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"The White House this week introduced a new series of supply chain-focused initiatives through its newly-established White House Council on Supply Chain Resilience, which it said is comprised nearly 30 actions focused on strengthen the country’s supply chains. "
Joe Boutte's insight:
The key themes and opportunities for contractors in the article about the White House's new supply chain-focused initiatives are strengthening critical supply chains, economic and job growth, enhancing supply chain resilience, government investments and strategic plans, multimodal freight and logistics optimization, increased manufacturing in America, technology and data analytics in supply chains, stakeholder engagement and collaboration, global supply chain cooperation, addressing supply chain weaknesses, and investing in supply chain technologies.
These initiatives offer opportunities for contractors in logistics, transportation, supply chain management, manufacturing, agriculture, technology, consulting, and cross-border logistics services. The focus is on improving resilience, adopting new technologies, and involving industry stakeholders to enhance the U.S. supply chain infrastructure.
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KATHERINE SCHULTE - While AI will eliminate jobs, it will also create them, experts say. The Washington, D.C., region had almost 1,800 listings for AI-related jobs at the end of August, according to Jones Lang LaSalle. Leidos and Boeing were among the companies with the most openings for AI positions. New roles are emerging, like “prompt engineers” who develop and refine prompts or queries for AI tools to get the most valuable and appropriate responses. At the end of September, OpenAI rival Anthropic was seeking a “prompt engineer and librarian” hybrid position in San Francisco with a salary range of $250,000 to $375,000.
Joe Boutte's insight:
In the latest issue of #VirginiaBusiness Katherine Schulte's article below succinctly describes what's happening in business, medicine, law, and government a year after "ChatGPT" became part of our vocabulary. One point that resonated with me was "ChatGPT won't replace your job, but someone who knows it will". Now is the time to learn more about generative AI and the various platforms available and why Microsoft, Google, and other big techs are investing so heavily.
@Virginia-business #generativeAI #LLM #AI
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As the market for low-emission solutions expands, China dominates the production of clean energy technologies and their components.
Joe Boutte's insight:
Anything stand out in this infographic?
Lots of opportunities for North and South America to think and act differently...
#cleanenergy #manufacturing
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Detailed virtual copies of physical objects are opening doors for better products across automotive, health care, aerospace and other industries.
Joe Boutte's insight:
In a paper published in IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, the NIST and University of Michigan researchers demonstrated the feasibility of their strategy by detecting cyberattacks aimed at a 3D printer in their lab. They also note that the framework could be applied to a broad range of manufacturing technologies.
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The electrification of the trucking sector is ramping up.
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Based on a ChatGPT query, building a power grid to handle vehicle electrification requires several key steps, which include:
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In 2015, the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research in Danville was attracting manufacturers at a faster pace than it could handle. The IALR was providing work-ready incubation space where…
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The $28.8 million Center for Advanced Manufacturing, which opened Oct. 5 on the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research's campus, provides manufacturing companies looking to move to or expand in the region with space to integrate emerging technology and research capabilities.
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Logistics Technology USA 2022 - Meeting the abundance of modern and future logistical challenges is essential to the survival and growth of logistics providers. Reacting to increasing customer expectations, market volatility and demands for end-to-end visibility requires a meticulous and well executed digital strategy.Now is the time to change from a reactive to proactive approach in tackling your logistics issues. It has never been more evident that technology is your fundamental key to creating operational efficiencies, real time visibility, mitigating risk and creating enduring success.Reuters Events Logistics Technology USA (15-16 Nov, Austin) brings together 300+ senior I.T. executives as we dive through vital steps such as aligning, centralising and extrapolating data to generate essential analytics and enable growth through a wide variety of incredible technologies available to the sector. - Tuesday, November 15, 2022
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Logistics Technology USA (November 15-16, Austin)
Looking forward to these sessions:
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Advanced Manufacturing Not Yet Adding Up for the Army
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Being an early adopter for a complex, modern army to apply additive manufacturing to field operations, mitigate supply chain challenges, and maintain readiness won't happen overnight. The leadership vision and resources to move from concept to viable replacement parts for deployed soldiers will happen. Appreciate all the work going on across the Army, especially TACOM, to implement additive technologies. Consider how far they've come already through the "crawl" phase of implementing additive technology to produce simple components in the field according to Brian Butler, Deputy to the Commander, TACOM:
TACOM started by evaluating 146,000 parts and components. They distilled that down to 1,000 that could potentially be produced through additive manufacturing.
Out of that thousand, we've got just a little over 200 that we've been able to actually qualify, with a hundred of those only being available for battle damage assessment and repair.
Stay with it! #ArmyStrong
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The department plans to give $2.5 billion to a joint venture partly owned by General Motors.
Joe Boutte's insight:
Jobs, jobs, jobs!
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Earlier this year, the White House said a semiconductor shortage could cause historic damage to the United States, undercut technological competitiveness and give adversaries a military advantage. Since then, the $52 billion CHIPS Act passed to ramp up semiconductor production in the U.S. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) just released a preliminary report on the […]
Joe Boutte's insight:
A new GAO report highlights agreement on workforce development by selected experts related to strengthening semiconductor manufacturing in the U.S. Other important federal actions include providing financial incentives and streamlining permitting processes to increase manufacturing capacity. The report also discusses increasing #R&D efforts, strengthening security of the semiconductor supply chain, and international coordination to improve resilience. Lots of good recommendations for decision and policy makers.
Thanks @GovernmentMattersMedia and Candice Wright, GAO
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China will reportedly build a massive hydropower dam in the space of only two years, thanks to AI, construction robots, and 3D printing technology.
Joe Boutte's insight:
We may need this approach in rebuilding Ukraine!
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The $4 billion project is expected to create more than 7,000 jobs.
