All Things Supply Chain

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Amazon Sued by Supplier for Breach of Agreement Gilimex Inc a Vietnamese warehouse equipment manufacturer is suing Amazon for $280 million, claiming that the e-commerce giant backed away from agreements…

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 3, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights February global manufacturing and supply chain indices and challenges relative to product demand and supply network imbalance levels in the first quarter of 2022. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® report, a composite index produced by J.P. Global Wide Production Activity.

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20Cube Logistics

JANUARY 27, 2022

However markets recovered themselves in 2021 to greater extent and the economists are forecasting an expansion of that steady growth in the year 2022 as well. This is a direct result of the overstocking/stockpiling that happened in Asian manufacturing and retailing sectors. They are emphasizing on renewable sources of energy.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 25, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights a breaking news development involving Tesla’s existing Nevada based Gigafactory that will be of interest to Automotive EV manufacturers and their supply networks. stock market close today, Tesla is scheduled to report its Q4-2022 quarterly and full year financial performance. After the U.S. More to come.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 21, 2022

Samsung already has a presence in the area in what is described as the largest fab facility outside of the company’s South Korea corporate headquarters. The added fact the specific Texas School District incentives might terminate by the end of 2022 is a likely other consideration. Increased tensions among China and the U.S.,

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

South Korea based LG Chem announced this week a planned $3.2 © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. Supply Chain Matters highlights an additional strategic sourcing announcement involving the future production of electric powered autos and vehicles in North America.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Inflation Reduction Act passed in 2022. market entry to that of Japanese automakers on the 1970’s and South Korea based makers in the 1990’s. The report notes that electric vehicles assembled in Mexico can qualify for U.S. Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares reportedly likened the potential U.S.

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Resilinc

AUGUST 15, 2023

All these modern products are manufactured using the key commodities germanium and gallium. Unfortunately, China has just issued critical restrictions on these commodities, creating a cause for concern for many businesses and manufacturers in the high-tech and semiconductor space. Do you know what these products have in common?

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 10, 2023

July is typically a month in which Chinese suppliers and manufacturers have ramped up production levels to support global-wide back-to-school and other holiday related demand for products that peak in the November and December surge period. reflects broader weakness in the entire chain of global manufacturing.” percent in 2022.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Supply Chain Matters highlights published reports indicating that leading semiconductor fab and device manufacturer TSMC is eyeing a second fab production presence in the U.S. © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. based fabrication facility. In June, U.S. has to do so as well.

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Resilinc

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

In 2022, the US passed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) to provide tax incentives and funding to create a clean energy economy. In India, the national Production Linked Incentive (PLI) is set to encourage domestic EV manufacturing—and this is just a glimpse of the latest policies worldwide. billion in 2022. from 2023 to 2030.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 3, 2023

The July numbers signal a continued downturn in global manufacturing conditions with output and new order rates reportedly falling at faster rates. Global Wide Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. Manufacturing production reportedly decreased for the second consecutive month.

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Resilinc

JULY 26, 2022

For high-tech OEMs such as Apple, Samsung, Sony, Dell, and other top makers of electronics gear, the first half of 2022 has been a wild ride. Not coincidentally, the company opened its first in-house European manufacturing facility in Budapest in June. Lenovo, the largest PC maker by unit sales, saw 12.5%

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Resilinc

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

So far in 2023, Resilinc’s supply chain disruption monitoring platform EventWatch AI sent 7,422 disruption alerts for the high-tech industry—up just 1% from the same time period in 2022. For example, in August, Samsung Electronics announced plans to cease operations at certain older-generation facilities in Gyeonggi, South Korea.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 2, 2022

percent in the first half of 2022, reportedly driven by price growth of 6.5 Samsung Electronics reported an over 21 percent rise in quarterly revenues for the South Korea based company, but the numbers reportedly ended a streak of three consecutive quarters of record revenue growth. Higher costs reportedly have resulted in a 2.8

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Vinculum

MAY 17, 2022

A report mentioned by IMARC Group with title mainly called Account Reconciliation Software market includes Global Industry shares, opportunity, size, share, trends, and forecast 2022-2027. Billion by 2027, along with a CAGR of approximately 14.80% between 2022 and 2027. Manufacturing. Market Outlook (2022-2027).

