Aerospace & Defense

Electric Plane Pioneer Pivots to Cargo Drones

June 18, 2021

While the coronavirus crisis has delayed completion of a plant, the 65-year-old entrepreneur still expects unmanned cargo craft to comfortably beat autonomous passenger planes into the skies.

U.S., EU Agree to Trade Deal That Stands Up to China

June 16, 2021

Bloomberg

The U.S. and European Union are aiming to build a broad coalition of Western democracies to challenge China’s hardball tactics in the economic sphere.

U.S. and EU to End for Good Trump’s $18 Billion Tariff Fight

June 9, 2021

Bloomberg

EU leaders and President Biden will commit to ending outstanding trade battles when they meet next week and promise to remove tariffs related to a steel and aluminum conflict before the end of the year.

THE SCB PODCAST

Podcast | To the Moon and Beyond: Creating a Deep-Space Supply Chain

May 27, 2021

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

This supply chain is shooting for the moon.

What the Navy Taught Me About Managing Supply Chains and Logistics

May 26, 2021

Quawnishia Morgan, SCB Contributor

My journey in supply chain began as an aviation storekeeper in the United States Navy in 1999.

The Oil That Cooked Our Fries Is Now Refueling Our Airplanes

May 20, 2021

Bloomberg

The world’s biggest maker of renewable diesel says it’s creating a new market for low-carbon jet fuel as passengers slowly return to the skies.

Can U.S. Supply Chains Be Saved From Cyberattacks?

April 21, 2021

Padraic O'Reilly, SCB Contributor

President Biden has committed to addressing U.S. cyber- and supply-chain security. But will the initiative succeed?

Why Shortages of a $1 Chip Sparked a Global Economic Crisis

April 7, 2021

Bloomberg

To understand why the $450 billion semiconductor industry has lurched into crisis, a helpful place to start is a one-dollar part called a display driver.

The New Demand Planning: Leveraging CRM for Post-Pandemic Supply Chain Success

April 1, 2021

River Rock Advisors

In this ebook, Dave Nelson, principal at value chain optimization firm River Rock Advisors discusses the use of customer relationship management (CRM) processes and tools to pilot a precision-based, in-depth use of data to forecast demand while giving leaders greater insight into their customer base.

Global Chip Shortage Is Good for Cargo, ANA Says

March 18, 2021

Bloomberg

ANA Holdings Inc. expects its cargo unit to receive a boost this year from the global chip shortage as planes loaded with semiconductors help speed deliveries to automakers and consumer-electronics manufacturers.

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