WHAT GUARANTEES QUALITY FOR THE AVIATION AND SPACE INDUSTRY? Companies that supply parts for the Aviation and Space Industry must meet Aerospace Quality Standards to guarantee that all products are handled properly; otherwise they will lose performance. AS 9120 Quality Management Systems - Aerospace Requirements for Stockist...
U.S. – China Trade War: Day 475 Total US tariffs applied exclusively to Chinese goods: US$550 billion Total Chinese tariffs applied exclusively to US goods: US$185 billion Day 475: October 23, 2019 – US announces “Phase 1” deal, delays tariff increase for Chinese goods Following a two day meeting on October 10-11...
LOOKING FOR BETTER FINANCIAL RETURNS FOR YOUR COMPANY? APPOINT A FEMALE EXECUTIVE!! As the NMSDC Conference 2019 wraps up, an interesting study by S&P Global Market Intelligence finds out that Female CFOs brought in $1.8 trillion of additional cumulative profits when compared to male CFOs. When...
THE RISE OF COLLABORATIVE ROBOTS As the fourth industrial revolution, known by some as Industry 4.0, continues to transform the supply chain, companies must aim to increase productivity and improve estate utilization by integrating robotics and automation, without deliberately neglecting employees. MIT Researchers found that robot-human teams were 85%...
A Merry Holiday Season? The National Retail Federation (NFR) expects holiday retail sales during November 1st through December 31st to increase between 3.8 to 4.2 percent over 2018. The numbers exclude automobile dealers, gasoline stations and restaurants. “The U.S. economy is continuing to grow and consumer spending...
Artificial Intelligence and Supply Chain Management: how close are we? New technologies bring up new buzz words, most of the times misused and overused. Due to the interest in Artificial Intelligence, many companies are eager to apply the term “AI” in their portfolios. There is a...
How will the digital economy revolutionize Supply Chain and Logistics? BLOCKCHAIN Nowadays, the biggest buzz word when people talk about digital economy is BLOCKCHAIN. But what is Blockchain? What is the relationship between Bitcoin and Blockchain and what does it have to do with Supply Chain? To...
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Companies Moving Sourcing Out of China: Is your company ready to take the step? To say that global supply chains are currently in flux is putting it mildly. The tariff wars and other factors such as geopolitical and intellectual property risk are causing many companies to rethink...
