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100+ Supply Chain Crisis Statistics: Raw Materials, Covid-19, Labor Shortages, and More

ToolsGroup

81% of semiconductor contract manufacturing was based in Taiwan or South Korea in 2020 ( Deloitte Global ), but The United States passed a $52 billion dollar Chips for America Act in an effort to bring the manufacturing of microchips back to the United States. IATA data shows global demand for air cargo markets jumped 3.7%

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Biggest Supply Chain Risk From US Metal Import Tariffs Is Retaliation

Material Handling & Logistics

million metric tons and aluminum imports by 669,000 tons, according to the Commerce Department. In South Korea, SeAH Steel Corp., In South Korea, SeAH Steel Corp., The aim of the tariffs is to boost U.S. output to at least 80% of capacity by cutting steel imports by 13.3 and about 1% of aluminum output. businesses.

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Saving the Smart City Future

Enterra Insights

Squires writes, “At the heart of the idea of a smart city is a network of interconnected sensors, cameras, and devices that are constantly collecting and analyzing data about a number of metrics — an internet of things, if you will. Squires reports that Seoul, South Korea, is developing a metaverse to help run its systems.

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Top 25 3PL warehousing companies in 2020 (by revenue)

6 River Systems

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. Revenue: JPÂ¥ 1,829 billion/ $16.5