Proxima

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Many things are currently making procurement prominent, but not all of them will have a longer-term impact. Procurement does not operate in a business vacuum. “It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future.” ? Yogi Berra. You are mortal. The lazy route of predicting takes trends visible today and extrapolates.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC), the company that makes the majority of latest-generation chips for Apple products, has committed to increasing capacity by spending $100 billion across the next three years, and building new factories in Arizona and Japan. Wall Street Journal ). Deloitte Global). Wall Street Journal ). McKinsey ).

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 1, 2020

The 15 member RCEP countries comprise the 10 nations of Southeast Asia; China, Korea, Japan in north Asia; and from down under, Australia and New Zealand. Key FTA Elements. As a free trade agreement, several aspects of RCEP aim to facilitate the flow of goods between RCEP Participating Countries (RPCs).

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Provenance

AUGUST 13, 2018

In 2011, these concerns, specifically complaints from the United States, Japan and the European Union (EU), prompted the World Trade Organisation to rule against China’s export restrictions. A move that led to international concerns around supply security and the political motivation behind China’s export restrictions.

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QAD

MAY 18, 2023

The approach calls for a deeper look at procurement chains, critical mineral qualification and the calculation of mineral content. EU Net Zero Industry Act: This package proposed in March 2022 sets a 40% by 2030 domestic production target for batteries, solar panels and several other clean energy technologies for use in the EU.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 8, 2022

Nintendo is struggling to break out of a frustrating sales slowdown, selling 33 percent fewer units of Switch game systems in the April-June quarter than a year ago in Japan due to a crippled supply chain. Nintendo is having negotiations on procurement, but the outlook is uncertain.

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