Bringing Critical Supply Chains Back From the Brink
Hong Kong scientists teaching a panicked populace to make their own surgical masks with paper towels and metallic wire mus
Hong Kong scientists teaching a panicked populace to make their own surgical masks with paper towels and metallic wire mus
With Covid-19 continuing to impact many businesses, lead time as well as sourcing new suppliers is increasingly difficult. If you currently outsource manufacturing overseas, it is likely you have encountered some turbulence to your supply chain.
This is supposed to be trade-show season. The time when companies send their employees to industry tech shows and user-group meetings to see and experience the latest offerings in their field.
‘That escalated quickly!” is a common trope used in popular culture to describe when a situation gets out of hand before you’ve even had a chance to think about it.
The Chinese character for “crisis” means danger and opportunity.
Perhaps for as many as 40,000 years, people have been protecting their feet with some type of covering, initially using animal hides and fur.
I find that every so often it is good to step back and think about the current state of manufacturing in the broadest sense.
The Automotive Industry Action Group’s (AIAG’s) and German Association of the Automotive Industry’s (VDA’s) new Failure Mode and Effects Analysis Handbook (AIA
After the first crash, of Lion Air in Indonesia in October 2018, people blamed poor maintenance and insufficient pilot training. When a second airliner, an Ethiopian Air aircraft, crashed in March 2019, similarities quickly transpired.
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