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How Small Disruptions Can Impact the Supply Chain: Notes from the Supply Chain Bunker

The world we live in has been changed dramatically in the last few months, with COVID-19 running rampant globally. We’ve been getting questions from people all across the manufacturing and supply chain spaces, and we think it’s important to make those thoughts and insights available to everyone.  Last week, we kicked off The Supply Chain […]

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The Hidden Costs of Supply Chain Unpredictability: A Recap

Unpredictability and disruption in the supply chain world are often thought about, yet rarely prepared for. With the global spread of COVID-19, manufacturing has changed dramatically over the last few months, and it seems as if there’s no end in sight.  Last week, we hosted a webinar on the Hidden Costs of Supply Chain Unpredictability, […]

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Supply Chain Safety in the COVID-19 World

Here at Fictiv, we care deeply about our community – especially in times of crisis.  With the recent declaration of a national state of emergency in the United States and with many other countries on lockdown, we’ve taken extra precautions to ensure that all Fictiv customers, employees, and partners are not at risk of COVID-19.  […]

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The Hidden Costs of Supply Chain Unpredictability

The COVID-19 pandemic is a harsh reminder of the fragile nature of supply chains and the absolute need for those supply chains to be both robust and agile. The coronavirus is not the first major supply chain disruption, and it won’t be the last, but what are the visible and hidden costs of disruption to […]

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Modern Supply Chain

Supply chain unpredictability is a reality of life. Whether it’s a pandemic, natural disaster, an economic slowdown, or something else – there will always be “something” that comes up. Only 4% of companies feel fully prepared to address new risks to their supply chains. It’s becoming more difficult for supply chain managers to appropriately deal […]

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How Unpredictability is Testing Traditional Supply Chains

For the last few weeks, the news has been dominated by the spread of the coronavirus and its rising death toll. The outbreak is also continuing to have a major impact on the manufacturing world with seemingly no end in sight. This is also causing older supply chain models to show just how fragile they […]

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Webinar: The Hidden Costs of Supply Chain Unpredictability

Supply chain disruption is a reality that every company will encounter at some point. The coronavirus outbreak that has spread throughout China is just the latest example of volatility and unpredictability in the manufacturing world, and there will always be more to come.  However, traditional supply chains are outdated and unprepared to deal with the […]

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What We’re Reading This Week: Unpredictability Impacts Supply Chains Globally

Our regular roundup of what’s new in the manufacturing and supply chain media. Things continue to move fast with coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, and it continues to occupy many headlines. Many are starting to consider what this outbreak will mean in the medium and long term. The medium-term impact is likely to be substantial […]

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Fictiv Adds Capacity in US, Taiwan, and India

Since our update last week, the coronavirus situation has regrettably worsened.  As of this morning, the number of confirmed cases in mainland China has increased to over 40,000 and the death toll has tragically risen to over 900 people. The Chinese government is currently taking significant steps to prevent the spread of the virus and is doing […]

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Assessing the State of Global Trade: Q&A with Fictiv and Dragon Innovation

The global trade war has been a topic top of mind for nearly all manufacturers and product creators over the last few years, and the topic has started to affect their bottom lines more seriously. Ricardo Ortiz, Fictiv’s International Logistics Lead, joined Dragon Innovation’s VP of Strategic Planning Shawn Chang to answer questions about the […]