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Survey: Manufacturing Bosses Stepping Up Supply Chain Resilience as Pandemic Response

DRI Drive

As a response, CEOs in the manufacturing sector are taking active steps to mitigate their supply chain risks. The Global Manufacturing Prospects 2022 report from accounting firm KPMG surveyed 150 CEOs in manufacturing worldwide. The past few years have shown us all how precarious the global supply chain can be.

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How Shall We Communicate Risk in an Era of ‘Manufactured Reality’?

Emergency Planning

We might further tie these concepts into the model of information dissemination propounded by Herman and Chomsky in their book Manufacturing Consent. However, we live in an age in which, increasingly, information is manufactured and thus so is reality, simply because people believe the information. The Division of Labour in Society. (

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Tracking the True Cause of the Baby Formula Shortage

DRI Drive

Abbott Laboratories, a Michigan-based baby formula manufacturer, shut […]. But as panicking parents work overtime to hunt down a case of baby formula on store shelves, a more complicated – and potentially dangerous – reason has emerged. The post Tracking the True Cause of the Baby Formula Shortage appeared first on DRI Drive.

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Good Grief: Candy Corn Maker Hacked in Time for Halloween

DRI Drive

A ransomware group successfully hacked Chicago-based Ferrara Candy, the world’s largest manufacturer of the Halloween seasonal favorite (for some) candy […]. The post Good Grief: Candy Corn Maker Hacked in Time for Halloween appeared first on DRI Drive.

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‘You Can’t Make a Twinkie With Only 95% of Ingredients’: Supply Shortages Hit the Snack Food Aisle

DRI Drive

Major food manufacturers are running into major production snags, as key ingredients for big snack items are tied up in scheduling and transportation headaches. The supply chain strikes again!

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Business Continuity Planning for the Manufacturing Industry

everbridge

Building a Business Continuity Plan for the Manufacturing Industry. For those in the manufacturing industry, critical events threaten financial loss due to unplanned downtime, reduced factory utilization rates, lost revenue, and even employees put at risk. Manufacturing Industry-Specific Dangers. Brand diminishment.

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The Risks that Manufacturing Firms are Facing and the Impact that Follows

Fusion Risk Management

The reach and criticality of global manufacturers impacts almost everyone. Manufacturers are responsible for sourcing and producing life-sustaining food, medicine, commodities, and goods that we rely on. Additionally, operating in a global environment leaves manufacturers vulnerable to the results of geopolitical tensions.