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Securing aerospace and defense-critical supply chains

Resilinc

The DOD identified four types of technology and goods about which it is particularly concerned: kinetic capabilities such as missiles, hypersonic and directed-energy weapons; high-capacity batteries, especially those using lithium; castings and forgings; and microelectronics. A vivid example: drones.

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OEM vs ODM?explained – what’s best for manufacturers?

Unleashed

As a manufacturer, you will likely see two acronyms used a lot when referring to potential business models. OEM stands for Original Equipment Manufacturer, and ODM stands for Original Design Manufacturer. Not the manufacturing acronyms you were looking for? OEM and ODM are two manufacturing business models.

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OEM vs ODM?explained – what’s best for manufacturers?

Unleashed

As a manufacturer, you will likely see two acronyms used a lot when referring to potential business models. OEM stands for Original Equipment Manufacturer, and ODM stands for Original Design Manufacturer. Not the manufacturing acronyms you were looking for? OEM and ODM are two manufacturing business models.

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How manufacturers and distributors can mitigate disruption in the global supply chain

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

There’s no doubt that the pandemic, with its harsh lockdowns and impact on economies worldwide, has played a dramatic role in the supply chain disruptions being experienced by manufacturers. Many businesses in the US, and elsewhere, were sourcing their componentry from China. How can businesses create the supply chain of the future?

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Handfield’s Supply Chain Analytics Predictions for 2014

Supply Chain View from the Field

I’ve had the good fortune to be presented with opportunities for compelling discussions with a significant group of leading thinkers, senior executives in procurement, logistics, and technology management over this past year. This complexity is occurring in many forms. Cost Pressures Will Continue to Escalate.

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5 pieces to the global capacity management puzzle

Kinaxis

by Bill DuBois Recently I was watching a video interview with David Thomas, the Director of Global Capacity Planning for Ford Motor Company. Among other things, he’s been leading the charge at Ford to deliver a global capacity management solution. Ford’s challenges to global capacity management.

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Logistics Bureau Supply Chain and Logistics News Roundup, July 2022

Logistics Bureau

A growing global warehouse capacity crunch. Given that some Asian and South American countries have no compunction about continuing to do business with Russia, and that many companies in the West have trade relationships in Asia and South America, the sanctions have caught many Western companies’ supply chains in a stranglehold.