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Jason Miller Blog 2: Will Intel’s investments make a dent in our dependence on foreign semiconductors?

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In particular, with the majority of global production coming out of Taiwan (TSMC) and Korea (Samsung), the geopolitical risks of China and North Korea in these regions is no small worry. The first piece of data is the overall level of capacity utilization for semiconductor production in the United States.

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Inventory planning to reduce Chinese New Year disruption

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Chinese New Year shutdowns Every year factories in China (and other countries that celebrate the Lunar New Year, such as Indonesia, Malaysia, North Korea, Singapore, South Korea, Vietnam, and Brunei) shut down so that their workers can celebrate Chinese New Year. In 2024, this will be from February 9-15.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 5-9, 2016)

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The kids are back at school, we have air conditioning again, and North Korea tested a nuclear bomb yesterday. “If MercuryGate Offers Easy, Efficient Access to Intermodal Capacity with ShipCSX Integration. JDA Powers the Always-on Supply Chain with Latest JDA Manufacturing Planning Release. Everything is back to normal.

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Sorry, I’m Not Sure: Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2018

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North Korea : The more missiles North Korea launches and tests, the greater the risk for military conflict — or worse. In short, relations between the United States and North Korea have significantly degraded this past year and it doesn’t look like things are going to improve anytime soon.

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How the Inflation Reduction Act’s EV Tax Credit Will Reshape Supply Chains

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The automotive industry is undergoing a massive technological transformation toward vehicle electrification and the shift presents huge opportunities for manufacturers that do business in the US, especially since the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act in August 2022. What’s in the Inflation Reduction Act’s New Clean Vehicle Credit?

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I Will Be Wrong Again: Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2017

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companies that move manufacturing operations overseas? Russia, Iran, North Korea, and ISIS : Call them “The Unpredictables” (you can probably add China to the mix too). What impact will an OSA rule (if it ever comes) have on trucking capacity and productivity? Will he impose tariffs on imports from U.S.

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Thoughts on Supply Chain Impacts (After Listening to Trump’s State of the Union)

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Trump emphasized the growth of manufacturing in the economy. One of the truths of manufacturing is that many operations are increasingly automated, and that robots are increasingly performing many of these jobs , particularly those related to repetitive manufacturing. So will there really be 200,000 manufacturing jobs?