Resilinc

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

But as the rate of factory fires continued to increase—growing 129% year on year in 2021—Resilinc decided a deeper analysis was needed to give customers and others better understanding of fire risks in supply chains and some guidance on mitigating those risks. The result is the recently published report: Spotlight on Factory Fires.

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All Things Supply Chain

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

UK strikes post-Brexit trade agreement with Japan The United Kingdom has announced a $19.5 billion deal with Japan which will take effect on January 1st, 2021. The deal aims to…

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

We are pleased to continue our 2021 fire-side chat series with key people in the supply chain industry, and it is with particular pleasure to catch up with Stuart Whiting, Senior Vice President, Global Supply Chain, Logistics & Planning at Schneider Electric, based in Singapore but with a global functional responsibility. Green Skies?

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 19, 2023

Comparing the pre-pandemic 2018 Production Statistics to the 2021 Production Statistics published by the International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (OICA), although car production has reduced over recent years, China remained the highest car producing country, followed by the United States, Japan and India.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 1, 2022

3] Alicia Enciso, “ Food 2022: Nestlé USA’s Predictions for the Next Big Thing in Food ,” Medium, 6 December 2021. [4] 5] Peter Grinspoon, “ Cannabidiol (CBD)-what we know and what we don’t ,” Harvard Health Publishing, 24 September 2021. [6] ” Enterra Insights, 3 September 2021. [12] Footnotes. [1]

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Logility

JUNE 30, 2022

The trucking industry was down 80,000 drivers in 2021, and that shortage is anticipated to balloon to 160,000 by 2030. The labor supply is shrinking in Germany, Poland, Russia, and Japan, and contraction is expected to quicken. It’s a global problem. China, which had a worker surplus of 55.2 million to 75.3 million by 2030.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 20, 2022

The basis of our 2022 predictions were our belief that the 2021 predictions theme of Renewal was shifting toward one of Reexamination of business process practices and decision-making needs. Our stated belief was that the multi-industry supply chain challenges of 2021 would not abate and would linger in some cases into 2023.

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QAD

AUGUST 3, 2023

In December 2021, Ford released an update to their Customer Specific Requirements (CSR) requiring, among other things, their supply chain to manage foundational FMEAs in a software platform by the end of 2022. Before embarking on the APQP, a manufacturer should perform a feasibility assessment.

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QAD

JULY 7, 2022

In Bangladesh in July 2021, a fire at a food factory claimed the lives of at least 52 people, some of whom were children. as a tornado struck a town in Kentucky in December 2021, workers at. In April 2021, food giant Hershey Food announced its “ No Deforestation Policy ” to end deforestation across its supply chain by 2030.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 16, 2021

China, Canada, Mexico, Japan, and Germany are the top 5 exporters to the USA. In late May 2021, the Executive Director of the Port of Los Angeles stated, “We are in the seventh month of an unparalleled import surge. The US imported the most goods from Canada until 2007 when China replaced our neighbor to the north. trillion in U.S.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Japan and South Korea in the cryptocurrency ecosystem. Japan and South Korea have been neck-to-neck regarding blockchain and cryptocurrency over the last few years. In 2022 a new bill has been proposed for regulating cryptocurrencies in Japan to protect users from fraud. Adoption of bitcoin in China and India.

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All Things Supply Chain

MARCH 5, 2021

$5.6bn green fund to buy liquified natural gas-powered vessels for Japan’s shippers With Japan’s goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, the Tokyo-based Anchor Ship Partners will launch an…

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 31, 2024

The Japan based automaker thus retains its global automotive industry’s recognition as the global leader in vehicle sales for four consecutive years running, outpacing rival global competitor Volkswagen. Global based auto producer Toyota Motor has retained its overall recognition as the top selling global automaker.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Further, Japan based shipping line Mitsui OSK Lines indicated a belief that this disruption could extend thru the balance of 2024. Once more, the January reading is well below the gauge of the December 2021 reading of 4.33, when cascading global-wide shipping disruptions began to manifest globally.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 30, 2021

This acquisition builds on the Panasonic/Blue Yonder strategic relationship, established in January 2019 with a partnership, followed by the creation of a joint venture company in Japan in November 2019. Applications are due by July 2021, with the program looking to reduce deforestation between 2022 and 2026.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 12, 2022

Panasonic Holdings , which acquired this supply chain tech provider in April of 2021 for $7.1 In 2021, the Blue Yonder reportedly grew to over $1.1 Supply chain planning and execution technology provider Blue Yonder (previously known as JDA Software ), has a new CEO.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

According to reporting by The Wall Street Journal , that level of worker labor activism was nearly eight times the number of workers involved in 2021. The Japan based labor union representing production workers at Toyota Motor are reportedly seeking the equivalent of a 7.6 based production facilities.

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Resilinc

OCTOBER 11, 2022

But in his 2021 book “ Sense and Sustainability ,” Chaturvedi shows he’s an idealist as well as a realist. Texas has dropped from 2nd in 2020 to 13th in 2021. China ranks number one as the country from which companies are reshoring, followed by Mexico, Canada, India, and Japan. are: Germany, China, Japan, Canada, and Korea.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 31, 2021

9] Kludt reports other “lucky foods” include tamales in Mexico, oliebollen in the Netherlands, marzipanschwein in Germany, soba noodles in Japan, and pickled herring in Scandinavia. 4] Editors, “ New Year’s ,” History.com, 17 December 2021. [5] If you’re going to eat, you might as well drink.

