This is your weekly supply chain bulletin from B2BE for the week starting 12th December 2022.
Each week, we bring you a rundown of the latest trends in the news from across the supply chain industry. We cover the issues most important to you, bringing you useful links to the full articles. This ranges from news on various supply chain disruptions to strategies to lessen the damage. We also include other relevant supply chain related updates. If you missed it, you can read last week’s edition here. Read on to see what’s making the news this week.
Australia, Canada and USA sign up to UK’s vision for a stronger 5G supply chain
Australia, Canada and the United States have backed guidelines for telecoms companies, developed by the UK, designed to build a more innovative, competitive and secure supply of equipment for telecoms networks, including for 5G and 6G.
The 5G Supply Chain Diversification Strategy, published November 2020 and backed by the £250 million Open Networks Fund, sets out where the government will remove barriers for new vendors, invest in open and interoperable solutions such as Open RAN and work with like-minded countries to achieve the shared aim for secure and resilient telecoms supply chains.
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Offshore wind supply chain grows in confidence
The government and industry backed Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult agency has undertaken its first survey of the UK’s offshore wind energy supply chain, revealing growing confidence across the sector over its prospects.
After months of inflation worries the U.S. straightens out supply chains
Costs for US supply chains are beginning to fall easing pressures of inflation, even with continued concerns over disruptions in China regarding COVID-19. The higher logistical costs, which were passed on to customers presented one of the pandemic’s largest challenges, creating backed-up ports and a shortage of truck drivers. However, this year the problems are easing off allowing supply chain operations to proceed.
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