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Prediction- Added Labor Activism Among Industry Supply Chains

Supply Chain Matters

Manufacturing Employment Impacts Across Europe and the United Kingdom , a significant period of production contraction has led to added manufacturing job losses. With government trade policies favoring more domestic sourcing of deemed strategic supply networks such as semiconductor devices, there are already indications across the U.S.

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Commodities Used in Electric Car Batteries: An Update on Lithium and Nickel

Resilinc

In India, the national Production Linked Incentive (PLI) is set to encourage domestic EV manufacturing—and this is just a glimpse of the latest policies worldwide. High-temperature alloys, created primarily using cobalt, are essential for advanced technologies like semiconductor fabrication, electric vehicle batteries, and aerospace products.

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How Machine Learning Is Redefining Supply Chain Management

IQMS

Source: Machine Learning – A Giant Leap for Supply Chain Forecasting, Material Handling and Logistics Conference (PDF, 28 pp., Source: Machine Learning & AI in Transport and Logistics, Frank Salliau & Sven Verstrepen Logistics Meets Innovation Vlerick Brussels – Nov. no opt-in). 15th, 2017 (PDF., no opt-in). no opt-in).

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Boeing Barges Into Aircraft-Seat Business in Threat to Suppliers

Material Handling & Logistics

Boeing said the Adient Aerospace venture was prompted by seat production foul-ups and a capacity crunch that have delayed jet deliveries and frustrated airlines. s premium Polaris seats were slow to make their debut on the Boeing 777-300ER last year when Zodiac Aerospace fell behind schedule. United Continental Holding Inc.’s

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Engine Reliability and Supply Surfaces for Commercial Aircraft Supply Chains

Supply Chain Matters

Since its introduction in 2016, the innovative Pratt GTF has been dogged by a series of reliability and manufacturing quality issues. Initially, problems centered on metal composition of the engines, complex turbo fans. The issue is a familiar one for the industry.

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Footwear Summit Highlights Supply Chain Solutions

RFgen

That’s the aim of the Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America annual Sourcing Intelligence Summit. The meeting was held on July 19, 2016, and the audience took away crucial supply chain management information on everything from the global market to inventive production tactics, according to Footwear News.

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Footwear Summit Highlights Supply Chain Solutions

RFgen

That’s the aim of the Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America annual Sourcing Intelligence Summit. The meeting was held on July 19, 2016, and the audience took away crucial supply chain management information on everything from the global market to inventive production tactics, according to Footwear News.