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Summary of Development and Manufacture Contracts in the Aerospace and Defense Industries

NC State SCRC

Our third contract research paper is by James Wilkinson, focusing on aerospace contracts which typically entail a great deal of risk (as illustrated by the Boeing 737 MAX incident…). The type of contract of interest in this report is for Development and Manufacture contracts in the Aerospace and Defense industries. Description.

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How to Become DFARS Compliant and Avoid Counterfeit Parts in the Aerospace and Defense Supply Chain

RFgen

In 2014, Massachusetts resident Pierre Picone pleaded guilty to selling counterfeit integrated circuits (IC) to the U.S. We’ll also provide questions and strategies to help contractors improve systems and processes for combatting counterfeit electronic parts in the aerospace and defense supply chain. Navy over the course of 5 years.

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Supply Chain Risk Report: Ukraine-Russia Conflict

Resilinc

Oil prices have risen to well over $90 a barrel — their highest levels since 2014 — in recent days as fears of war have grown,” reported the New York Times last week. And electronics, automotive, aerospace, food, healthcare, and other industries would see supply allocations and revenue impacts.

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Two Important Questions About the Future of Freight Moves

Talking Logistics

The projections are from BTS’ and FHWA’s latest version of the Freight Analysis Framework (FAF) , “which integrates data from a variety of sources to create a comprehensive picture of freight movement among states and major metropolitan areas by all modes of transportation.”. trillion in 2015). The article goes on: Last March, the U.S.

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Trends 2023: Technology

Enterra Insights

These increasingly important solutions include renewable sources such as solar power and wind power, sustainable fuels such as hydrogen, long-duration battery systems, and smart grids.” 4] Adie Tomer and Rob Puentes, “ Here’s the Right Way to Build the Futuristic Cities of Our Dreams ,” Wired, 23 April 2014. [5] 25 August 2022.

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SCM World 2014 Chief Supply Chain Officer Report: A Conversation with Kevin O’Marah – Part IV

BlueYonder

In this final post in the series, he addresses the shift away from out-sourcing to vertical integration. SCN: Manufacturers report a strong trend toward greater vertical integration vs. out-sourcing production. O’Marah: Yes, it is a reversal of the trend to out-source to lower cost countries. or at least Mexico.

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The internet of (supply chain) things

Kinaxis

In a 2014 study, 46% of manufacturing executives didn’t know what the internet of things was. In a previous life, we had examples where aerospace products were produced in a non-air-conditioned factory but measured in an air-conditioned QA lab. So what is the Internet of things? Needless to say we had scrap issues on a hot day.