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Multiple Supply Chain Risks Accelerate Reshoring

Gary Mintchell

Supply chain problems even before the pandemic were causing a rethinking of that latter strategy. In 2021, the private and federal push for domestic supply of essential goods propelled reshoring and foreign direct investment (FDI) job announcements to a record high. The Reshoring Initiative has compiled some latest numbers.

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Research Reveals Defending Digital Supply Chains Remains a Business Challenge

Gary Mintchell

Research conduced world-wide initiated by BlueVoyant , a cyber defense company, revealed that 98% of firms surveyed have been negatively impacted by a cybersecurity breach that occurred in their supply chain. Digital supply chains are made of the external vendors and suppliers who have network access that could be compromised.

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Current State of the Global Food Supply Chain

CMTC Manufacturing Tech

The global food supply chain is the unseen undercurrent of the world economy. Knowing this, what are the major causes of food supply chain issues? Challenges Facing the Global Food Supply Chain Although many major supply chain problems related to COVID-19 have eased, the repercussions linger.

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Samurai Awards 2022 in Manufacturing & supply chain

Dinesh Mishra

MESHMIX MEDIA ANNOUNCE INDUSTRY SAMURAI AWARDS In Manufacturing & Supply Chain Honouring India’s Top Makers & Movers. When: 09 th & 16 th December 2022. The Awards will be presented at the end of Industry Samurai week Hybrid conference to be held on 09th to 16th December , 2022. Where: Hybrid.

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How To Align Product Management And Supply Chain Operations For Successful Product Launches

Speaker: Shalini Dinesh

Research shows that as many as 70% of product launches fail due to inadequate coordination among stakeholders, including supply chain, product management, legal, marketing, and change control teams (Gartner, 2022). This underscores the critical importance of cohesive efforts to achieve timely and compliant product launches.

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Sustainable supply chains, what does it mean?

Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

Excessive energy and water consumption, high waste production with low reuse rates, human rights issues, and abuse of labor are just some of the core issues plaguing supply chains globally. A supply chain is a vast network between large companies and their suppliers to develop, manufacture and distribute finished products to end users.

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Sustainable Plastics Live Aug. 2022: Decarbonization a hot topic in the plastics supply chain

Plastics News

Sustainable Plastics Editor Karen Laird covers why the plastics supply chain has a growing interest in being carbon neutral, what’s involved, and some of the hurdles in the way. With climate change in the public spotlight, plastics companies – especially in Europe -- are focused on their greenhouse gas emissions.