Resilinc
AUGUST 15, 2023
In 2010, China restricted exports of rare earth elements to Japan following a territorial dispute, sending prices soaring and Japan scrambling to find alternative sources. This is not the first time China has threatened the supply chain in retaliation. Which Industries Will Be Impacted?
The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society
JULY 16, 2023
These changes can significantly impact supply chains by affecting sourcing strategies, trade routes, and market access. For instance, during the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, Toyota’s robust supply chain resilience allowed it to quickly recover and restore operations. Another notable example is the technology sector.
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Logility
OCTOBER 18, 2022
Mitigating risk may mean finding new suppliers, redesigning supplier networks, revising inventory targets, building safety stock, and diversifying your sourcing strategies. Test what-if scenarios: Build multiple “what-if” scenarios so you can test quickly and observe what parts of the supply chain repeatedly fail.
Arkieva
AUGUST 8, 2016
But most companies cut away at that inventory ruthlessly, so that inventory was back on the longer term trend line by early 2010.”. Source: Commerce Dept. Source: SupplyChainDigest. Source: Supply Chain Shaman. and elsewhere was halted when the parts flow from Japan was interrupted. Source: EBN. Click Here.
Talking Logistics
OCTOBER 27, 2016
It currently has no limits on truck emissions, unlike other countries such as the United States, China, Japan and Canada, which already have truck fuel efficiency standards. In 2010, Walmart announced its goal to eliminate 20 million metric tons of GHG emissions from its global supply chain by the end of 2015.
Supply Chain Network
JUNE 30, 2011
China surpassed Japan in 2010 as the world’s second largest economy, and the IMF predict it could exceed the U.S. New strategies and tactics must be employed to efficiently serve these markets, whether with goods and services within the country or through global sourcing and logistics.
Supply Chain Network
JANUARY 26, 2012
At the start of 2011, I wrote a blog (Supply Chain Risk and Charles Darwin) that highlighted 2010 as the worst on record for supply chain disruptions. Little did we know that 2011 would bring earthquakes in New Zealand, a tsunami in Japan and record floods in Thailand which, looking back made 2010 look like a cake walk.
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