Operations and Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Dale Rogers, a business professor at Arizona State, gave a presentation with his son Zachary Rogers, a business professor at Colorado State, during which they said that winter-holiday returns in the United States are now worth more than $300 billion a year. Workers sorted units by model and year of manufacture.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 7, 2022

One of the more concerning areas at this time is that of China , where one of the most troubling outbreaks of COVID-19 infections, and consequent containment policies from China ’s regulators, continue to impede trucking transportation, ocean input and export movements. US Logistics Index.

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USC Consulting Group

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Because the vast majority of small-business owners and major corporations require power to provide, manufacture, or deliver products and services, the grid’s failings are forcing companies to evaluate their current processes and develop workarounds so service interruptions are minimized. Why are they occurring on a more regular basis?

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

More recently, the massive scale of China’s solar-manufacturing operations has become an advantage, as it attracts talent, research money and ecosystems of suppliers. is trying to build its own solar-manufacturing supply chain almost from scratch and supporting the effort with sizable subsidies.

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MIT Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

An example in the supply chain space is US maritime policy. As the demand for PPE has soared manufacturing capacity has become constrained, and some distributors are citing supply concerns. Manufacturers have responded to these efforts by stepping up the production of PPE. The situation is exacerbated by local stockpiling.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 3, 2015

And, when they do, the focus on network design is still on bricks and mortar–where to put manufacturing and distribution locations–not on form and function of inventory, and the design of inventory flows. Instead, it needs to be based on the requirements of customer policy and the supply chain strategy.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Supply Chain Matters highlights added information regarding Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company’s (TSMC) expanded presence and investment in U.S. based semiconductor manufacturing. Apple’s exclusive chip-manufacturing partner. Background. That plant is slated for a 2024 opening. TSMC forms new and deeper roots in America.

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Elementum

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

This edition will cover all things related to the Semiconductor Supply Chain: Why semiconductors have been supply constrained What manufacturers are doing to respond What the future of the industry will look like According to Gartner, the semiconductor industry grew a staggering 26.3% in 2021 and is projected to grow another 7.4%

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Elementum

AUGUST 31, 2022

This edition will cover all things related to the Semiconductor Supply Chain: Why semiconductors have been supply constrained What manufacturers are doing to respond What the future of the industry will look like. Add on top of that: pandemics, geo-political conflict, and shifting government policies, and you have a real problem.

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NC State SCRC

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Taiwan hosts the majority of the major Original Design Manufacturers, who in turn rely on supply chains that are entirely based in Taiwan and China. Contract manufacturers are very reliant on semiconductors produced in Taiwan. For these reasons, converting Arizona into the next Taiwan Silicon Valley is multi-decade proposal!

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 12, 2024

Retailers and manufacturers are flying more goods around the shipping crisis in the Red Sea , industry experts say, helping boost international airfreight operators after a long period of sagging cargo volumes. ports,” NRF Vice President for Supply Chain and Customs Policy Jonathan Gold said. “As

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 21, 2024

According to a White House briefing , Intel itself has plans to invest upwards of $100 billion to build and expand these semiconductor fab and supply network support facilities in Arizona, Ohio, New Mexico , and Oregon with the potential to create upwards of 30,000 jobs. It’s not going to come back in three to five years.”

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6 River Systems

DECEMBER 11, 2018

” — William Verdini, associate professor and chairman of the Supply Chain Management Department at Arizona State University’s Carey School of Business, as quoted in The Importance of Education in Supply Chain Management , Reliable Plant; Twitter: @NoriaCorp. ” — Keely L.

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 28, 2021

There is also alignment around carrying enough inventory to meet customer needs, a reversal on the traditional policy of using “just-in-time” inventories to meet demand on an as needed basis. Grocery manufacturers are seeing shortages and price hikes on wheat, corn, and many other commodities.

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3PL Insights

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

It’s important to be prepared for the effect of Trump policies on international shipping and logistics. With companies like Intel ( NASDAQ: INTC ) are promising to bring 3,000 jobs to Arizona and spend $7 billion building a factory, imports will likely continue, while U.S. More manufacturing in the U.S. economy and GDP.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

It is an umbrella term which encompasses the end-to-end aspects of Finance, Operations, Development, Sales, Manufacturing, Distribution, Customer Management, Supplier Management, Technology and I/T.” ”[4] Many of the policies and actions of the current U.S. Carey School of Business, explains what it entails.

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Material Handling & Logistics

AUGUST 2, 2018

“Uncertainty is the biggest enemy of business,” and escalating tariffs on more and more products are causing “concern about where to invest and how much,” said Timothy Fiore, chairman of the ISM manufacturing survey. We’re seeing a lot of comments from the respondents about evaluating whether to manufacture something in the U.S.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 11, 2023

One of the things highlighted by the pandemic was the danger of relying too heavily on China’s manufacturing sector. This realization, coupled with China’s more aggressive foreign policy and its growing domestic authoritarianism, has prompted talk about America decoupling its economy from China’s. ”[1].

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 7, 2022

US steel industry groups such as the Steel Manufacturers Association and American Iron and Steel Institute have welcomed the deal, although they share concerns about some details and implementation. Earlier this week, TuSimple announced that one of its fully autonomous semi-trucks completed an 80-mile run in Arizona.

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Resilinc

AUGUST 30, 2022

Bernie Sanders and Ted Cruz criticized its $76 billion in subsidies and tax incentives for semiconductor manufacturers to build domestic chip fabs, saying that the act gives taxpayer funds too freely to profitable corporations. “The soonest we can expect to see the new law’s impact on U.S.

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