Inventory Manufacturing Puerto Rico 
Material Handling & Logistics
OCTOBER 6, 2017
Drugmakers rode out Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, but keeping plants running while the devastated island picks up the pieces is likely to be tougher. The industry accounts for roughly a quarter of the island’s gross domestic product, with more than 70 medical-device manufacturing operations and 49 U.S. Boston Scientific Inc.,
QAD
AUGUST 15, 2023
There are FTZs in all 50 states and Puerto Rico. Almost any merchandise can be manufactured in an FTZ with a few exceptions. Some exceptions include the manufacture of alcoholic beverages, firearms, tobacco products and sugar. FTZs are similar to its global counterparts, Free Trade Zones.
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Resilinc
MARCH 7, 2023
Take this example: when category 5 Hurricane Maria was approaching Puerto Rico in 2017, suppliers and critical FDA-regulated materials were threatened. million worth of IV bag inventory (at the time Puerto Rico was the sole source of these bags for the majority of US-based healthcare providers).
Kinaxis
APRIL 18, 2018
Excellence in operations driven by end-to-end visibility into inventory levels will be important. To highlight his point, Thornley shared this example: The API was manufactured in China, granulation was performed in Puerto Rico, and then packaging was performed in Netherlands.
Elementum
SEPTEMBER 8, 2017
In Puerto Rico, more than a million people were left without power and 50,000 without water. Expected Long-term effects: Critical part of US manufacturing supply chain is currently at a stand-still. Price spikes haven’t been seen yet because companies are still burning through existing inventory.
Kinaxis
APRIL 18, 2019
Temperature, timing, and few supply options with no buffer inventory to satisfy demand are all risk factors along with the fact this is a high touch supply chain requiring extremely talented individuals. Coordinating regulatory approvals with the ability to manufacture could make or break capturing market share.
BlueYonder
NOVEMBER 12, 2018
Retailers use the cone to determine store locations in areas most likely to be hit to prepare almost prescient inventory levels. Retailers use a control tower with technology for visibility into inventory on the move and across their store locations. They also look at inventory levels and gaps in processes.
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