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Recommendations to the US government for domestic alignment of supply chains in 2022

NC State SCRC

As an example, individuals pointed to the fact that during COVID, domestic manufacturers sprung up to produce N95 masks, supported by DoD SBR grants. To address this issue, one recommendation I am advocating would be to create government industrial policies that are targeted at supporting a domestic “stop gap” manufacturing capability.

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Supply Chain Matters News Capsule Update April 25 2022

Supply Chain Matters

The COVID 19 restrictions impacting areas of China ’s largest cities and manufacturing regions continue and have extended into their fifth week. The facility’s operations director indicated to state-owned media outlet Xinhua that the production facility had limited inventory, enough to support one week of production.

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Is Your Supply Chain Producing Too Much Waste?

AFFLINK

Packaging waste happens when the wrong type of good in the wrong packaging is produced or excess inventory must be repackaged. For example, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) notes that 53% of fresh vegetables and 63% of fruits were lost somewhere in the supply chain. Supply chain waste has many consequences.

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GAAP for Accounts Payable: What it is and why it's important

Precoro

Around the world, governments and regulatory bodies have established guidelines for companies’ accounting departments to follow when it comes to bookkeeping. Let’s take a look at how following standardized guidelines can benefit companies and, specifically, their AP departments. What is GAAP?

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Pfizer Supply Chain Modernization Leading The Way In Healthcare

RFgen

To ensure its place at the forefront of pharmaceutical manufacturing and supply chain management, Pfizer: Operates 58 Manufacturing Sites Worldwide Spanning continents, these sites are equipped with cutting-edge technology to ensure the production of high-quality medicines. billion in revenue in 2023 alone.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 14 – 20)

Logistics Viewpoints

-bound shipments post first annual gain in 14 months in September Teamsters at DHL rally for fair contract The Mississippi River has dropped to a historic low Amazon is introducing an array of new artificial intelligence and robotics capabilities into its warehouse operations that will reduce delivery times and help identify inventory more quickly.

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The Mask Supply Chain!

Supply Chain Game Changer

It got me thinking about where the masks were manufactured and was there a problem with that Supply Chain. To be clear the government and business guidelines for the wearing of masks do not require the use of medical masks for everyday purposes. There are guidelines issued by the World Health Organization on how to make and wear masks.