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Aerospace And Defense Companies In Working Group To Improve Supply Chain Solutions

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, February 19th, 2020

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A number of aerospace and defense (A&D) companies have joined in an initiative with Exostar to collaborate on next-generation solutions to enhance relationships, performance and security of their supply chains. Exostar, which brings communities together within highly-regulated industries, said the Aerospace and Defense Supply Chain Working Group is focusing on a technology modernization roadmap and has defined five initial themes: collaboration with suppliers, improving the onboarding experience of suppliers, electronic sourcing, interoperability, and security. “A&D companies share supply and customer…

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