Aerospace & Defense

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

April 1, 2021

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.

Whole Foods: Thriving as a Supplier in the Complex Supermarket Supply Chain

February 10, 2021

Blue Grace Logistics

What does it mean to be a supplier for a supermarket like Whole Foods and how has that changed now that they’re part of the Amazon juggernaut? This whitepaper provides insights on the changing supermarket landscape, impacts on supply chains and actionable ideas on how to be successful.

Internal Audits: A Step-by-Step Guide to Doing an Internal Audit of Your Supply Chain

February 10, 2021

Blue Grace Logistics

Internal supply-chain audits help identify pain points and weaknesses, as well as opportunities to increase efficiency.

Logistics: How to Make It Your Strategic Advantage

February 10, 2021

Blue Grace Logistics

Company financial data can be used to improve supply-chain efficiency and lower transportation costs.

From Bikes to Prosecco, Covid Is a Dress Rehearsal for Brexit

October 13, 2020

Bloomberg

Faced with the double challenge of Brexit and COVID-19, U.K. supply chains are being thrown into disarray.

Another Attempt to Produce Rare-Earth Minerals in the U.S.

Trump Moves to Expand Rare Earths Mining, Cites China Threat

October 1, 2020

Bloomberg

President Trump signed an executive order aimed at expanding domestic production of rare-earth minerals vital to most manufacturing sectors and reducing dependence on China.

Amazon’s Fleet of Used Airplanes Makes Green Pledge Harder to Keep

September 25, 2020

Bloomberg

Airlines say their newer generation jets are 20% more fuel efficient than the models they’re phasing out, many of which end up in the fleets of cargo carriers.

Airbus Unveils Hydrogen Designs for Zero-Emission Flight

September 23, 2020

Bloomberg

The European planemaker unveiled three designs it’s studying to build hydrogen-powered aircraft as it races to bring a zero-carbon passenger plane into service by 2035.

FedEx Seeks to Add Small Self-Flying Planes for Remote Areas

September 22, 2020

Bloomberg

FedEx Corp. is looking at using small self-flying cargo planes to serve remote areas after experimenting with a technology startup on autonomous aircraft.

Jet Fuel Is Now So Cheap It’s Being Blended for Use by Ships

September 21, 2020

Bloomberg

The fuel that powers passenger planes is normally among the most expensive oil products, but in a sign of the times the coronavirus has turned it into a blending component for typically cheaper shipping fuel.