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What would happen if China invaded Taiwan?

Resilinc

One day in August 2022, a group of military and defense strategy experts gathered in Washington, DC, to play a game that simulated a Chinese amphibious invasion of Taiwan in 2026. Yet Rand’s Matheny contends that developing the kind of semiconductor manufacturing capacity Taiwan has developed will take decades.

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Top 20 Warehouse Automation Suppliers Worldwide

Logistics Viewpoints

Also, warehouse automation excludes similar systems such as airport baggage handling, manufacturing-line automation, and manually driven forklifts. I will soon be publishing the 2021 base-year study with a five-year forecast through 2026. MURATA MACHINERY is a privately-held industrial manufacturing and services company.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 24 – 30)

Logistics Viewpoints

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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Commodities Used in Electric Car Batteries: An Update on Lithium and Nickel

Resilinc

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. China, Japan, and South Korea are among the top consumers , driven by their increasing demand for lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles and other high-tech applications.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 31 – January 6)

Logistics Viewpoints

Japan asks its insurers to retain marine war cover for LNG shippers in Russian waters. Any earn-out is expected to be paid in fiscal 2025 and fiscal 2026. battery manufacturing. Tokyo wants to ensure Japan will continue to import LNG from the Sakhalin-2 project in Russia. Descartes acquires Supply Vision.

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Top 10 Logistics Trends That Could Impact Supply Chains in 2022

Locus

Billion by 2026, growing at a CAGR of 9.28% from 2019 to 2026. Japan, France and China. Many manufacturers and Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) brands have found D2C fulfillment as an attractive route to reach customers quickly. Global Last Mile Delivery Software Market was valued at USD 5.38

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

ToolsGroup

49% of respondents were from the manufacturing industry, 16% from the mechanical engineering sector, and 11% from the automotive market. Demand container capacity is expected to exceed the actual capacity available through 2026. million jobs critical to the supply chain and manufacturing industry will remain unfilled by 2030.