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Global Supply Chain
July 3, 2024

How Onshoring is Transforming the Global Supply Chain

How Onshoring is Transforming the Global Supply Chain
By Rob Young
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Digital Manufacturing
September 6, 2023

Architecting a Manufacturing Framework for the Future

Protolabs new digital manufacturing model provides one-stop factory and network solutions.
By Rob Bodor
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Warehouse
Supply Chain
July 27, 2023

A Mid-Year Supply Chain Check-In with Protolabs Procurement

The Protolabs global procurement team weighs in on the current state of supply chains
By Protolabs
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Supply Chain
June 13, 2023

Five Effective Strategies for Strengthening Your Supply Chain

Economic, political, and other disruptions make it important to strengthen your supply chain.
By Protolabs
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Loading containers onto a truck
Supply Chain
April 17, 2023

How a Modified, Just-in-Time Manufacturing Approach Evolved for Supply Chains

Just-in-time manufacturing was created to cure supply chain woes, but something happened…
By Bernie Henderson
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Supply Chain
April 3, 2023

Top Supply Chain Disruptions in 2022

It’s been tough for companies around the world recently. Find out what disrupted business in 2022.
By Protolabs
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People working in warehouse
Supply Chain
March 24, 2023

Friendshoring Can Mitigate Supply Risks, But Getting There is Tricky

One of the latest trends in supply chain strategies is friendshoring—find out why!
By Bernie Henderson
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Cargo ships loading at a port
Supply Chain
August 9, 2022

Onshoring Supply Chains Help Relieve Supply Pains

Learn the key benefits of integrating onshore suppliers into your supply chain to better respond to global events and challeneges.
By Rob Young
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Industry Spotlight
May 23, 2022

Digital Manufacturing Helps Power Automotive Industry’s EV Revolution

A game-changing innovation race with high market-share stakes is taking place in the automotive sector these days as the industry makes a quantum shift from internal combustion engines (ICEs) to electric vehicles.
By Rob Young
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MFG 360
March 14, 2022

Preparing for the Next Black Swan Event

It is not a question of if but rather when will the next black swan event hit the globalized supply chain. And it is critical that companies learn from the last couple of years and develop an agile supply chain network that delivers value, reduces risk, and is not just driven by cost.
By Gurvinder Singh
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cnc machines
Supply Chain
September 8, 2021

How to Combat Supply Chain Complexities

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.
By Protolabs
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Supply Chain award from SDCE
Supply Chain
June 16, 2021

Protolabs and Breathe99 recognized as 2021 Top Supply Chain Project

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