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Pushing the Supply Chain Reset Button

Supply Chain Shaman

This small island is currently in the middle of political tensions between the US and China and represents 90% of the most sophisticated chips, such as those based on gallium nitride and gallium arsenide, which are used in the defense and aerospace sector. I am the most worried about the chemical sector.

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Pushing the Supply Chain Reset Button

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

This small island is currently in the middle of political tensions between the US and China and represents 90% of the most sophisticated chips, such as those based on gallium nitride and gallium arsenide, which are used in the defense and aerospace sector. I am the most worried about the chemical sector.

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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. Does your procurement system allow you to place vendors on hold while you investigate suspected counterfeit parts?

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Logistics in the Manufacturing Industry: New report highlights 3PL benefits

Kanban Logistics

The six largest sectors – Computer & Electronic Products; Fabricated Metal Products; Chemical Products ; Food, Beverage & Tobacco Products; Transportation Equipment; and Petroleum & Coal Products – had moderate-to-strong growth. Third-party procurement. Positive takeaways for August include the following.

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Prediction- Added Labor Activism Among Industry Supply Chains

Supply Chain Matters

Within the aerospace and commercial aircraft industry, involuntary job losses among highly skilled workers that occurred in 2020 and 2021 are still being felt as the industry attempts to again ramp-up monthly production levels for commercial aircraft or address large scale aircraft engine premature component replacement needs.

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Parts Are Not Parts

Supply Chain Shaman

The largest increase is in Aerospace and Defense (A&D). PFEP optimizes the policies that define how to procure each part. PFEP enables supply chain leaders to glean a 360-degree view of their inventory and procurement policies to maximize the value of each inventory dollar.

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What I Have Learned Teaching Courses on Market-Driven Value Networks

Supply Chain Shaman

I do not think that this will happen through the repurposing of indirect procurement networks (e.g., SAP’s redefinition of Ariba). Instead, I think that this will happen through the evolution of industry-specific business networks.