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A Coronavirus Supply Chain Success Story: Public-Private Team Effort to Get Logistics Tech to 1st Responders

Savi

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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Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2018

Material Handling & Logistics

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has implemented a new process to allow shippers to submit original vehicle export documentation electronically in lieu of delivering physical copies to their local CBP trade office. Supply Chain Innovators of 2013 : paperless food chain, VLMs, cold chain fleet management, and more. Warehouse Automation.

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Your Guide to RFP Software

EC Sourcing Group

Quite often, it is the most common way organizations source their goods and services, and for certain industries, such as those tied to the government and military, it is the preferred method. All of this type of software should speed up and automate your sourcing process. RFP Software : The Basics.

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The Modern Risk Landscape Needs a Strong Supply Chain Risk Management Framework

Exiger Perspectives

With such a framework in place, companies can minimize the potential risk posed by regional conflicts or military infrastructure disruptions, identify challenges or shortages caused by shipping restrictions and trade wars, and build robust contingency plans in case of emergency.

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“I heard you on the wireless back in ’52”: Generative AI from an educational perspective

NC State SCRC

With over 23 years of active and continued service at the US Military, Fink is a specialist in the area of federal acquisition. This aspect of learning is vital, and Fink outlines that it is important to write what you experience, in order words to document the learning from scenarios.

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Denied Party Screening: Why It Matters

QAD

As this document makes clear, BIS will impose penalties for license missteps as well as for more serious compliance violations. Dual-use goods are items that can be used both for civilian and military applications. Car batteries can provide a ready source of power for almost any use — not all of them friendly.

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How to Become DFARS Compliant and Avoid Counterfeit Parts in the Aerospace and Defense Supply Chain

RFgen

If counterfeit electronic parts make it through the supply chain and into a mission-critical military asset, the potential for a worst-case scenario increases. Based on its findings, the SASC formed eight conclusions, including: Most counterfeit electronic parts in the defense supply chain are sourced from China.