Supply Chain

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Manufacturers’ Third Quarter Outlook Shows Continued Supply Chain Issues, Growing Workforce Needs and Rising Costs

Supply chain issues, workforce retention and inflation cited in lower outlook

Supply Chain Valves Workforce Development

September 20, 2022

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Biden Signs $280 Billion CHIPS Act in Bid to Boost U.S. over China

New legislation was developed to strengthen the domestic chip manufacturing industry and finance scientific research in competition with China.

Manufacturing Supply Chain Valves

August 10, 2022

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The Manufacturing Sector Remains Vulnerable to Account Compromise and Supply Chain Attacks in the Cloud

Netwrix study reveals that manufacturing organizations experienced these types of attacks more often than any other industry surveyed.

Supply Chain Valves

August 3, 2022

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CASE STUDY: City of Phoenix Tests More Efficient Water Distribution With Permaseal Valve

The CPWSD utilize PermaSeal’s insertion valve for water management systems.

General Supply Chain Valves Water/wastewater

July 27, 2022

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Reshoring Initiative 2021 Data Report

Essential product industries drive job announcements to a record high.

Manufacturing Supply Chain

May 31, 2022

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Manufacturing Supply Disruptions Could Last Into 2023

A combination of factors is causing fundamental shifts in supply chain approaches across the industry. These include pandemic lockdowns, blocked shipping lanes, container scarcity, material and component shortages, extreme weather events, rising prices and military conflict.

Manufacturing Supply Chain

May 24, 2022

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The Supply Chain Professional’s Elevated Role in Today’s Environment

Market constraints highlight the importance of supply chain and distribution experts. Here are four ways those experts can help mitigate the current crisis.

Supply Chain Thought Leadership

May 2, 2022

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NAM Launches Supply Chain Hub

The new hub was assembled with critical assistance from the NAM’s Manufacturing Leadership Council and Innovation Research Interchange.

Manufacturing Supply Chain

May 2, 2022

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Kearney Reshoring Index Remains Negative, but the Tide is Turning

Annual report on the extent of reshoring shows little change over the previous year but predicts that a redefinition of reshoring will soon create dramatic change, with companies combining reshoring and nearshoring to create a best cost — rather than a lowest cost — supply chain.

Manufacturing Supply Chain

April 13, 2022

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General Considerations for Control and Choke Valves Used in Offshore Oil and Gas Production

The application of control and choke valves used in offshore oil and gas production is a very broad field and in this article, some of the main considerations for valve selection will be addressed.

General Supply Chain

April 6, 2022

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Ferguson Industrial Acquires AP Supply Chain Co.

The acquisition allows for geographic expansion into areas of Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas where Ferguson does not currently have a brick-and-mortar location.

General Supply Chain VMAnews

March 28, 2022

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Additive Manufacturing Expected to Impact Oil and Gas Supply Chain

The potential for AM, specifically on the metals side, to create an agile, distributed supply chain has been a discussion point in the industry for a while, but obstacles have remained in real-world implementation.

General Manufacturing Supply Chain

March 10, 2022

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