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Build Resiliency With Supply Chain Planning

CMTC Manufacturing Tech

Global supply chains have faced significant disruptions in recent years. While pandemics, natural disasters, geopolitical conflicts, and other disruptive events are inevitable, manufacturing managers can insulate their supply chains from their worst effects with proper preparation. What is Supply Chain Planning?

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Supply Chain as a Service

Dinesh Mishra

What is supply chain as a service? Supply Chain as a Service (SCaaS) refers to a business model in which companies outsource certain or all aspects of their supply chain management to specialized service providers. What are the components of the supply chain as a service? Who Needs Scaas?

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The Do's and Don'ts of Supply Chain Diversification

CMTC Manufacturing Tech

The reliability of global supply chains has recently come under fire after global events exposed underlying vulnerabilities in the global logistics system. These events sparked a series of disruptions that have challenged the conventional wisdom around global value chain theory.

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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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Managing Risk to Build Resilient Supply Chains

CMTC Manufacturing Tech

In the early ‘90s, American manufacturers began transitioning to a global supply chain model. However, this shift also exposed companies to an array of new supply chain risks including disruptions, cyber attacks, labor disputes, IP risks, extreme weather events, and geopolitical tensions.

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2024 to be the year of the Sustainable Supply Chain

Manufacturer's Monthly

Australia’s largest logistics event is rebranding to reflect the industry’s shift towards sustainability. The sustainable supply chain is going to be the top focus in the new year,” says Chartres, who oversees MEGATRANS, Australia’s largest logistics event taking place in Melbourne in September 2024. “The

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The Engineering Supply Chain Show 2024 Launches

MEM

The skills, capabilities and high quality workmanship present in the UK’s engineering and manufacturing supply chains is being given a new showcase. The Engineering Supply Chain Show (ESC) has been launched with the express aim of boosting trade opportunities for this national manufacturing asset.