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Congratulations North Carolina!
VinFast would establish its first U.S. auto assembly plant: a $4 billion electric vehicle factory southwest of Raleigh.
VinFast, part of the Vingroup conglomerate, sells both electric and internal-combustion vehicles in its native Vietnam, and unveiled a pair of SUVs at last year’s Los Angeles Auto Show amid ambitious plans for the U.S. market. The company reportedly hopes to begin taking orders from the U.S. in coming weeks and start deliveries of vehicles imported from Vietnam later this year. The company plans to sell its vehicles through a network of retail locations and establish its U.S. factory in 2024. The plant, which is expected to add 7,500 workers by 2027, would be able to churn out 150,000 vehicles per year. VinFast attributed the selection of North Carolina over a competing site in Georgia to the local workforce, about $450 million in state funding for site preparation, and more than $300 million in potential tax incentives over more than 30 years.
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Download the e-book to dive into the transformative possibilities of quantum computing in logistic.
Joe Boutte's insight:
Quantum computing has the potential to transform logistics. In this short D-Wave e-book, some potential use cases for optimization are presented and explained.
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The number of ships that can travel through the vital route has fallen sharply this year because of a lack of water for the locks, raising costs and slowing deliveries.
Joe Boutte's insight:
Seems unimaginable that Panama is in a drought and there isn't enough water to enable more traffic through the canal. Of course this will raise costs across the supply chain.
#climatechange #supplychain #disruption
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Geo-economic factors are changing the shape of supply, say Glenn A Steinberg of EY and UST’s Jonathan Colehower
Joe Boutte's insight:
The changing chains!
From its inception in the 1980s to today, the term "supply chain" has evolved, especially in light of the pandemic and geopolitical events. The game has shifted from a linear chain concept to a dynamic network configuration.
Key insights: - "Supply chain reinvention is in vogue," says Glenn A. Steinberg of EY. Balancing cost, service, quality, and speed is no longer sufficient—resilience and sustainability are paramount. -The transition from a unipolar to multipolar economic order impacts global supply chain architectures. Every company is now re-evaluating where to place their physical assets. -End-to-end visibility is foundational for resilience, emphasizing the importance of cybersecurity in our interconnected era. -Jonathan Colehower of UST observes a move towards network-based supply chains, suggesting the future involves "many-to-many trading networks" with controlled visibility. -Trust remains a core concern—how much are partners willing to share? -EY’s study predicts 2025 as the dawn of autonomous supply chains, powered by the mastery of data.
Steinberg and many others believe that today's supply chains must rapidly adjust to real-time events.
#SupplyChain #GeoEconomics #FutureTrends
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By Jay Turner, Arzy Abliadzhyieva, Pranathi Chintalapudi
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Insightful analysis of how policy and resources are shaping the EV manufacturing boom.
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Tech in this area has seen considerable innovation, but providers must work together...
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A jam-packed issue of logistics insights, trends, news, and ideas.
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Some lessons learned in agility, creating an innovation center, and making profits while designing a more resilient supply chain in a state of permanent "white water".
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LNG is natural gas that has been cooled to a liquid state—at about -260° Fahrenheit—for shipping and storage. Liquefying natural gas makes it possible to transport natural gas to places where pipelines cannot reach.
Joe Boutte's insight:
The Cybersecurity Framework Profile for LNG (Profile) provides a voluntary, risk-based approach for managing cybersecurity activities and reducing cyber risk to the overall LNG process. The Profile is a supplement to current cybersecurity standards, regulations, and industry guidelines that are already being used by the LNG industry.
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October 17, 2022 12:03 PM
The Cybersecurity Framework Profile for LNG (Profile) provides a voluntary, risk-based approach for managing cybersecurity activities and reducing cyber risk to the overall LNG process. The Profile is a supplement to current cybersecurity standards, regulations, and industry guidelines that are already being used by the LNG industry.
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How manufacturers could feel the effects of the Inflation Reduction Act.
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The Inflation Reduction Act, along with the Industrial Policy Bill signed into law last week, represents significant government spending measures that will have an impact across a number of industrial markets.
It is expected that there will be a rise in the domestic production of batteries, solar energy equipment, wind power systems, heat pumps, and materials needed to support these products. The spending plan will likely result in building new factories and refurbishing existing ones, which will generate new American jobs.
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Stord's warehousing platform started as a student project before proving itself as a much-needed marketplace for space.
Joe Boutte's insight:
This is a great story about startups, technical innovation, entrepreneurship, and perseverance. This is a story of how two friends with different skillsets looked at a problem and found a way to solve it. Enabled by cloud computing, complementary smarts in technology and business, sub-optimal supply chains, and the needs created by the pandemic, they were able to create a "supply change solution". Their Atlanta-based firm has the potential to become a $10B company by leveraging technology, data, and optimization techniques that democratize the supply chain of any company, not just a specific company.
Congrats to Sean Henry and his co-founder and CTO, Jacob Bourdreau, for creating Stord and the platform that is designed to connect hundreds of thousands of nodes that make up the US supply chain.
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These jobs are often interesting and innovative, varying from robotics and machining to nanotechnology.
Joe Boutte's insight:
It's great to see all the good news about the growth of opportunities in manufacturing across the United States. The emerging opportunities include training, education, and new centers of innovation across the country. As we move into the new "roaring 20s" and building a resilient, sustainable economy, Americans will have new career opportunities to learn new skills, trades, and technologies that strengthen our country, mitigate supply chain risks, and leverage U.S. resources, capabilities, and inventiveness.
Source: ThomasNet.com
#Industry4.0 #manufacturing #fotf
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Tech firms are buying up new washing machines so they can harvest their computer parts in a desperate bid to beat the global microchip shortage.
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