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What Every Multinational Company Should Know About. Supply Chain Integrity

Foley

Both enforcement agencies and consumers increasingly are focused on manufacturers’ supply chains. Just as importantly, manufacturers will face tangible reputational risks if forced-labor issues are exposed in their supply chains. Human rights enforcement frameworks increasingly have real teeth. Cosmetics, Inc.

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Supply chain security: local vs global

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Britain is the main source of imports for Ireland, making up more than 20 per cent in 2018 and 2019, despite uncertainty around the UK’s departure from the EU, according to the Central Statistics Office.

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Outrider brings in $62M to drive commercial scaling in 2025

Robotics Business Review

Source: Outrider Outrider today announced that it has raised $62 million in an oversubscribed Series D financing round. Since 2019, company ‘s customers, which it said represent over 20% of all yard trucks in operation in North America, have been actively involved in product testing and pilot deployments.

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Polytron Awarded 2024 System Integrator of the Year

Polytron

Rande Allen, VP of sales at Polytron, said project managers now aggressively assess and manage supply chain risks as part of project planning. This involves identifying potential vulnerabilities, establishing contingency plans, and diversifying supply chain sources to mitigate future disruptions.

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Robotics Factory adds five startups to its residency pilot cohort

Robotics Business Review

Source: Robotics Factory The Robotics Factory has accepted five companies to its Scale Residency program. The company spun out from Carnegie Mellon University in 2019. The Robotics Factory is dedicated to creating, accelerating, and scaling Pittsburgh-area startups.

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ABB expands robot production and training in Auburn Hills, Mich.

Robotics Business Review

Source: ABB ABB Ltd. Robotics and AI are essential tools for companies in addressing critical labor shortages, localized supply chains, and the need to operate more sustainably.” ABB Robotics has invested $30 million in training since 2019 across four locations, opening its Auburn Hills manufacturing facility in 2015.

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Uncertainty continues to impact supply chain risk, finds Dun & Bradstreet and Cranfield University

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

The latest analysis in the Global Supply Chain Risk Report, produced quarterly by Cranfield University and Dun & Bradstreet, found marked increases in Supplier Criticality (up 2%) and Global Sourcing Risk (up 4.8%) in Q3 2019.