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How Manufacturers Can Take Control of Inventory with RFID Technology

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Manufacturers may not think they have much in common with the retail companies beyond producing the products that stock store shelves, but there could be a lot to learn from the latter as the manufacturing headwinds of the last few years carry into 2023. Walmart Has Embraced RFID Technology – Should You?

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Will Boeing Add to its Corporate Challenges- Labor Relations Front

Supply Chain Matters

In this industry specific Supply Chain Matters commentary , we provide perspectives on aerospace and commercial aircraft producer Boeing ’s added challenge in 2024, that being on the labor relations front. It is no exaggeration to say that the future of the 107 year-old manufacturer hangs in the balance.” The future of a U.S.

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

Supply Chain Shaman

It senses, translates, and orchestrates market changes (buy- and sell-side markets) bidirectionally with near real-time latency to align sell, deliver, make and sourcing functions. And, we try to be clear in the course that the starting point is in improving reliability. It builds on the concepts of becoming demand driven.

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

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Navy over the course of 5 years. These counterfeits featured markings normally found on legitimate parts from “approximately 35 major electronics manufacturers, including Motorola, Xilinx, and National Semiconductor.” The stakes could not have been higher—Picone knowingly supplied counterfeit parts for use in nuclear submarines.

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Airbus Sets 2024 Aircraft Production and Delivery Target

Supply Chain Matters

2024 Production Goal This week, commercial aircraft manufacturer Airbus established a goal to deliver upwards of 800 commercial aircraft this year. In its reporting of the Airbus production increase goal, The Wall Street Journal cited a London based aerospace analyst as declaring: “ It’s no longer a duopoly.”

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

QAD

This means involving stakeholders from across the company, including engineering, manufacturing, procurement, quality, maintainability, serviceability and sustainability, plus key suppliers. By addressing these risks upfront, the team can design the product and the manufacturing processes to prevent failures before they even occur.

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Prescriptive Analytics for Supply Chain Optimization: 6 Powerful Use Cases 

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In the context of supply chain management, prescriptive analytics leverages raw historical data and performance data to determine the best probable courses of action, supporting supply chain decisions through network design, inventory and warehouse optimization, and supplier management.