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Pushing the Supply Chain Reset Button

Supply Chain Shaman

We have heard that there is a focus on near-shoring, reshoring, and local manufacturing. Building a fab (manufacturing site) takes two-to-four years and requires the availability of water and trained labor. For example, when I used to ship ice cream by reefer container to China from the west coast, the time on the ship was 12-18 days.

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Pushing the Supply Chain Reset Button

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

We have heard that there is a focus on near-shoring, reshoring, and local manufacturing. Building a fab (manufacturing site) takes two-to-four years and requires the availability of water and trained labor.” The China COVID disruption impact is ongoing creating container and chassis imbalances. Does this solve the problem?

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November Global PMI Reporting Reflects Some Stabilization

Supply Chain Matters

In our prior highlights and perceptions of September and October published indices , we observed that the numbers once again signaled continued contraction in global manufacturing output and product demand levels. Global Wide Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. in November.

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

RFgen

A naval ship at sea loses navigation abilities. According to the Department of Justice, he conspired with suppliers in China and Hong Kong to sell over 12,000 counterfeit ICs for millions of dollars. A fighter jet suffers a critical system failure during flight.

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Supply Chain Matters News Capsule Follow-Up- August 17 2022

Supply Chain Matters

Added Manufacturing Disruption in China. Last week after a series of manufacturing and product design flaws impacted the deliveries of Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner wide-body aircraft since 2020, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) cleared the way to resume airline deliveries of previously ordered aircraft.

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Examples of How Supplier Quality Management System Implementations Pay Off

GlobalTranz

As the world is more distributed and players within the supply chain in transportation, manufacturing, and distribution are varied, applying a supplier quality management system in your business may allow you to stay more strategic and collaborative. Examples and Case Studies from the Implementation of a Supplier Quality Management System.

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Insights from Counterfeit Roundtable at NC State Part 2: Interdiction and Block Chain

NC State SCRC

Counterfeiting is seen as a major problem facing major manufacturers as well as our defense organizations. An electronics manufacturer has repeatedly sent letters to online retailers complaining of counterfeit products being sold on their site, but often as not there is no response.