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The Journey to End-to-End (E2E) Supply Chain Visibility Is Ongoing

Logistics Viewpoints

It means being able to see where a shipment or an order is while it’s in transit — whether on a truck, a railcar, an ocean liner or a cargo plane — anywhere in the world. Aerospace manufacturers have an average of 200 tier-one suppliers and 12,000 across all tiers. You need visibility because you live within such a variable network.”

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

RFgen

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. This practice, combined with buying back excess inventory from customers, has introduced counterfeits into the inventories of authorized distributors.”

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Hurricane Ian supply chain impact will last for months

Resilinc

Florida is a major hub and home to a variety of industries including: aerospace, high tech, healthcare, electronics, pharmaceuticals, life sciences, agriculture, manufacturing, security, and more. A similar story could be told for manufacturing industries whose supply chains extend into Florida.

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Is Hyperloop the Next Great Supply Chain Technology?

Kinaxis

But it’s gained new prominence with some engineering advances, as well as the imprimatur of Musk, who’s gained tons of press for successfully disrupting the online payment, aerospace , and automotive industries. The Hyperloop project is also seeing substantial private sector investment.

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Experts Choice Of Top Online Logistics Resources

Freightos

Air Cargo World. This American based niche news site specialises in air cargo. Cargo Business News.com. based niche site, covering air, sea, rail and road cargo news. Arabian Aerospace. But within that, it has a very broad scope covering, not just air cargo, but all aviation, aerospace and space news.

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COVID-19: Bullwhip in Cheese Demand

Operations and Supply Chain Management

The aviation industry has lost around 100,000 jobs this year, and many of the company’s suppliers are staggering financially amid clouds over the aerospace sector’s recovery prospects. Purchasing remains irregular and companies anxious to conserve cash aren’t taking risks on inventories. Share this email with a friend. – Bob.

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Beyond Asset Tracking: RFID For An Accelerated Supply Chain

The Logistics of Logistics

Shining a light in the world of visibility, asset management and inventory tracking, is that of radio frequency identification (RFID). In the aerospace industry, where RFID adoption is high, Bell Helicopter uses RFID for warehouse management, tracking containers and parts.