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Securing aerospace and defense-critical supply chains

Resilinc

There are few industries where security requirements are as rigorous and intensive as in aerospace and defense. Both reports underscore the importance of training and develop a domestic workforce capable of staffing aerospace and defense industries.

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Supply chain shockwaves from the Taiwan earthquake

Resilinc

Following the earthquake, tsunami warnings were sent out in Taiwan, Japan, and The Philippines, but have since been lifted. magnitude struck off the East Coast of Japan. As of today, 13 are dead, more than a thousand are being treated for injuries, and six are still missing, according to CNN. On April 4, a 6.0

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Supply Chain Matters News Capsule September 8 2023- Boeing and Toyota

Supply Chain Matters

We further update readers on last week’s multiple day shutdown of Toyota auto production across Japan due to a systems issue. This particular update includes added developments related to a newly discovered production glitch involving Boeing ’s 737 MAX output.

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China’s Export Restrictions on Germanium and Gallium  

Resilinc

In 2010, China restricted exports of rare earth elements to Japan following a territorial dispute, sending prices soaring and Japan scrambling to find alternative sources. Industries impacted include semiconductors, high-tech, automotive, aerospace, and telecommunications. Which Industries Will Be Impacted?

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This Week in Logistics News (November 14 – 20)

Logistics Viewpoints

The trade partnership includes the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as well as Japan, China, South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand – accounting for the vast majority of Asia Pacific regional economic output.

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Prediction- Added Labor Activism Among Industry Supply Chains

Supply Chain Matters

Within the aerospace and commercial aircraft industry, involuntary job losses among highly skilled workers that occurred in 2020 and 2021 are still being felt as the industry attempts to again ramp-up monthly production levels for commercial aircraft or address large scale aircraft engine premature component replacement needs.

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November Global PMI Reporting Reflects Some Stabilization

Supply Chain Matters

On a regional basis, Europe reportedly remained a principal drag on global factory output, along with contracting output in Japan and the United Kingdom. Sustained Contraction in Japan The au Jibun Bank Japan Manufacturing PMI ® report for November was headlined with a sustained contraction in Japan’s manufacturing sector.