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Supply chain shockwaves from the Taiwan earthquake

Resilinc

magnitude earthquake in Taiwan, as well as current port closures and supply chain challenges. magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan. The quake was the biggest earthquake to hit Taiwan in 25 years. Following the earthquake, tsunami warnings were sent out in Taiwan, Japan, and The Philippines, but have since been lifted.

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FedEx’s Sudden Financial Miss- What Are the Implications?

Supply Chain Matters

A further factor was that air cargo rates are now down upwards of 80 percent because of lower volumes and excess capacity among carriers and commercial airlines. The carrier’s Asia based operations have a concentrated focus on moving goods from manufacturing hubs in China , Taiwan or Singapore.

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Relatively Cautious Global Production and Supply Chain Indices for February 2022

Supply Chain Matters

This index complies a data set of 2 chosen variables for each of the economies of the Eurozone , China , Japan, South Korea , Taiwan, the United Kingdom and the United States. In February, a new Stage I Measure was introduced, which tracks that average period from cargo ready to origin port departure. Federal Bank of New York.

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

ToolsGroup

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%

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Supply Chain Matters News Capsule Follow-Up September 1 2023

Supply Chain Matters

China and Taiwan Region As we pen this posting Typhoon Saola is barreling towards the Hong Kong and China ’s southern Guangdong province coastal area with winds of more than 125 miles per hour and predictions of a ten foot sea surge. Thus far hundreds of flights in the region have been cancelled, stranding passengers and air cargo.

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36 innovative companies re-inventing and rethinking supply chain and logistics

6 River Systems

In 2017, Smith & Nephew expanded its use of business network and cloud-based applications to support a centralized, efficient procurement process for managing spending from end to end.

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What’s Looming for Transpacific Ocean Shipments this Peak Season?

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Accordingly, significant volumes of ocean cargo shifted to earlier sailings than normal, disrupting typical volume trends in the third and fourth quarters of 2018. In fact, there were some instances where vessels had to unload cargo in Panama to get through the canal. Procure enough capacity. during this period.