Supply chain

News and Updates

A Proclamation on National Manufacturing Day, 2021

September 30, 2021

On National Manufacturing Day, we celebrate all that is made in America and recognize the importance of our Nation’s manufacturers to every aspect of our lives

A Smart Use for Doping: Implanted Atoms Create Unique Electrical IDs That Distinguish Bona Fide Devices From Forgeries

September 16, 2021

If someone sells you a luxury handbag from Paris, France, but it turns out be a forgery from Paris, Texas, the counterfeit item might cost you a thousand bucks

Man at the door of factory applying alcohol to the hands of the workers arriving to work

Gearing Up: Manufacturing Extension Partnership Center Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic

April 7, 2021

On January 29, 2021, the Center for Urban and Regional Studies (CURS) at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill announced a new report, Gearing Up: MEP

Projects and Programs

Supply Chain Traceability for Agri-Food Manufacturing

Develop and deploy new standards, tools, and guidelines for traceability and cybersecurity that increase trust among participants and customers of agri-food

A measurement-based approach to 5G supply chain security

Revolutionizing the American economy comes from advancements in communication networks that enable a fully connected world through millions of devices providing

Publications

Towards a Digital Depot to Support Sustainable ManufacturingDuring Crisis Response

June 23, 2021

Author(s)

KC Morris, Nancy Diaz-Elsayed, Julius Schoop

The COVID-19 pandemic has imposed new challenges to maintaining sustainability in our manufacturing operations. With such high variability in demand for

Key Practices in Cyber Supply Chain Risk Management: Observations from Industry

February 11, 2021

Author(s)

Jon M. Boyens, Celia Paulsen, Nadya Bartol, Kris Winkler, James Gimbi

In today's highly connected, inter-dependent world, all organizations rely on others for critical products and services. However, the reality of globalization

Towards a Reference Ontology for Supply Chain Management

February 10, 2021

Author(s)

Evan K. Wallace

This paper summarizes the results from recent activities of the IOF Supply Chain Working Group (SC WG). The objectives of the IOF SC WG are to identify

Enhanced Security Requirements for Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information: A Supplement to NIST Special Publication 800-171

February 9, 2021

Author(s)

Ronald S. Ross, Victoria Pillitteri, Gary Guissanie, Ryan Wagner, Richard Graubart, Deborah Bodeau

The protection of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) resident in nonfederal systems and organizations is of paramount importance to federal agencies and

Software

Manufacturing Cost Guide

July 11, 2019

The Manufacturing Cost Guide is a tool that estimates the costs that US manufacturers face and can be used to help gauge the potential returns on manufacturing

Awards

AIAG award

For substantial contribution and leadership on behalf of the automotive industry.