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

ToolsGroup

The United States’ and Europe’s production of global semiconductors decreased from approximately 80% in 1990 to 20% in 2020. As of 2020, only 12% of semiconductor chips were made in the United States. ( of small businesses in the United States. United States Census Bureau). higher than 2020.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 28 – June 3)

Logistics Viewpoints

The United States is also challenging Canada’s failure to fully allocate its annual dairy TRQs; Canada is instead parceling out a few months’ quota at a time. The future robotics market looks strong worldwide as many sectors seek answers to labor shortages, the Interact Analysis report said. s CargoNet.

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The Internet of Things and the International Telecommunication Union

Enterra Insights

billion IoT devices connected to cellular networks worldwide by 2026. After the majority of nations voted to, among other things, increase ITU’s authority over the internet, the United States refused to sign the resulting treaty.” Last year, some 2.1 2] And analysts predict there will be 4.3

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The Internet of Things and the International Telecommunication Union

Enterra Insights

billion IoT devices connected to cellular networks worldwide by 2026. After the majority of nations voted to, among other things, increase ITU’s authority over the internet, the United States refused to sign the resulting treaty.” Last year, some 2.1 2] And analysts predict there will be 4.3

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The (Potential) Value of Labeling in the Lithium Ion Battery Supply Chain

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

1] Electric vehicle driven demand for lithium-ion battery raw materials such as cobalt and copper is expected to increase 10x by 2026. [2]. Current recycling rates in the United States are remarkably low – only 5% of batteries are recycled and only 35% of the materials from these batteries can be recovered to be used. [5]

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Technology Support in Integrated Business Planning: Automation, Augmentation and Human Centricity

Supply Chain Trend

Mega trends analysis will be useful to better understand market trends, changes in consumer tastes and technological developments that create new markets (think electric vehicles). 2020), The Future of Work in the United States: Projections of Occupational Employment in 2026, Foresight, issue 49 (Spring 2018).

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Top 10 Logistics Trends That Could Impact Supply Chains in 2022

Locus

Technavio, Last Mile Delivery Market in North America by Service and Geography – Forecast and Analysis 2021-2025, Jan 2021. Billion by 2026, growing at a CAGR of 9.28% from 2019 to 2026. – Statista, Direct-to-consumer (D2C) e-commerce sales in the United States from 2019 to 2023, Jun 2021, United States.