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Keeping ahead of the supply chain obstacles
Supply Chain Management

Keeping ahead of supply chain obstacles

Managing a supply chain is not for the faint-hearted. Geopolitical tensions, extreme weather, and piracy are continual challenges, and there are the unanticipated events like some bloke parking his container ship broadside in the Suez Canal. Carolyn Park is the Vice President, Supply Chain Optimisation at RS Group and recognises all these obstacles. She tells

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Strengthening supply chain resilience: rethinking date code standards
Supply Chain Management Traceability

Strengthening supply chain resilience

This article from Rochester Electronics explores how strengthening semiconductor traceability and challenging outdated date code standards can improve supply chain resilience. It examines why the traditional two-year date code rule no longer reflects modern storage, materials, and manufacturing practices, and how a traceability-led approach reduces counterfeit risk, minimises waste, and supports long-term, sustainable component availability.

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RS report throws a spotlight on challenges and solutions in procurement
Supply Chain Management

RS spotlights challenges and solutions in procurement

Procurement of components is a key consideration within the electronics manufacturing market and one that presents real challenges. The growing complexity of global supply chains, and disruption within them, means procurement professionals in this space are having to find ways of mitigating risk, to keep production moving. Some of the contributing factors to the challenges

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5 questions to solve metal supply chain
Digitalisation Supply Chain Management

5 questions to solve metal supply chain

In this article, Prashanth Mysore, Senior Direct for Strategic Business Development at DELMIA, explores digital transformation in the metals industry. Posing five questions that need to be answered in the metal supply chain, which is highly important as the metals market in 2026 looks nothing like it did five years ago. We’ve seen copper shortfalls

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Highlights from Georgia Ports trade conference
Supply Chain Management

Highlights from Georgia Ports trade conference

The Georgia Ports Authority hosted their 57th annual Georgia International Trade Conference bringing together customers, business partners, and industry leaders to discuss the latest maritime and logistics developments. Governor Brian Kemp met with Georgia Ports customers and logistics partners during the conference. In his opening remarks, he said: “Innovation and port investments by the Georgia

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Featured Supply Chain Management

The Strait of Hormuz crisis

Disruption in and around the Strait of Hormuz continues to evolve, with conditions shifting day by day. Periods of de-escalation have offered some relief, but recovery remains fragile and uncertainty persists. Insurance costs remain volatile, and security risks, including the potential presence of unexploded mines, continue to pose challenges even when transit resumes. For procurement

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How a single fab’s power outage can impact global electronics production
Featured Supply Chain Management

How one fab’s outage can impact global electronics production

Global electronics production relies on a tightly synchronised network of semiconductor fabrication plants, where a single power outage can disrupt output in real time. The industry operates with minimal inventory buffers and depends heavily on a limited number of high-capacity fabs to sustain continuous supply. When one facility experiences downtime, the impact spreads rapidly, creating

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Connected network aims to fix fragmented labelling systems
Supply Chain Management Traceability

Connected network aims to fix fragmented labelling systems

Loftware announced the launch of Loftware Connect, a new platform that redefines how organisations manage product identification across global supply chains. Loftware Connect introduces the industry’s first secure, scalable network that connects companies with their trading partners, replacing fragmented coordination with a unified digital foundation designed to improve resilience, compliance, and speed. In an era

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Increased scrutiny is changing UK logistics
Supply Chain Management

Increased scrutiny is changing UK logistics

The UK’s £170 billion logistics sector employs more than 8% of the nation’s workforce, moving goods that keep businesses, retailers, and households functioning. With regulatory pressure mounting across environmental standards, border compliance, and supply chain transparency, operators face an extremely complex and demanding environment. Since the UK’s official departure from the European Union in early

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Automotive evolution, ICs, and supply chain disruption
Industry Insights Supply Chain Management

Automotive evolution, ICs, and supply chain disruption

As the automotive industry transitions to hybrids and fully electric vehicles, advanced driver assist systems (ADAS), self-driving, the software-defined vehicle (SDV), and vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communications, a wrench has been thrown into the works. Semiconductors, upon which all of these technological advances rely, are now the subject of fractious geopolitics. The world had spent decades globalising

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