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Supply Chain Shortages Hit the Customer Where it Hurts

Logistics Viewpoints

in December 2021. That same year, the H5N6 flu strain struck South Korea, which resulted in authorities exterminating about 17 percent of the national flock of chickens and 28 percent of ducks. Maximum disruptions pushed the gauge to a peak of 4.31 In October of 2019, I wrote about the food supply chain being at risk.

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The Mass Adoption of Cryptocurrency in Countries!

Supply Chain Game Changer

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. China’s cryptocurrency users are correspondingly leaning towards exchanges based in South Korea. Adoption of bitcoin in China and India.

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Emerging Supply Chain Trends – A Look at Evolving Finished Vehicle Logistics Amid Market Shifts and Trends

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

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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Report That Samsung is Eyeing Massive Semiconductor Production Presence in the U.S.

Supply Chain Matters

Such a large scale investment would be in addition to a prior announced $17 billion, five million square foot semiconductor chip facility to be located in Tyler, Texas that was announced in November of 2021. Increased tensions among China and the U.S., has to do so as well.

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:o9 Solutions Doubles Its Annual Revenue Bookings in 2020

o9 Solutions

Momentum looks set to continue into 2021. DALLAS, January 12, 2021 — o9 Solutions Inc., We are seeing strong demand indicators heading into 2021 and beyond, and intend to aggressively invest into global growth particularly in China, Latin America and South-East Asia”, said Igor Rikalo, President & COO commenting on o9’s outlook.

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Tech OEMS battle it out in the semiconductor value chain

Resilinc

more units than it did in Q2 2021, according to Gartner’s estimates. In guidance released ahead of its quarterly report, Samsung estimated a 21% bump in revenues and 11% increase in profits over Q2 2021. According to Gartner , worldwide PC shipments declined in Q2 by 12.6% YOY—the sharpest drop in nine years.

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Is Fusion the Future of Energy? Part Two

Enterra Insights

And South Korea is conducting research with its Korea Superconducting Tokamak Advanced Research (KSTAR) effort. 6] Staff, “ The race to build a commercial fusion reactor hots up ,” The Economist, 24 June 2021. [7] China also has its hat in the ring with its Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak.