News (3585)
Government Seeks to Secure Supply Chain
Recent cracks in the US microelectronics supply chain have lead the Defense Department to use its DARPA program to find ways to secure the US supply chain, reports HPC Wire.
A three-year-old Defense Department electronics initiative is bearing fruit in the form of public-private partnerships in areas ranging from post-Moore’s law chip architectures to the growing national security requirement of securing the microelectronics supply chain.
Read more...Can The Supply Chain Handle a Vaccine
According to Forbes, the next big test of the world’s supply chains is distributing the vaccine.
Remember when hand sanitizers and toilet paper became a metaphor for safety in March? When we all thought there was a supply chain crisis when we weren’t allowed to buy two maxi packs at once in the store?
Read more...Schools Feel Supply Chain Crunch
The heavy demand for technology products during the pandemic has strained the supply chain, leaving some schools scrambling for technology, reports the Oklahoman.
Unexpected delays in technology deliveries have cut close to the start of the school year, potentially affecting hundreds of Oklahoma students.
Read more...Can the Supply Chain Handle the Vaccine?
According to Japan Times, while researchers are racing to create a Covid-19 vaccine not much is being done to ensure that the cold supply chain can handle the logistics of shipping the vaccine world wide.
We’ve already seen the costs of supply-chain failures during the COVID-19 pandemic: Delays in the production of simple nasal swabs slowed testing by months even as the pandemic exploded in the U.S.
Read more...Making the Supply Chain More Intelligent
Craft, an enterprise intelligence company, has secured funding to begin building its “supply chain intelligence” platform, reports Tech Crunch.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, supply chains have suddenly become hot. Who knew that would ever happen? The race to secure PPE, ventilators and minor things like food was and still is an enormous issue.
Read more...Automating Supplier Onboarding
A UK based grocery has automated its supplier onboarding process, reports MarTech Series.
OpenText announced that Co-op Group, a leading UK-based grocery retailer, has automated supplier on-boarding for some of its suppliers with OpenText Trading Grid.
Read more...Is the Cold Supply Chain Ready for Vaccine
As the search for a Covid-19 vaccine accelerates the cold supply chain needs to be ready to ship the vaccine around the world, reports Supply Chain Dive.
Assuming a COVID-19 vaccine is on the horizon, the cold chain needs to be prepared for the onslaught of vaccines shipping around the world and the U.S.
Read more...New Grain Supply Chain in Scotland
Farmers in Scotland are exploring a new grain supply chain with gluten free oats, reports Farming UK.
The market opportunity for gluten free oats drove the six Aberdeenshire farmers to investigate a new supply chain.
Read more...Monitoring the Cannabidiol Supply Chain
The continued growth in demand for cannabidiol products is spurring federal agencies to work up ways to monitor the cannabidiol supply chain, reports Coin Telegraph.
Interest in cannabidiol-based products has been on the rise, as recent statistics show that the global cannabis market is expected to have reached $42.7 billion in the next four years. Yet as hemp-derived cannabidiol, or CBD, products gain popularity, federal agencies are proceeding with caution around regulatory measures for cannabis products.
Read more...3D Printing Could Help Supply Chain
According to Supply Chain, companies could improve the strength of their supply chains by adding in 3D printing technology.
It is no exaggeration to say that the COVID-19 pandemic has changed life as we know it. From a personal perspective, it has impacted on our ability to move about freely, and to see family and friends. It has changed the way we work, and the way we relax.
Read more...
Most Read
-
-
Feb 17 2012
-
Written by Scott Koegler
ec-bp.com eCommerce Best Practices for the Supply Chainec-bp was established…
-
-
-
Jul 18 2017
-
Written by Super User
Add us to your Safe Sender list: We want to…
-
-
-
Feb 13 2019
-
Written by Scott Koegler
Every organization that wants to organize and manage their supply…
-
-
-
Feb 13 2013
-
Written by Scott Koegler
EDI Software and Services Providers / EDI Directory This table…
-