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COVID-19 drives five retail supply chain trends

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

The business disruption caused by COVID-19 has resulted in four out of five (82%) retailers changing their approach to stock management and is driving five retail supply chain trends. This is according to a new report from logistics company Advanced Supply Chain Group (ASCG), which shows how the pandemic has caused stock management issues for 92% of retailers.

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Supply Chain Security | Addressing Your Supply Chain Management Issues Post Recovery

Donlouco

Current Supply Chain Management Issues At the height of the Covid-19 Pandemic, supply chains were significantly affected. Products destined for every corner of the world had come to a halt at various ports with no way to reach their intended destination. Manufacturing companies throughout the UK and Europe either shut up shop and had staff on furlough or were operating at a significantly reduced capacity.

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Achieving Flexible Capacity with Automation

Mold Making Technology

It all started when Phil Allor, President of Selflube , a Michigan-based mold component supplier, returned from NPE 2018. On the flight back, he sketched out a plan—logically but not practically—to add automation into his operation. Allor then met with several robot integrators, and all of them turned him down flat, saying it is not doable.

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Job market boom predicted in supply chain sector as vacancies rise above pre-lockdown levels

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

The supply chain sector will experience a job market boom over the coming months as over 60 percent of workers in warehouse, logistics and delivery spent time during lockdown searching for a new role, according to latest research.

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Agility Amid Tariffs & Supply Chain Disruptions

Speaker: Karan Talati: CEO and Co-Founder of First Resonance

The rules of manufacturing are shifting—are you ready? Tariffs, automation, and supply chain disruptions are forcing manufacturers to adapt fast or fall behind. Join Karan Talati, CEO of First Resonance and former SpaceX Manufacturing Engineer, in this on-demand webinar to learn how leading manufacturers are: Navigating tariffs with data-driven supply chain strategies Leveraging automation and AI to eliminate bottlenecks Building resilience with predictive supplier management Adapting flexible s

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Top 10 Topics to Cover During an ISO 9001 Manufacturing Audit

Mold Making Technology

An auditor should be a hands-on quality professional with auditing experience, and product and relevant manufacturing process knowledge. Sometimes there may be an auditing team with two or more observers possessing complementary skills. The audit should take between one to two days. The auditor should arrive early in case more time is needed to complete the audit.