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Supply Chain Movement

AUGUST 10, 2021

But the next time might be an earthquake in Japan, an economic downturn due to a financial crisis, a volcano in Iceland, new trade tariff wars, or even a major global waterway closure. This article was first published by I by IMD on May 4, 2021. Of course, the pandemic was very much unchartered waters for all of us.

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o9 Solutions

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

DALLAS – February 22, 2021 – o9 Solutions, the leading AI-powered Integrated Business Planning ( IBP ) platform, boosts the thought leadership within its network with former leaders from JFE Steel and Nestlé. By April 1st, 2021 Filippo will join Reckitt Benckiser as EVP and Chief Information and Digitisation Officer.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

DECEMBER 21, 2021

This year the annual United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference (COP26) was held at the SEC Centre in Glasgow, United Kingdom, from 31 October to 13 November 2021. “Even with all new Glasgow pledges for 2030, we will emit roughly twice as much in 2030 as required for 1.5 degrees Celsius,” states the Climate Action Tracker.

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ToolsGroup

JANUARY 6, 2022

Amongst the issues faced by both businesses and consumers in 2021, supply chain shortages – and the resulting challenges – held strong in the headlines throughout the year. Five Lessons Learned Overcoming 2021’s Supply Chain Challenges. Just how bad were supply chain challenges in 2021? Bad enough to become the subject of memes.

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Resilinc

MAY 3, 2022

Like the July 2021 report by the bipartisan House Armed Services Committee’s Defense Critical Supply Chains Task Force, the DOD report includes a wide array of recommendations to shore up the resiliency of supply chains critical to the defense industrial base (DIB).

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Locus Robotics

JANUARY 11, 2023

Collaboration in the “Material Bank® Japan” sample marketplace for order fulfillment of interior design and construction materials. The two companies will introduce 25 Locus AMRs, the first in Japan, to the Material Bank® Japan HUB (Ichikawa City, Chiba Prefecture) to realize an ESG-friendly and high productivity logistics scheme.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 18, 2023

In addition to these two suppliers, others are reportedly Japan Display, Sharp and BOE Technology Group. million in 2021. In fiscal 2021, stock buybacks amounted to $85.5 The move is characterized by Bloomberg as an effort to: “ reduce its reliance on technology partners like Samsung and LG and bring more components in-house.”

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 22, 2021

Bastille day in France, July 1st in Canada, Diwali in India, the Sumidagawa festival in Japan, Guy Fawkes night in the U.K., Despite that in 2021, on the backs of a global pandemic, we are facing a fireworks shortage. All of this is resulting in a shortage of fireworks in 2021. Originally published on June 22, 2021.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 12, 2022

In 2021, Tive reportedly grew its revenue over 300 percent, acquired more than 200 new customers and expanded its global footprint. Bollore , a French family business founded by billionaire Vincent Ballore placed its African business unit up for sale in 2021, with MSC having exclusivity to make a firm offer since December 2021.

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All Things Supply Chain

MARCH 26, 2021

Factory fire adds to computer chip supply crisis One of the car industry’s biggest computer chip suppliers has warned that a major fire at one of its factories in Japan…

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 13, 2022

Supply Chain Matters readers will recall that in April 2021, Panasonic announced that the Japan based manufacturing and services company would purchase the remaining 80 percent of Blue Yonder shares for $5.6 Panasonic Holdings Corporation and Panasonic Connect Co., billion.

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Resilinc

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Humankind’s quest to visit Mars will—if all goes well—get a major boost in 2021 as three different spacecrafts are on schedule to arrive at the Red Planet: NASA’s Perseverance; China’s Tianwen-1; and the United Arab Emirates’ Hope.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 4, 2022

A separate communication indicated that the filing of the company’s 2021 annual financial report will be delayed until full access and timeliness of financial systems can be completed. The company is incurring significant expenses to incorporate business continuity systems and to investigate, remediate and recover from this cyberattack.”.

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Unleashed

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Personal health has been front of mind for the general public as the Covid-19 pandemic has raged, positioning the nutraceuticals industry for further expansion and success in 2021. After North America, Japan and China are the next largest nutraceuticals consumers. 5 trends that will drive the nutraceutical industry in 2021.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 6, 2023

Japan asks its insurers to retain marine war cover for LNG shippers in Russian waters. percent from 2017 through 2021 and will have a CAGR of 11.8 The 11-month total adds to the $37 billion in new auto-factory spending committed in 2021, when a number of new projects were revealed in states such as Tennessee, Kentucky and Michigan.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 6, 2023

The overall theme depicted in the December 2022 reporting was an intensification of a global manufacturing downturn, with continuing output reductions across the Eurozone , Japan , China and the United States. The S&P Global India Manufacturing PMI® for December was 56.3, which is rather noteworthy.

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All Things Supply Chain

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

UK strikes post-Brexit trade agreement with Japan The United Kingdom has announced a $19.5 billion deal with Japan which will take effect on January 1st, 2021. The deal aims to…

United Kingdom 15

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Deloitte states that the automotive industry lost sales of $210 billion in 2021 alone due to chip shortages. Japan, and Europe are now committing large amounts of money to establish localized, domestic semiconductor manufacturing facilities within their respective countries. The vaunted Just-in-time operating model had broken.

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