Variscite leverages in-house manufacturing and supplier relationships to navigate chip shortages
Variscite has said it is using buffered inventories, in-house manufacturing and multiple supplier relationships to keep shipments moving as shortages continue to affect the global components market. The embedded hardware company said demand tied to artificial intelligence has tightened supply of memory chips and other…
Tenneco has replaced legacy SAP environments with QAD Adaptive in a move the automotive supplier says has given it a more standardised and scalable manufacturing backbone across its braking division. The project, described by QAD in a recent case study, was aimed at more than…
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For emerging and mid-sized biopharmaceutical companies, choosing a drug development partner has become a board-level decision rather than a procurement exercise. The right collaborator can keep a programme moving; the wrong one can leave it bogged down in regulatory friction, supply bottlenecks and repeated technical setbacks. That pressure is rising…
Manufacturers are getting better at using AI to summarise documents, surface patterns and draft reports. But far fewer are prepared to let those systems shape a decision that affects a machine, a product or a compliance outcome. That distinction matters. In a plant, an AI…
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Automotive repair sector shifts towards data-driven solutions amid supply chain disruptions
Automotive businesses are facing a more demanding operating environment as parts delays, higher costs and rapid vehicle change reshape day-to-day service work, according to MOTOR News. In the latest episode featuring Larry Posey, senior manager for content development, the company argues that supply chain disruption is no longer a back-office…
Fashion industry partners aim to bridge gap between innovation ideas and real-world factory use
PDS and Future Fashion Assembly have unveiled a collaboration aimed at tackling one of fashion’s most persistent problems: the gulf between promising technology and actual use on the factory floor. The initiative brings together PDS, a global sourcing and manufacturing group with a large network…
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View AllSecuring long-term material supply has become one of the battery industry’s defining competitive tests, with offtake agreements increasingly shaping which manufacturers can scale and which are left exposed to shortages, volatility and delayed projects. As Lithium News noted, cathode materials remain the single most expensive element in lithium-ion cells, and…
Lululemon has committed capital to a new renewable energy fund aimed at speeding up decarbonisation across its supplier network in Mainland China, in a move the company says is designed to help it reach the equivalent of 100% renewable electricity use in that market by…

