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With Maiden Jet Flight, China Enters Dogfight With Boeing, Airbus
China's home-grown C919 passenger jet completed its long-delayed maiden flight last week, a major first step for Beijing as it looks to raise its profile in the global aviation market and boost high-tech manufacturing at home.
Food's Globalized Supply Chain Creates Complex Exposures
The increasingly globalized nature of today's supply chain environment means even the toughest quality control measures may not be enough to protect a food manufacturer or supplier from risks that could cause millions of dollars in lost product, additional expenses and significant reputational damage.
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Planned Obsolescence: A 'Crisis of Civilization'?
Can't wait to ditch that old phone, computer, car or sweater? You're a victim of planned obsolescence.
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Supply Chain Attack on Video App Hits Mac Users
Hackers compromised a download server for HandBrake, a popular open-source program for converting video files, and used it to distribute a macOS version of the application that contained malware.
Opinion: Zen and the Art of Supply Chain
Late last month, Robert Pirsig died. For those who haven't heard of him, he wrote the classic philosophical novel whose title I have bastardized for this column: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. I first read it in the early 1980s while searching for a purpose in life. Its lasting message for me was all about the pursuit of quality.
Campbell Soup Cuts Freight Cost, Emissions With On-Site Bottling Plant
Campbell Soup Co. is cutting freight costs and improving operational efficiencies - as well as significantly decreasing carbon dioxide emissions - by opening an on-site PET bottle-making plant at a Campbell Soup Co. facility in Paris, Texas. The bottle-making company, Amcor Rigid Plastics, previously supplied the Paris site from its plant in Fort Worth.
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Europe Leads as Industrial 3-D Printing Takes Shape
For General Electric Co. and its rivals expanding their manufacturing operations using 3-D printing, Europe is emerging as a dominant source of the latest technologies.
April Car Sales Plummet Could Signal a Longer-Term Decline
Wages are growing and surveys show consumer confidence is high. So why are motor vehicle sales taking a hit?
China Craves Foreign Goods, and Students in Australia Supply Them
Zhang Yuan's business started with favors for relatives: an aunt who wanted baby formula, a cousin looking for Ugg boots. She was a college student here in Australia, and every dollar helped, so she mailed the items back to China and charged a bit of a commission.
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After-Sales Service: An Area Where the Customer Is King
Most manufacturers understand that skillful management of service parts operations is critical to reducing costs and optimizing stock levels throughout a supply chain network. But very few are actively leveraging the after-sales side of business as a source of greater profits.
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SAP's Fieldglass Tool Uses Machine Learning to Simulate External Talent Scenarios
SAP has announced Fieldglass Live Insights, a new machine learning-powered, data-driven insights service that makes it possible for executives to benchmark, plan, predict and simulate external talent scenarios.
Report: Singapore Tops Global Port Ranking
Singapore has been named the leading maritime city in the world, followed by Hamburg and Oslo, in a ranking of global ports.
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