Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 1, 2025

If the new levies go ahead in seven days as planned, and if deals on car tariffs with the European Union, Japan and South Korea stick, Bloomberg Economics estimates the average U.S. The EU, Japan and South Korea — all with 15% rates — also come off better than feared. tariff rate will rise to 15.2% before Trump took office.

Negotiate Pricing

Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 11, 2025

Featured Product Popular Stories USDA Looks to Use Invasive Catfish to Boost Food Supply Chains Business Strategy Alignment GM Signs Domestic Rare-Earth Deal to Reduce Reliance on China Global Trade & Economics Japan Says U.S.

Optimal Sourcing

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 9, 2025

Trump’s letters on July 7 targeted countries including Japan, South Korea, South Africa, Indonesia, Thailand and Cambodia. Featured Product Popular Stories End to De Minimis Slows Flow of Air Cargo from China to U.S. Shipping Costs Threaten to Deliver a New Price Shock More from this author Subscribe to our Daily Newsletter!

Brazil

Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 6, 2025

Company Seeks to Reduce China’s Dominance in Rare Earth Production Japan and Saudi Arabia Expected to Agree on Rare-Earth Investment Deal Lawmakers Seek to Curb U.S. RELATED CONTENT RELATED VIDEOS Global Trade & Economics Regulation & Compliance Automotive Chemicals & Energy Related Articles A U.S.

Material Savings

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 30, 2025

Chief executive officer Jim Farley said the Trump Administration’s recent trade deal with Japan to lower tariffs to 15% from 25% has handed competitors such as Toyota Motor Corp. a large cost advantage over Ford, when Japan’s lower labor and currency costs are factored in. Timely, incisive articles delivered directly to your inbox.

Expense Reduction

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 30, 2025

Featured Product Popular Stories Trade Pact with Japan Deals Blow to U.S. Imports More from this author Subscribe to our Daily Newsletter! Timely, incisive articles delivered directly to your inbox. Auto Industry Global Supply Chain Management Tariffs Threaten to Raise Costs Across U.S.

Forecasting

Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 8, 2025

Will Correct Extremely Regrettable Tariff Error Japan Says U.S. Will Correct 'Extremely Regrettable' Tariff Error Kobe beef comes exclusively from Japan. But Japan was instead assigned a “stacked” tariff on top of existing ones, that raised tariffs on items such as its beef exports to the U.S. percent to 41.4

Japan

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 27, 2025

Strike New Deal over Trade Rules in Northern Ireland Trump Announces Trade Deal with Japan U.S., Beef Prices Soar to Record Highs Global Supply Chain Management Heathrow Considering Legal Action Against Utility Company Over Fire Air Cargo U.K.

Negotiate Pricing

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 30, 2025

Like deals with the European Union and Japan, the U.S. India’s 25% tariff rate is higher than the 20% secured by Vietnam, 19% for Indonesia and 15% for Japan, putting India at a competitive disadvantage. Featured Product Popular Stories Trade Pact with Japan Deals Blow to U.S.

Russia

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 24, 2025

Auto Industry Trade Pact with Japan Deals Blow to U.S. automakers say that the Trump administrations recent trade agreement with Japan puts American companies and workers at a disadvantage , as they now face higher tariffs than their Japanese competitors. Auto Industry Photo: iStock / BalkansCat July 24, 2025 SupplyChainBrain U.S.

Japan

Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 12, 2025

Featured Product Popular Stories USDA Looks to Use Invasive Catfish to Boost Food Supply Chains Business Strategy Alignment GM Signs Domestic Rare-Earth Deal to Reduce Reliance on China Global Trade & Economics Designing the Future: Smarter AI for Last-Mile Logistics Logistics Japan Says U.S.

Europe

Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 6, 2025

The budget carrier has tried to offset weakness in Japan by expanding in Southeast Asia, South Korea and China. RELATED CONTENT RELATED VIDEOS Air Cargo Aerospace & Defense Related Articles Benefits of Lean Could Be Lost if You Dont Stay in for the Long Haul DOT Plan Would Permit Long-haul Trucking in U.S. to about HK$3.7

Procurement Analytics

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. IATA data shows global demand for air cargo markets jumped 3.7%

Material Savings

Supply Chain Opz

JUNE 1, 2014

Zara also works with Air France, KLM Cargo and Emirates Air in order that they can coordinate directly with the airlines to make the outbound shipments to its stores and bring back some raw materials and semi-finished materials with return legs. Steve Jobs invited the Tim Cook to help to improve Apple''s Supply Chain in 1998.

Case Study

6 River Systems

JULY 29, 2020

Many metrics can be used to determine the top 3PL warehousing companies, such as company revenue, the number of warehouses, total warehouse square footage , etc. This compilation is based on the most currently available company revenue data (between 2018 and 2020) without factoring in any other metric. Nippon Express owns more than 31.7

Warehousing

Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 6, 2024

5 S (Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize, Sustain) A workplace organization method originating from Japan. FCL Full Container Load – A shipping term indicating that a container is loaded to its full capacity with cargo from a single shipper. Each ‘S’ represents a step in the process. Not that common.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Material Handling & Logistics

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

million metric tons and aluminum imports by 669,000 tons, according to the Commerce Department. South Korea is one of 12 countries, including China, that could be subject to the higher steel tariff, but which excludes Japan and Canada, the top supplier to the U.S. the brokerage said. The aim of the tariffs is to boost U.S. businesses.

South Korea

American Global Logistics

JANUARY 30, 2025

SUBSTITUTED SERVICE (ALTERNATE PORT SERVICE) This provision shall govern the transfer of cargo by trucking or other means of transportation at the expense of the Carrier. Rates that are ramp or CY at origin apply from the inland rail carriers ramp at the place of receipt of the cargo by Carrier. Dangerous/Hazardous Cargo, N.O.S.,

Cargo

Freightera

MAY 9, 2022

They are trains specifically designed to be able to haul the maximum possible amount of cargo (freight). The obvious difference is that one is built for hauling heavy cargo while the other is designed to transport people. Sensitive cargo. First off: We all know to one extent or another what passenger trains are.

Purchasing Training

Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 12, 2025

Featured Product Popular Stories USDA Looks to Use Invasive Catfish to Boost Food Supply Chains Business Strategy Alignment GM Signs Domestic Rare-Earth Deal to Reduce Reliance on China Global Trade & Economics Designing the Future: Smarter AI for Last-Mile Logistics Logistics Japan Says U.S.

Finland