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Flying High: Innovations and Challenges in Aerospace Supply Chains Amidst Rising Global Demand

Resilinc

Resilinc’s President of Government, Defense, and Aerospace, Peter Guinto, provides insight into what’s top of mind for Aerospace and Defense supply chains. In 2023, there was a resurgence in demand within the aerospace and defense (A&D) industry, according to Deloitte. Number two is rapid geopolitical change.

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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. Registrations are pouring in for the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit on September 6th-8th in Washington, DC.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 14 – 20)

Logistics Viewpoints

FreshDirect has a reputation for innovative technology deployment, and recently initiated an advanced microfulfillment center automation project with Fabric to support customers in the Washington DC area. Ahold Delhaize brands in the US include Hannaford, Stop & Shop, Giant, and Food Lion.

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The Brave New World of Logistics: A Primer

BlueYonder

Other industries, like aerospace, have experienced similar flashpoints, which created enormous benefits. TMS adoption is growing rapidly for manufacturers, retailers and logistics service providers (3PLs, 4PLs and 5PLs) — as well as the carriers they partner with. As this World Economic Forum article points out, it took 2.4

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Auto Supply Chain Prophets Podcast Wrap-up: Eps. 26-31

QAD

In this episode, we meet up with Jovani Gonzalez , Chief Financial Officer of Acument Global Technologies to discover how Acument and its fasteners are making the leap from combustion vehicles and aerospace applications to EVs with a “fail fast” mentality. “One If] you’re bringing manufacturing back. Plus, reshoring takes time. “We

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Supply Chain Case Study: the Executive's Guide

Supply Chain Opz

Aerospace Industry is characterized by high material costs (about 65-80%). Manufacturing systems and regulatory compliance are considered to be very complex, coupled with the limited number suppliers due to the high barriers to entry. BMW uses a 12-year planning horizon and divides it into an annual period.

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Advantages of Basing Your Distribution Center in North Carolina

Kanban Logistics

Major industries in the state include agriculture, automotive, aviation/aerospace, banking, defense, energy, pharmaceuticals, and textiles. The state is also ranked #5 in GlobalTrade Magazine’s “ Best States for Manufacturing.” Total manufacturing output was over $103 billion in 2018. have opened major manufacturing facilities.