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Different Sectors of the Chemical Industry!

Supply Chain Game Changer

The Ocean Plastics Environmental Crisis! According to the latest published Chemical Sector Profile, there are mainly five sectors that embody the chemical industry: Agricultural Chemicals, Basic Chemicals, Specialty Chemicals, Consumer Products, and Pharmaceuticals. Synthetic rubber – polymers made from crude oil. Email Address.

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The Manufacturers Health Check: Firms Holding Double the Stock Amidst ‘Inventory Crisis’

Unleashed

New manufacturing data has revealed which industries and nations are leading the way in the post-pandemic economic recovery – and the tactics they’re using to beat supply chain disruption. We did this by analysing four key metrics: The average value of total stock on hand – reflecting the volume of goods held (plus impacts from inflation).

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Revealed: The Sectors Cutting Product Lead Times Fastest

Unleashed

We analysed 25 different sub-sectors of the supply chain industry to see which ones experienced the most severe shortages during the Covid crisis. Plastic and rubber products 19.27 It’s been a long two years for manufacturing and logistics businesses at the sharp end of rapidly-changing global events. 72.63% Spirits 11.03

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U.S. Tariffs on Chinese Goods: Understanding the Updates

Talking Logistics

Machines for working minerals, glass, rubber or plastic. Affected goods include: Plastics/plastic products. Industrial machinery. Machinery for working stone, ceramics, concrete, wood, hard rubber or plastic and glass. Industrial items – such as chemicals and liquefied natural gas.

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Additive Manufacturing continues to Mature

Enterra Insights

Four years ago Matthew Timms wrote, “Cited by some as ‘the next industrial revolution’, 3D printing is slowly reshaping the traditional supply chain, and could conceivably be the single most disruptive breakthrough since progressive assembly.”[1] Nevertheless, additive manufacturing is still poised to have a major impact.

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Doing Business in Malaysia

QAD

Despite the years of political turmoil, the country was able to diversify its economy to include robust manufacturing, services and a thriving tourism industry. Despite the years of political turmoil, the country was able to diversify its economy to include robust manufacturing, services and a thriving tourism industry. of the GDP.

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From roller skates to recliners, material shortages spread to more industries

Resilinc

As widely reported in the media, a shortage of semiconductors has led to financially painful production delays in automotive, IT equipment, medical devices and other industries. Now, with spring approaching and the pandemic easing in the U.S., Logistics problems are compounding the supply-demand imbalances.