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The Protolabs global procurement team weighs in on the current state of supply chains

Economic, political, and other disruptions make it important to strengthen your supply chain.

Just-in-time manufacturing was created to cure supply chain woes, but something happened…

It’s been tough for companies around the world recently. Find out what disrupted business in 2022.

One of the latest trends in supply chain strategies is friendshoring—find out why!

You know about black swan events: those unpredictable forces that can lead to potentially devastating consequences. They’ve been swooping in with disturbing regularity. Past trade wars with and tariffs on China. The lingering pandemic. The stuck container ship blocking the Suez Canal. Clogged ports. Container shortages. Trucker shortages. Geopolitical uncertainty including Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Surging inflation. Ongoing natural disasters and climate-change factors.

Supply chains are critical to success, but are often incredibly complicated. Let’s take a look at external supply chains within the National Laboratory system and how digital manufacturing fits in.

Our work with Breathe99 during the pandemic was recognized as a “Top Supply Chain Project” in 2021.

The recent Suez Canal ship blockage shows the need to mitigate supply chain risks.

11 reasons why Protolabs should be on your Approved Vendor List (AVL).

As the medical industry faces unprecedented challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic, manufacturers are stepping up to help with supply chain disruption and shortages.

Procurement managers are turning to digital manufacturing to help tame supply chain disruption.