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

Savi

million are the first large-scale purchases of the new Savi PDK III. Contingency Planning & Coronavirus: Overcoming Manufacturing Supply Chain Disruption During a Pandemic. It involves a number of suppliers working together to manufacture dozens of kit components, assemble all of those pieces, and test the completed units.

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Labor Strike Targeting U.S. Automakers- Update Five

Supply Chain Matters

More Significant Development As noted in last week’s update , the UAW labor union has been utilizing a novel work stoppage strategy that targets each of the three individual U.S. In this fifth Supply Chain Matters weekly reader update, we highlight the latest developments related to ongoing UAW labor strike involving the big three U.S.

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This Week In Supply Chain Management Tech April 4 2023

Supply Chain Matters

Publicis Sapient Announces Acquisition of Spinnaker SCA Digital business transformation company Publicis Sapient has announced the acquisition of Spinnaker SCA , a supply chain services firm that provides end-to-end supply chain strategy, planning and execution consulting services.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 30 – April 5)

Logistics Viewpoints

Rockville, Maryland-based OCR says it helps customers streamline and automate processes around denied party screening, license procurement / management, and product classification. Crafting an effective returns strategy is a particularly pressing challenge for online sellers. percent of total online sales.

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5 Facts About American Manufacturing & 3 Reasons to Work In Manufacturing

GlobalTranz

They are a great company and very representative of the pride of American Manufacturing. We are featuring two of their quick blog posts below that are relevant to the state of American Manufacturing today: the real facts about the industry and why someone should work in manufacturing. Manufacturers Can Thrive Against All Comers."

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If You Are Not a Step Ahead, You Are Behind.

ivalua

A couple of weeks ago, ISM and Spend Matters had their first Eprocurement Technology Summit in Baltimore, Maryland on the Inner Harbor. During the summit, I attended a break-out session on “Megatrends” facilitated by Jason Busch, Founder, and Head of Strategy at Spend Matters. I attended with a few colleagues from Directworks.

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Global Trade and Decoupling from China

Enterra Insights

Stern Professor at the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland, explains: “ After World War II, amid a desire to integrate and rebuild the post-war economy, the U.S. In the United States, globalization was widely perceived as the destroyer of manufacturing and jobs. Destler, the Saul I. political aisle. allied one.

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