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3 Ways Robotics Are Crucial to Aerospace Manufacturing & Design

GlobalTranz

The United States aerospace manufacturing industry is a highly competitive one. These factors make aerospace manufacturing companies highly valued partners, even internationally. Although the aerospace industry employs countless hundreds of thousands of workers, robots are still necessary to complete many tasks.

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Digital and the Supply Chain—How Far Have We Come?

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The impact was across manufacturing plants, transport networks, warehouses, and retail outlets. Source: IDC 2021—Digital Analysis: Manufacturing. Source: IDC Manufacturing Iansights APeJ Industry 4-0 Survey. For many organisations, this change was forced upon them so they could continue to run their businesses.

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The Dangers of Counterfeit Parts in the Aerospace and Defense Industry Supply Chain

RFgen

The aerospace and defense industry needs a reliable supply chain. Aerospace and defense industry equipment not only transport personnel but contain weapons systems and sensitive information. The rules for aerospace and defense industry supply chain procedures constantly change in response as new risks present themselves.

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The Dangers of Counterfeit Parts in the Aerospace and Defense Industry Supply Chain

RFgen

The aerospace and defense industry needs a reliable supply chain. Aerospace and defense industry equipment not only transport personnel but contain weapons systems and sensitive information. The rules for aerospace and defense industry supply chain procedures constantly change in response as new risks present themselves.

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Supply chain shockwaves from the Taiwan earthquake

Resilinc

Many of these suppliers are estimated to encounter some degree of disruption as a result of the earthquake, to some varying degrees.

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The Global Trade Compliance Market is Crazy!

Logistics Viewpoints

Jerry Peck, the vice president of product strategy for global trade and transportation execution at QAD, made the point that better systems at customs agencies are leading to increases in cycle times for companies that are not on top of the complex documentation requirements associated with trade. This adversely affects a company’s cash flow.

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Major Commercial Aircraft Supply Network Disruption Now Avoided

Supply Chain Matters

In prior Supply Chain Matters commentary , we have highlighted that commercial aircraft fuselage, structural component, and engine pylon supplier Spirit AeroSystems was involved in tense labor contract renewal talks with upwards of 6,000 workers represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM).

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