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Drugmakers Face Puerto Rico Factory Challenges with Shattered Infrastructure

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Drugmakers rode out Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, but keeping plants running while the devastated island picks up the pieces is likely to be tougher. The industry accounts for roughly a quarter of the island’s gross domestic product, with more than 70 medical-device manufacturing operations and 49 U.S. Boston Scientific Inc.,

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[INFOGRAPHIC] Alexander Hamilton: A US Manufacturing Visionary

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Editor's Note: This is a blog and infographic from The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP). manufacturers to help the>m create and retain jobs, increase profits, and save time and money. Alexander Hamilton: The First Government Expert & Champion on Manufacturing.

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Capacity Crunch Factors: What Causes a Capacity Crunch?

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Sudden growth in the stock market means increases in manufacturing and commerce across the country, and as a result, shippers will have more product to move. Increased Market Stamina Contributes to Capacity Crunch Factors. The stock market also plays a role in contributing to a capacity crunch.

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Types of Risks Impacting Supply Chains in 2018

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For example, an analysis carried out by AIR on the potential impact of Hurricane Harvey on regional manufacturing found that, based on percentage of the total potential revenue loss, the top three subsectors are petroleum and coal products manufacturing (37%), chemical manufacturing (13%), and oil and gas extraction (12%).

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Disaster Logistics: The Nature of Disaster Recovery Planning

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Puerto Rico and the islands, unfortunately, were not so fortuitous. That particular plant was responsible for producing a majority of a type of resin necessary for auto manufacturing. She is a regular contributor to Manufacturing Transformation and American Machinist. Megan is also the editor of Schooled By Science.

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The Biggest Supply Chain Blunders of 2017

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Puerto Rico Aid. One of the year's most devastating failures in supply chain planning happened in Puerto Rico after catastrophic Hurricane Maria. The biggest impediment to Puerto Rico's supply chain was a lack of available diesel fuel. Or, are you following ethical sourcing and manufacturing methods?

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3 Minute Explainer: An Introduction to Foreign-Trade Zones

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There are FTZs in all 50 states and Puerto Rico. Almost any merchandise can be manufactured in an FTZ with a few exceptions. Some exceptions include the manufacture of alcoholic beverages, firearms, tobacco products and sugar. FTZs are similar to its global counterparts, Free Trade Zones.