Aerospace & Defense

Factories Fire Up in Europe to Pull Economy Back From the Abyss

April 27, 2020

Factory doors are reopening after nations from Denmark to Germany began easing restrictions on public life, with Italy, France and Spain to follow. But it won’t be a sudden return to business as usual.

What Returning to Work Will Look Like in Offices, Cafes and Factories Around the World

April 20, 2020

Bloomberg

From cubicles to factory floors, cafes to clothing boutiques, businesses around the world are dreaming up creative ways to reopen, attempting to start revenue flowing again while minimizing the risk to customers and employees.

The Complex Risk Factors Facing Aerospace and Defense

April 17, 2020

David Grasso, SCB Contributor

Boeing’s recent crisis represents just one of many complex global risk factors impacting aviation, aerospace and defense supply chains.

The Healthcare Startup That’s Fast-Tracking Drone Delivery

March 27, 2020

Bloomberg

As the coronavirus pandemic begins to strain the U.S. medical supply chain, California startup Zipline is looking into ways to deploy sooner and at wider scale.

Automotive Manufacturer Counts on Digital Control Tower for Inbound Logistics

March 19, 2020

Siemens Logistics

Challenge: A first-tier U.S. automotive parts manufacturer was looking to improve its truck order forecasting based on inbound and outbound demand. This included standardizing delivery schedules, streamlining transport management processes and monitoring carriers in a single point of truth.

New DOD Procurement Rules Ban Suppliers Using Chinese Telecom Tech

March 16, 2020

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

The U.S. Department of Defense is banning the purchase of telecommunications equipment and services from suppliers with ties to China and Russia.

Exostar Launches Aerospace and Defense Supply Chain Working Group

February 19, 2020

SupplyChainBrain

Exostar, a specialist in business collaboration in aerospace and defense, life sciences and healthcare, recently announced the formation of an A&D Supply Chain Working Group.

FAA to Begin Certification Process for Drones in U.S.

February 4, 2020

Bloomberg

Companies like Amazon.com, Alphabet’s Wing unit and United Parcel Service are all participating in FAA-sanctioned tests of how to make deliveries of consumer goods and medical supplies by drone.

THE SCB PODCAST

Podcast | A Look Inside a Space Systems Supply Chain

January 31, 2020

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

How do the thousands of satellites orbiting the Earth manage to keep from colliding with one another?

Coronavirus Update: How the Virus Is Affecting Global Business

January 27, 2020

Bloomberg

As the death toll from the pneumonia-like illness rises and cases are found in more Asian countries, as well as in the U.S., the economic impact of the novel coronavirous could be widespread.

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