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5 Key Strategies for Putting Quality First and Designing It from the Start

QAD

As I mentioned in a recent article in Quality Digest , prevention is cheaper than playing quality catch-up. Because designing quality from the start requires a combination of the right employees using the proper tools and processes in a corporate environment that teaches, expects and fosters investment in the upfront design process.

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

RFgen

This article will examine the scale of the counterfeit parts problem and what’s changed in acquisition regulations to try to address it. 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.

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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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Ethics in Procurement – Simple, but Not Always Easy

Logistics Bureau

If you have not yet tackled the question of ethics in procurement, now is a great time to start. It does not matter whether you are a procurement professional, internal customer, external customer, senior executive, or supplier. Procurement is what sets entire supply chains and their organisations in motion.

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Success Stories in Action: Mobile Barcode Software Use Cases for Deltek Costpoint

RFgen

Mobile barcode software can help contractors safeguard operations and continue winning bigger contracts amid uncertainty. This article will explore three use cases where mobile barcoding for Deltek Costpoint helped modernize and optimize operations. Mobile data collection solutions can help Costpoint users realize those gains.

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What is Inbound Logistics and How Can a 3PL Help?

Kanban Logistics

In this article, we’ll take a closer look at the outsourcing model and the ways it can drive efficiency in your inbound logistics supply chain. This includes the procurement and delivery of the parts used to build the finished product. Third-party procurement. Third-party procurement services from a 3PL can help.

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Success Stories in Action: Mobile Barcode Software Use Cases for Deltek Costpoint

RFgen

Mobile barcode software can help contractors safeguard operations and continue winning bigger contracts amid uncertainty. This article will explore three use cases where mobile barcoding for Deltek Costpoint helped modernize and optimize operations. Mobile data collection solutions can help Costpoint users realize those gains.