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

49% of respondents were from the manufacturing industry, 16% from the mechanical engineering sector, and 11% from the automotive market. Cotton production in India could dip 4% from 2021, down to 34 million bales in the 2021/2022 marketing year. A variety of chips will remain in short supply throughout 2022. Consultancy UK).

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 5, 2024

Slight Rise in Global Wide Production Activity Global-wide manufacturing levels as depicted in the J.P. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® was headlined with back-to-back expansion levels in February. The HSBC India Manufacturing PMI® rose from 56.5 Manufacturing Among the two reported PMI reports relative to U.S.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

have entered into partnerships with manufacturers to build small modular reactors, or SMRs, attracted to their potential to produce carbon-free, 24-hour-a-day power. 1] Brad Plumer, “ Why America abandoned nuclear power (and what we can learn from South Korea) ,” Vox, 29 February 2016. [2] ” Small Modular Reactors. .”[3]

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Why This Matter for US Exporters and Manufacturers. With exporting prices so low for US manufacturers, all they need is the market…. By 2022, McKinsey anticipates that a full 76% of the population will be part of the middle class. With exporting prices so low for US manufacturers, all they need is the market….

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 7, 2023

The alternative supply chain or “ Altasian” is defined as countries consisting of Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, India, the Philippines , Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Bangladesh. One example indicated was that U.S. The report further indicates that India with 1.4

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 10, 2023

The gauge brings together 27 variables that take the temperature of everything from cross-border transportation costs to country-level manufacturing data in the euro area, China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, the U.K. Akorn Operating Company filed for bankruptcy in 2020 but had continued to manufacture albuterol until last fall.

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Arena Solutions

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

billion in 2022 to USD 28.3 In the Asian market, the Jeju Island in South Korea recently announced that tourists will be able to hop on a UAM or air taxi to shuttle to major tourist spots using coastal routes between three heavily frequented locations in Jeju by 2025. billion by 2030. Ann believes Arena can help.

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Intelligent Audit

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

2022 Brings Relief from Driver Shortage, but Will it Last? Despite a slew of supply chain challenges, 2022 had some relief in store for shippers worried about the ongoing truck driver shortage. FedEx Lowers Volume Expectations for Peak 2022. FedEx is working to lower volume expectations for peak season 2022.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 9, 2022

based high tech, and other related industry supply and manufacturing networks. based semiconductor research, development, manufacturing, and workforce development. That includes $39 billion in manufacturing incentives, $13.2 based chip manufacturing facilities in addition to two major facilities in the state of Texas.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 21, 2024

Chips and Science Act signed into law in August 2022. Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger has specifically indicated that the plans for Columbus, Ohio complex include being: “ t he largest AI chip manufacturing site in the world.” Chips and Science Agreement Funds Release This week the Biden Administration announced a grant of up to $8.5

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Supply Chain Matters has provided readers multiple commentaries focused on the shifting forces, both geo-political and industry generated, that are now providing short and longer-term impacts on the sourcing of semiconductor manufacturing and associated networks. In June, Taiwan based GlobalWafers Co. the biggest shift in U.S. and globally.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 27, 2023

A record number of people (73%) will participate in Halloween-related activities this year, up from 69% in 2022. Amazon added a badge next to products made by small-business brands and artisans in 2022, and this week it announced a new search filter to let shoppers more easily find such items.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Global Production Activity Rise Global-wide manufacturing levels as depicted in the J.P. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® began 2024 with output levels rising for the first time in eight months. Global manufacturing employment levels fell for the fifth straight month. Manufacturing , there were mixed consensus.

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Elementum

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

The move comes in response to a petition last year from solar panel manufacturers Suniva and SolarWorld. panel manufacturers were being harmed by imports and recommended a 35 percent tariff against foreign panel manufacturers. Manufacturing only comprises a small portion (about 14 percent ) of all jobs in the solar industry.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 16, 2021

The review focused on four specific supply chain areas: “semiconductor manufacturing and advanced packaging; large capacity batteries, like those for electric vehicles; critical minerals and materials; and pharmaceuticals and active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs).”[1] 100-Day Report Findings. Therefore, the U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 30, 2023

Next came, the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, was signed into law by President Joe Biden in December of 2021 and then went into effect in June of 2022. In October of 2022, the Biden administration published a tough set of technology export controls. It is not just US tool manufacturers that are affected.

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