Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

These assessments are despite continued joint nation naval and air military efforts to attack and neutralize believed Houthi rebel’s missile, drone, and small ship laden attack sites. Maersk is not the only global wide carrier bringing on added new ship capacity this year. That compares to $9.8 percent to 4.5

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 9, 2024

In highly sensitive sectors like the military or medical logistics, this can help prevent damage and death. Data Integration and Logistics Efficiency Consolidating data from various sources and formats provides a full-picture view of logistics, giving managers all the information they need to make decisions.

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Savi

MAY 28, 2020

Portable deployment kits (PDKs) are among the key military asset-tracking products available. The newly released, cutting-edge Savi PDK III gives military warfighters and first responders a lighter and leaner logistics footprint in even the most austere, hostile environments. The aRFID IV contract provides U.S.

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ivalua

DECEMBER 14, 2020

What we learned about agility and resilience can be applied to future-proof the source-to-pay (S2P) process and help organizations meet any new challenge with confidence. The job of sourcing professionals is to understand the risk in the supply chain and manage it so they can react quickly when a problem occurs.”

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Resilinc

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

And according to a security expert from the Royal Military College in Ontario, forcibly removing the protesters, “would be un-Canadian. .” The poll “suggests a heavy-handed police [action] to end the protest may only spark more disruptions by the well-organised group.” ” SCRM Best Practices.

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Resilinc

AUGUST 15, 2023

In 2010, China restricted exports of rare earth elements to Japan following a territorial dispute, sending prices soaring and Japan scrambling to find alternative sources. China has a lot more processing and smelting capacity than any other country. This is not the first time China has threatened the supply chain in retaliation.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 2, 2022

Considering that the world’s population is increasing by one billion people every 11 to 12 years, losing any source of food is big problem. Al-Assad deliberately used starvation as a military tactic in Syria’s on-going civil war. .”[1] Recently, it seems like the world is filled with violence and conflict.

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NC State SCRC

AUGUST 14, 2020

These have to be firm contracts – asking Manufacturers to “reserve” capacity/quantities of material to supplement the SNS is not going to happen. In many industries, sourcing executives have embedded their supply chains in Asian regions, noting that “…these jobs will never return to Western countries. ”

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Resilinc

MAY 3, 2022

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.

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Alloy

MARCH 29, 2022

The devastation experienced by Ukraine and its people has prompted the western world to levy sanctions on Russia, the idea being to put so much pressure on Russia’s economy that they will pack up their military and go home. Business and military – U.S. Notable international business actions. Long-term Supply Chain Implications.

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 3, 2019

These contracts include the overall aircraft contract from the governments for military and subcontracts for commercial (civil) aircraft systems originating from public/private companies. Capacity to innovate [7]. The military and commercial industries are cyclical and originate from political and economic volatility.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

The project includes research into supply chain issues related to such large-scale local food sourcing and distribution, plus outreach and at least one new academic course designed to help prepare NC State students for positions as buyers for sustainable agricultural products or other supply chain roles.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

MAY 8, 2013

Companies like Nike and Disney have publicly stated that they are not going to Bangladesh for apparel sourcing in the future. The same unsafe working conditions prevail, and you are just as likely to encounter the problems with capacity and subcontracting that we’ve noted in other blogs.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 11, 2018

“Former partners can provide a constant source of leads and referrals.” In the military, strategy sometimes isn’t as important as “boots on the ground.” At least 64% of managers are relying on technology in some capacity affecting inventory availability.”

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 11, 2021

In a joint statement, Space Force and Air Force officials said “these new opportunities are expanding cargo capacity and dramatically reducing launch costs.” For one large supermarket chain, the idea of jumping on the buy and source locally trend makes too much sense.

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Freightos

AUGUST 26, 2015

So I went straight to the source and asked consultants, trade reporters, Wall Street Journal reporters and others, what their go-to logistics and supply chain sources were. is one of the industry’s most respected logistics sources. Sourcing Innovation. This was the result. wsjlogistics. JOC Daily Newswire.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 15, 2022

He wrote, “For supply chain leaders, especially those running global organizations with center-led functional executives in charge of manufacturing, sourcing and logistics, the temptation is to ignore politics as an externality and concentrate instead on the known-knowns of costs, capacity and lead-times. ”[4].

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Resilinc

JANUARY 2, 2024

defense sector faced new geopolitical challenges and placed a strong emphasis on modernizing the military, resulting in robust demand. Companies—particularly in Aerospace and Defense‚ are being forced to better assess their sourcing strategies from low tiers. In Aerospace and Defense, this action means creating additional sources.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 8, 2015

Modern electronics ratcheted up the demand for portable sources of electric power. As an engineer, I replaced cells in the pods as they died from military surplus. This improvement tripled battery storage capacity (almost equaling lithium ion) A few marketplace knee jerk reactions occurred. – HP45 By Daniel Sancho.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 5, 2022

If President Joe Biden’s administration proceeds with the move, it could also hurt South Korean memory chip juggernauts Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and SK Hynix Inc, the sources said, speaking on condition of anonymity. he crackdown, if approved, would involve barring the shipment of U.S.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 26, 2018

And this global trip isn’t just for sightseeing – leading companies find that a diversified sourcing base and far-flung manufacturing can help cut production costs, increasing the bottom line. No matter how much can be saved from sourcing globally, transportation costs continue to creep in to seriously affect a product’s profit margin.

