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Securing aerospace and defense-critical supply chains

Resilinc

There are few industries where security requirements are as rigorous and intensive as in aerospace and defense. Both reports underscore the importance of training and develop a domestic workforce capable of staffing aerospace and defense industries.

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Airbus to Double China Based Final Assembly Aircraft Output

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters highlights reports indicating that Europe based Airbus will double China based aircraft final assembly output by 2024. The Announcement Commercial aircraft designer and manufacturer Airbus announced plans t o double the production of the company’s final assembly production capabilities within China.

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Made in China 2025 Promises a Manufacturing Revolution

Elementum

Manufacturing Agendas: So Hot Right Now. China must have been feeling left out. China has joined the manufacturing revolution party. At the end of May the Ministry of Industry and Telecommunications Technology announced the introduction of China’s own manufacturing legislation: Made In China 2025.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 11 – 17)

Logistics Viewpoints

The average contract cost of shipping a container from China to the U.S. The companies want the solution to work with the products exactly as they’re currently manufactured, which means handling a wide range of resins and shapes. network this year after its initial success at select facilities in 2022. West Coast was $2,618 as of Feb.

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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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China’s Export Restrictions on Germanium and Gallium  

Resilinc

All these modern products are manufactured using the key commodities germanium and gallium. Unfortunately, China has just issued critical restrictions on these commodities, creating a cause for concern for many businesses and manufacturers in the high-tech and semiconductor space. What Caused China to Restrict Exports?

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Space: The final logistics and supply chain management frontier

Kinaxis

In parallel, privately held and publicly traded companies like SpaceX, Arianespace, Orbital Sciences and Sierra Nevada Corporation boost the number of manufacturing options for space-related programs while contributing to the innovation of space and rocket technology. Space exploration is no longer a competition between superpowers.