Supply Chain Matters

MAY 13, 2024

It is no exaggeration to say that the future of the 107 year-old manufacturer hangs in the balance.” It must move its corporate headquarters from Virginia back to Seattle — a symbolic but meaningful return to the community that once made aerospace history, in a good way.” The future of a U.S.

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Elementum

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Hurricane Florence’s path may affect over 4,000 manufacturing and distribution facilities in the Carolinas and Georgia, potentially impacting suppliers to multiple sectors. Over 1 million people have been ordered to evacuate in the Carolinas and Virginia. click to zoom]. Evacuations and Shutdowns.

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Elementum

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Hurricane Florence’s path may affect over 4,000 manufacturing and distribution facilities in the Carolinas and Georgia, potentially impacting suppliers to multiple sectors. Over 1 million people have been ordered to evacuate in the Carolinas and Virginia. click to zoom]. Evacuations and Shutdowns.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 5, 2022

Supply chain disruptions continue to lead to product shortages around the world. The ongoing pandemic-induced supply chain disruptions, along with the Russia-Ukraine war, limited available supplies of cocoa, edible oil, and other food ingredients. That’s all for this week.

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Resilinc

MAY 18, 2021

Everyone who follows automotive supply chains knows that there will be no short-term solution: there is massive pandemic-fueled demand for chips and carmakers are competing with consumer electronics manufacturers who secured stock first.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 7, 2022

In a prior Supply Chain Matters blog commentary, we highlighted that commercial aircraft manufacturer Airbus has made plans to once again rapidly ramp-up monthly production levels for the company’s popular Airbus A320 single aisle aircraft family. FAA sign-off on added engineering, manufacturing and quality process fixes.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 28, 2023

Furthermore, the supply chain disruptions caused by COVID-19 are leading to a shift toward just-in-time supply chains, resulting in a need for greater storage capacity. The pieces had to travel more than 13,000 miles from China, Canada and Virginia to the company’s Ohio distribution center.

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