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Navigating Global Supply Chain Disruptions: Strategies for Resilience

SCMDOJO

Japan and Taiwan have earthquakes often, and they both are some of the leading suppliers of microchips. Supply Chain Risk Management, or (SCRM for short), is an already expanding industry, and with artificial intelligence becoming more intelligent by the day, it’s going to be an integral part of any supply chain analysis.

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The Importance of Multiple Supply Chains

AFFLINK

An earthquake in Japan hurt electronics manufacturers for more than a year and created a dramatic drop in net income. An analysis in the Harvard Business Review showed that companies that had mapped their supply chains prior to the pandemic were significantly more prepared. Map Your Supply Chain.

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Transportation Network Modeling: A Powerful Tool in Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Strategy

Talking Logistics

It currently has no limits on truck emissions, unlike other countries such as the United States, China, Japan and Canada, which already have truck fuel efficiency standards. This analysis should be extended into suppliers’ operations as much as possible, so that an end-to-end view can be taken.

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The Data Behind Amazon’s Logistics and Fulfillment Play

Freightos

Across twenty additional countries, Amazon’s other centers are predominantly focused on fulfillment and delivery stations while some countries, like Italy, the UK, Germany, France, Spain, Singapore, and Japan also have Prime delivery facilities. Team Analysis. Let’s Talk About Boats, Ships, and Trucks.

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Report That Samsung is Eyeing Massive Semiconductor Production Presence in the U.S.

Supply Chain Matters

An American-Statesman conducted analysis of the applications indicates that potential state level tax incentives could amount to upwards of $4.8 The report further indicates that the earliest new fab would be expected to be operational in 2034 while two other proposed facilities are indicated in the applications to be operational in 2042.

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Boeing's Vertical Leap: Where Will It Squeeze Suppliers Next?

Supply Chain Brain

Europe and Japan. Here are some of the leading candidates: The airframe : Boeing pushed outsourcing to an extreme on the 787 Dreamliner, with 65 percent of the airframe farmed out to a medley of suppliers in the U.S., The result: years of production snafus and delays. With the forthcoming 777x, it brought the wings back in-house.

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September and Q3 2022 Global Manufacturing Indices Enter Contraction Trending

Supply Chain Matters

Other significant report highlights in this developed economies grouping was the index for Japan indicating that in September, new orders fell at the sharpest rate in two years, while a weakening Japanese yen drove manufacturing inflationary pressures higher. Japan, Taiwan ) the average PMI value for Q3 was 49.0,