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What is supply chain?

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For instance, the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan shut down electronics factories, and 2017’s Hurricane Harvey disrupted US oil refineries and petrochemical plants, ultimately leading to shortages of some plastics and resins critical to different industries. Surveys also suggest that digitization and an embrace of Industry 4.0

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Top Legal Issues Facing the Manufacturing Sector in 2023

Foley

Back to the Table of Contents Cybersecurity Threats in the Manufacturing Industry AUTHORS Aaron K. Tantleff | atantleff@foley.com Alexander Misakian | amisakian@foley.com In the hyper-connected era of Smart Manufacturing, accelerated by “Industry 4.0,” ” manufacturing is undergoing a digital revolution.