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EU-UK supply chains roiled by surprise tariffs, red tape, delays

Resilinc

More than four years after a majority of UK voters opted to leave the EU, negotiations on the terms of the Brexit breakup were finally agreed to on December 24, 2020—just days before its January 1 implementation. Fortunately, the deal grants a 12-month grace period on some elements of the rules of origin.

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Boeing’s Production Quality Crisis Significantly Escalates

Supply Chain Matters

We do so in the lens of supply chain management and manufacturing. According to a published report by The New York Times , the FAA’s audit: “ explored how well Boeing’s employees understood the company’s quality control processes.” Interviews reportedly conducted with six engineers and scored by auditors yielded a score of 58 percent.

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Celebrating Ada Lovelace’s Birthday and Women in STEM

QAD

Here is the panel we interviewed: Heather Wynne, Software Developer – Dublin, Ireland. Here is the panel we interviewed: Heather Wynne, Software Developer – Dublin, Ireland. Aisling Murphy, Quality Assurance Engineer – Limerick, Ireland. An Interview with QAD Technology Professionals on Inspiration.

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Press Release: Goodproductsmatter.com launches to help people discover new artisan producers and independent manufacturers working to keep their brands visible during lockdown

Unleashed

Unleashed Software has launched goodproductsmatter.com , a marketplace to help people discover hundreds of small artisan producers and independent manufacturers during lockdown. Currently over 500 products from the UK, Ireland, New Zealand and Australia are listed with the number growing all the time. April 6, 2020.

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Doing Business in Belgium

QAD

Manufacturing in Belgium. Typical manufacturing products made in Belgium include engineering and metal products, automobile assemblies, transportation equipment, scientific and precision instruments, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, textiles, glass, petroleum and food and beverages. Manufacturing accounts for about 22 percent of the GDP.

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The Direct Impact of the Brexit Deal on Supply Chains

CH Robinson Transportfolio

For products that have multiple rules of origin – such as products that come from the manufacturing industry – the agreement offers extensive details on its custom code section about how tariffs should be calculated. 31, including revisions of the UK’s Border Operating Model and Trading and moving goods in and out of Northern Ireland. .

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How Europe is Coping with Supply Chain Disruption

Jaggaer

Just-in-time delivery of finished goods and components has been put under tremendous strain. She predicted that shoppers would see more restricted ranges on supermarket shelves “to allow more throughput from suppliers and manufacturers of food”. Harvest time is approaching fast in many countries in the northern hemisphere.