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MIT Supply Chain

DECEMBER 19, 2013

There are good sources of information about how the system is working and how many people are being served during a crisis. I have listed several of my usual sources below (note that they do have a logistics angle). Information Sources for Typhoon Haiyan. Philippines National Government. information management (e.g.

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Resilinc

APRIL 19, 2022

Not only are these minerals necessary for a wide range of products and industrial processes, they are also essential for a transition to low-carbon energy sources (along with rare earth elements). manufacturers decided to source REEs from foreign countries. On March 31, President Biden ordered the U.S. Warning that the U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 4, 2023

The specific models reportedly affected are the Boeing 737 MAX 7, MAX 8 and MAX 8-200 aircraft along with the military P-8 reconnaissance version. Global airlines and summer travelers are indeed likely to be challenged by a lack of added new aircraft capacity in the summer. CFO Brian West indicated the U.S. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

As noted in our prior Supply Chain Matters postings three years ago, a published report had indicated Apple had requested major suppliers and contract manufacturers to evaluate the cost implications for shifting fifteen, to as much as thirty percent of production capacity from China to other Southeast Asia regions.

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Intelligent Audit

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

While increased independence from Amazon may seem like less-than-stellar news, UPS believes the transition could improve capacity access for other shippers within their network. . and China over the fate of Taiwan are a source of immense pressure on the geopolitical and economic fronts. The brewing tensions between the U.S.

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Resilinc

MARCH 14, 2023

Key goals of the blueprint are to improve raw material sourcing, supply domestic processing of lithium, and encourage recycling lithium. From where will the US source materials? Second, raw materials needed to assemble batteries are projected to be in short supply over the next decade as demand grows faster than extraction capacity.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 9, 2022

According to the industry trade group Semiconductor Industry Association , upwards of 75 percent of chip production capacity resides in the East Asia region. The Micron announcement is a rather significant development since so much of memory chip production is sourced across East Asia. More Strategic Stakes.

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Resilinc

JUNE 22, 2021

Four industries in particular were called out: semiconductors; high-capacity batteries; critical minerals and materials; and pharmaceuticals/APIs. For example, the section on high-capacity batteries recommends sharply increasing U.S. communities will be willing to “incur the environmental cost” of refining lithium. “The

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 2, 2023

In mid-December, CEO Tim Cook acknowledged that upwards of 60 percent supply network reliance in one country is too much, which signaled that the company will likely step-up efforts in China Plus sourcing for components as well as assembly of its most sophisticated smartphones. billion, principally weighed down by $2.8

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6 River Systems

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Inventory not only ties up working capital, which has its own cost that can impact the bottom line, but it also occupies space which costs money, requires handling which costs money and, when a warehouse’s storage is over-capacity, it creates inefficiencies in the workflow around the warehouse, which again will cost money.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Initially drones were primarily associated with the military and aviation sectors, however, they are now being increasingly used for various activities within the leisure, non-profit and commercial spheres. In this piece, we will look at how retailers and logistics companies could use drones to deliver parcels to customers.

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Supply Chain Management and Analytics

MARCH 29, 2020

The AI/ML-driven platform automatically made demand-driven adjustments and provided a realistic view of the future requirements based on the estimate of the pandemic duration coming from external sources such as WHO. 6) Collaboration across functions is key to stay viable and safe! This one builds on the visibility level.

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Supply Chain Management and Analytics

MARCH 29, 2020

The AI/ML-driven platform automatically made demand-driven adjustments and provided a realistic view of the future requirements based on the estimate of the pandemic from external sources such as WHO. 6) Collaboration across functions is key to stay viable and safe! This one builds on the visibility level. What can we do for you?

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 19, 2022

The Farnborough International Airshow , an important trade exhibition event for the commercial aerospace and military defense industries is being held this week. Boeing and 777 Partners announcing a new order and commitment for up to 66 737 MAX jets, including a firm order for 30 high-capacity Boeing 737-8-200s.

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Abivin

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Chokepoints (or bottlenecks) are a term used to describe the most crucial strategic marine routes because they: Capacity limitations. Chokepoints commonly have shallow, constricting depths, which hinder navigation and place restrictions on ship capacity. Potential for closure or interruption. meters in 2008 as opposed to 22.5

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Ukraine does not have the military might to stop the invasion. Given low inventories and dwindling spare capacity, the oil market cannot afford large supply disruptions,” said UBS analyst Giovanni Staunovo in a Reuters article. In terms of trade, these are not critical, single-sourced Tier 1 inputs needed in manufacturing.

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