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What is supply chain?

Fastener News Desk

The supply chain is the interconnected journey that raw materials, components, and goods take before their assembly and sale to customers. McKinsey & Company – Listen to the article: What is supply chain? What is supply chain disruption? What are some supply chain risks? years, on average.

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Celebrating excellence in growth

Manufacturer's Monthly

their risks and enable their people to deliver on Industry 4.0. They’ve got order books at record highs, but are struggling to deliver in terms of the global supply chain in particular with high lead times and high freight costs. The skills shortage is also causing a lot of headaches at the moment.

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Engineering Air, Empowering the World: ELGi’s Ascent to Global Leadership

Dinesh Mishra

Most of our competitors source the rest of the components from outside. Their landed cost—after freight and duties—was still 30 to 50% cheaper than Indian-made motors, and the quality was better. Currently, around 48–50% of our manufacturing electricity comes from renewable sources—both wind and solar. We cannot afford leaks.

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Make it British: Supporting Sovereign UK Supply Chain for Connected and Automated Mobility

i4.0 today

The grants, as part of the Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CCAV) Commercialising Connected and Automated Mobility: Supply Chain competition, will help 43 British companies across 13 projects seize early opportunities to develop self-driving technologies, products and service ready for the connected and automated mobility market.

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Tevva Thought Leadership: We Need to be Bolder on Zero Emission Truck (ZET) Adoption

i4.0 today

The imperative of transitioning to zero-emission road freight cannot be overstated, given its crucial role in addressing climate change and enhancing public health. This would align the commercial freight sector with the effective phasing out of fossil-fuel passenger cars by the same deadline.

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Top Legal Issues Facing the Manufacturing Sector in 2023

Foley

As we embark on the second half of 2023, this second annual Manufacturing White Paper examines the business and legal considerations that continue to impact the industry and offers the perspectives and insights of attorneys with deep experience serving as trusted advisors to manufacturing companies. Miller | vmiller@foley.com Nicholas J.