MIT Supply Chain

MARCH 19, 2015

The study was conducted through focus group interviews with senior executives of leading third party logistics (3PL) companies in China, followed by a telephone survey of 70 3PL companies administered by Shanghai Jiao Tong University researchers. The article is published in the winter 2015 issue of Supply Chain Frontiers.

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RFgen

AUGUST 14, 2017

A fighter jet suffers a critical system failure during flight. If counterfeit electronic parts make it through the supply chain and into a mission-critical military asset, the potential for a worst-case scenario increases. The guidance system in a defense battery fails to intercept incoming missiles. Navy over the course of 5 years.

Aerospace 52

Aerospace Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software 52

6 River Systems

OCTOBER 12, 2020

A shift to manufacturing critical goods like pharmaceuticals in the United States would lead to higher production costs, for instance. Product responsibilities have ranged from medical electrical equipment all the way down to a single wall hypodermic needle, each product with its own logistics and packaging issue.

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