DIGITAL MANUFACTURING
The chip shortage crisis that began in 2020 has disrupted the supply of virtually everything we use in our daily lives . The rapid growth in demand for electronic devices , due to remote working , online education and the increased use of technology especially , has outstripped supply .
Shortages and limited production capacity have also hit the automotive sector . Moreover , some commodities like steel , palladium or nickel essential to semiconductor production have been impacted by the attack on Ukraine .
While this has caused a range of problems for businesses , others have risen to the challenge of solving them .
Bindiya Vakil is the CEO and founder of Resilinc , a world leading supply chain mapping , disruption sensing and data analytics solution company . As a graduate of MIT with a Master in Supply Chain Management , Vakil previously worked at Broadcom and Cisco . She is a founding member of the Global Supply Chain Resiliency Council and a member of the Advisory Board of the MIT Centre for Transportation and Logistics . She founded Resilinc in 2010 and now having worked in the sector for over 20 years , she has a wide understanding of supply chain risk management and supply chain resiliency .
Over a period of 12 years , Resilinc has mapped suppliers and sub-tier suppliers across 200 countries and now offers insight into data spanning one million sites and four million parts and raw materials .
“ What ’ s more , with the help of our knowledgeable experts , we issue special reports including extensive data , key conclusions and practical tips for strengthening manufacturing supply chains .”
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