chain resiliency There is a pressing need to reimagine the “what if scenario.”

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The Importance Of Third Party Logistics Services And What They Include (The BR Williams Difference)

BR Williams Supply Chain Management

3PL logistics is the link between your manufacturing operations and moving products to your customers. Since the start of our 3PL division in 2010, we have moved around 10,000 loads a year. Our logistics team moved their first shipment on June 3, 2010, and has moved over 68,810 shipments to date! BR Williams is here to help.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 14-18, 2014)

Talking Logistics

At the center of Atlas’ product line is Atlas Exchange, a secure document exchange providing a “connect-once, access-all” network, securely linking retailers, manufacturers, suppliers and logistics service providers. I wrote those words in December 2010 , one of my supply chain and logistics predictions for 2011.

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Nothing Easy About Supplier Relationship Management

Talking Logistics

Can you aspire to have end-to-end supply chain visibility, which is what every manufacturer and retailer wants in order to become more agile and responsive, without also accepting end-to-end responsibility? Not an easy task, but a necessary one.