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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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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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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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Synovos Names Walt Teesdale Senior Vice President of Operations

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Our MRO solutions enable companies, manufacturers, large institutions and others to streamline MRO / indirect materials management, while improving overall maintenance effectiveness and equipment reliability. Synovos provides services globally with locations in Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, Singapore and Europe. Based in the U.S.,

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Synovos Names Walt Teesdale Senior Vice President of Operations

Synovos

Our MRO solutions enable companies, manufacturers, large institutions and others to streamline MRO / indirect materials management, while improving overall maintenance effectiveness and equipment reliability. Synovos provides services globally with locations in Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, Singapore and Europe. Based in the U.S.,

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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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