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Could there be a green solution to the food supply chain chaos?

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Barely a day goes by without news alerts pinging up with another new development on the current national driver shortage crisis sweeping across the nation. From Nando’s chicken to McDonald’s milkshakes to Haribo sweets, the food industry’s battle continues, wreaking havoc across the supply chain as companies and hauliers warn that they can no longer guarantee all pick-ups and deliveries.

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How to Scout for Your Next Business Growth Opportunity

NIST

Manufacturers displayed an abundance of resiliency in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, and about half say their manufacturing business will be thriving a year from now, according to the 2021 Manufacturing CFO Outlook Survey of middle market manufacturers. The pandemic sent global supply chains into a state of disarray, sidelined manufacturing trade shows and disrupted traditional business development and purchasing processes.

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NASA Confirms Mars Rover's 1st Rock Sample

Manufacturing.net

Perseverance still has 40 to go.

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`Taking stock of technology could help SMEs build resilience amid supply chain volatility,` states Thrasio

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

As businesses around the UK continue to contend with unprecedented global supply shortages, Thrasio has been quick to assert the importance of a technological-driven approach to supply chain management in order to build resilience.

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Modernizing MES: A Guide for Complex Manufacturers Adapting to Industry 4.0

As engineers push the boundaries of innovation with groundbreaking hardware products, their success depends largely on the speed and efficiency of production. The challenge? Manual processes and disparate systems lead to multiple versions of documents, incomplete records, and duplicated work, creating a chaotic system of records that is difficult to manage.

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Cross-border demand for luxury purchases driving post-Covid recovery as global D2C demand increases by 50% in 2021

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Luxury goods were the fastest growing cross-border ecommerce category in the first half of 2021, increasing by 50% compared to the end of 2020. With global demand for luxury being driven by shoppers from China, UAE, South Korea and India, increasingly consumers are now happy to forego the ‘white-glove’ in-store experience for online convenience, the latest data from eShopWorld (ESW) reveals.

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‘Taking stock of technology could help SMEs build resilience amid supply chain volatility,’ states Thrasio

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

As businesses around the UK continue to contend with unprecedented global supply shortages, Thrasio has been quick to assert the importance of a technological-driven approach to supply chain management in order to build resilience.