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Top 5 Aerospace Supply Chain Disruptions of 2023

Resilinc

For example, on June 26, Lithium producer Livent Corp had a fire at its largest manufacturing plant in North Carolina. In another instance, Hulamin Aluminum Mill workers in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, began striking on July 14 for higher medical care contributions. A lithium compound caught fire at the 800-acre facility.

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Supply Chain Disruption and Digitization

Enterra Insights

Automotive, aerospace and medical device industries are increasing the usage of 3D printed components in their products. One of the best examples is the delivery of blood bags in some areas of Africa. And truck platooning is being experimented with in North Carolina. Blockchain.

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Beyond The Data with William Sandoval

The Logistics of Logistics

I’m based out of Charlotte, North Carolina, which is a beautiful part of the country. When I came from the supply chain side, I worked in automotive. New Jersey is where our corporate headquarters is based but we have offices in Brazil, Mexico, Argentina and South Africa. Our headquarter is based out of New Jersey.

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Perspectives on the Global Trade Environment: A Panel Discussion

NC State SCRC

As an example, there are tariffs on the automotive rotors that go into a brake system, and over the last ten years, the vast majority of these are produced in northern China. It is not so much the application of a tariff, or even leaving NAFTA, but more like “North Carolina leaving the United States!”

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