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100+ Supply Chain Crisis Statistics: Raw Materials, Covid-19, Labor Shortages, and More

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Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. Dealing with the Shipping Container Crisis. The auto industry makes up less than 9% of chip demand by revenue, and that figure is expected to increase by 10% per year until 2025. Intel is investing over $20 billion to build two new chip factories in Ohio.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 28 – November 3)

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It will use data gathered during continued testing at the Euclid, Ohio, facility to influence which fiber-centric systems get installed at other facilities. Severe drought has caused water levels in the Mississippi River to drop so low that ships have been running aground. Ships had been paying up to $2.4m so far in 2023.

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The Top 5 Supply Chain Megatrends of 2024

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The implementation of these laws is predicted to increase the cost of transporting goods as well as decrease the overall volume or quantity of goods shipped. By 2025, The European Chemical Agency (ECHA) plans to ban PFAS in Europe, and 3M plans to halt all PFAS production. To deal with this trend in the U.S.,