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Innovative Approaches to Supply Chain Risk

Kinaxis

A major earthquake in Taiwan. This key supplier had been identified and sure enough, you have a second source primed and ready to go. We have a problem.” The alternate source uses the same supplier in Taiwan. The alternate source uses the same supplier in Taiwan. Then you get the e-mail. Think again.

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Russia-Ukraine war: semiconductor value chain impact

Resilinc

The Resilinc report also reveals that the 2014 Russian seizure of Crimea pushed neon prices up 600%; the shock sent much of the chip industry scrambling to diversify its supply. This dependency led the Biden Administration to warn chip makers on February 10 to seek other sources. and China: it might be hard for the U.S.

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Holding Ourselves Accountable for Business Results

Supply Chain Shaman

Enterprise resilience–the ability to have consistent balance sheet returns despite market volatility– decreased starting in 2014. Trade-offs of commercial programs with source, make, and deliver to maximize value to the customer and improve margin.). The reality is very different. There are many reasons. Maturity Model.

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Prep Your Supply Chain for Super Typhoon Soudelor

Elementum

Super Typhoon Soudelor is set to hit Taiwan and China tomorrow, with a huge potential for supply chain disruption. Update 8/7/2015, 04:00 PST: Typhoon Soudelor Disrupts Air, Rail Services in Taiwan Air and land transportation services in Taiwan have been halted since Friday, August 7, as Typhoon Soudelor moves closer to the region.

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COP21 – Freight and Climate Change

Freightos

A quick check showed that shipping the TV from Taiwan to Nashville (ocean & trucking) led to about 6.7 Click the button on the right to see our sources. SEE CALCULATION × Sources for Freight Emissions The following facts are from disparate sources, but tell a consistent story. kg of carbon emissions.

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Interoceanic Passages

Abivin

A major enlargement project that raised the capacity to around 100 transits per day was completed in 2014. billion of its total revenue in the fiscal year 2014, placing it as the third-largest source of income in the nation. The canal's depth increased with additional widening and deepening operations, reaching 23.5

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Xiaomi: Rapid growth of a mobile internet company in China

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

.  At the same time, it is expanding its operations in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Singapore.      Source: Wall Street Journal, January 2014.   In 2014, Wall Street Journal reported that, besides Dropbox, Xiaomi is the only other startup in the world that is valued at US$10 billion (see figure above).  

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