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Engine Reliability and Supply Surfaces for Commercial Aircraft Supply Chains

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According to reporting from The Wall Street Journal last week, more than 100 Pratt powered jets have been grounded “ by durability issues or spare parts shortages that have dragged on for years.” In the specific case of the Airbus A320 neo narrow aisle family, backlogs now extend to the year 2030.

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Why Taxing Automation is a Bad Idea

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Earlier this year, the billionaire founder of Microsoft Bill Gates said in an interview with online news journal Quartz that governments should tax companies use of robots to “temporarily slow the spread of automation and to fund other types of employment.” But California is not the first to raise this idea. And the silver lining?

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Transformation of Automotive Industry Supply Networks- Size, Resources and Supply Network Scale Matters

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Regarding EV battery supply networks, Scaringe indicated to The Wall Street Journal : “ Put very simply, all the world’s cell production combined represents well under 10 percent of what we will need in 10 years, meaning that 90 to 95 percent of the supply chain does not exist.”. billion and introduce over 25 new vehicle models by 2030.

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

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