China claims it has cracked Apple AirDrop’s encryption
IT Supply Chain
JANUARY 11, 2024
By Michael Covington (pictured) VP of Strategy, Jamf The post China claims it has cracked Apple AirDrop’s encryption appeared first on IT Supply Chain.
Geopolitical Risks to Supply Chains: China, Russia, and Beyond
Enterra Insights
AUGUST 22, 2023
” China and Russia People often refer to the “elephant in the room” when discussing obvious challenges that must be faced. Business professionals, however, are more likely to worry about two other metaphorical animals in the room — China’s dragon and Russia’s bear. Scenario planning is squarely back.
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What are the best Supply Chain Strategies for 2021
ivalua
NOVEMBER 26, 2020
Supply Chain Strategies: What the Pandemic Has Taught Us So Far? While this strategy appears to be a viable solution, as there will be some shortening of supply chains moving forward, it is not realistic to expect that a vast global supply chain network will not continue to exist. Supply Chain Resilience vs Low-Cost Supply Chain.
The China Container Risk in Global Supply Chain and Foreign Trade
NC State SCRC
APRIL 10, 2024
As background, it is important to recognize the statements made by the People’s Republic of China relative to the global ocean freight channels. The Department of Commerce has determined that Chinese container and chassis manufacturers are state-owned and controlled and are the recipients of large government subsidies.
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Report- Hewlett Packard Modifying Global Sourcing Strategy
Supply Chain Matters
JULY 18, 2023
Supply Chain Matters highlights a published report indicating that PC maker Hewlett Packard is modifying supply sourcing akin to China Plus and nearshoring sourcing actions. That would include alternatives to China under the umbrella of either China Plus or de-risking sourcing changes. We pointed out that in 2022, more U.S.
US-China Trade Conference: Timely and Relevant
Logistics Viewpoints
OCTOBER 16, 2019
The US-China Trade Conference discussed implications of tariff increases, China production advantages, established supply chain capabilities, ASEAN alternatives, and strategies for mitigating any negative impacts from recent 301 tariff increases.
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Global Supply Chains Amplify Costs of Extreme Heat Risk
SCM Research
MARCH 15, 2024
by 2060, with the most severe impacts felt in developing countries and major manufacturing nations such as China and the United States. By integrating climate science, epidemiology, and economic modeling, the study predicts a substantial increase in annual global GDP losses, potentially reaching up to 4.6%
Industry Supply Chain Implications to Slower Economic Growth Across China
Supply Chain Matters
JULY 19, 2023
The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group via its affiliated Supply Chain Matters blog provides supply chain focused perspectives on this week’s indications of slower economic growth across China. Background This week, China’s Statistics Agency reported that the country’s economy grew a disappointing GDP growth rate of 6.3
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Airbus to Double China Based Final Assembly Aircraft Output
Supply Chain Matters
APRIL 11, 2023
Supply Chain Matters highlights reports indicating that Europe based Airbus will double China based aircraft final assembly output by 2024. The Announcement Commercial aircraft designer and manufacturer Airbus announced plans t o double the production of the company’s final assembly production capabilities within China.
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Tesla Makes Plans for Megapack Battery Production in China
Supply Chain Matters
DECEMBER 29, 2023
Multiple published reports, including China based media, indicate that global wide electric vehicle producer Tesla has acquired land to be able to construct and produce this provider’s Megapack battery packs. Additional Perspective The trade relationships and supply network specific protectionist policies among China and U.S.
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Increased Signs of Weakness in China and a Changing Global Trade Picture
Supply Chain Matters
AUGUST 10, 2023
In this Ferrari Consulting and Research Group Thought Leadership Perspective viewpoint, we highlight added signs of China and global-wide production contraction and the implications of such trending. China ’s imports reportedly declined 12.4 The country’s exports in July declined 14.5 The country’s exports in July declined 14.5
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The Impact of Fast Fashion Giants On Air Cargo
Freightos
APRIL 25, 2024
This strategic move has not only circumvented significant costs but also dramatically increased air cargo demand from China, particularly from hubs in Hong Kong and Guangzhou, impacting traditional logistics and shipping frameworks. From Q3 2021 to early 2022, Freightos Air Index China-U.S. These rates dipped to around $3.50/kg
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AmCham Survey Indicates China Strategic Investment is a Lesser Priority
Supply Chain Matters
MARCH 1, 2023
based companies doing business within, or sourcing supply chain materials and production within China. Specially related to China , Apple alone experienced multiple days of production shortfalls involving Foxconn’s Zhengzhou “ iPhone City ” manufacturing complex resulting in a revenue shortfall for iPhone14 holiday orders.
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Report That Mexico is Becoming a Preferred Nearshoring Strategy
Supply Chain Matters
JUNE 29, 2023
That would include alternatives to China under the umbrella of China Plus sourcing, along with other alterative sourcing strategies to include domestic on-shoring or near-shoring of supply network needs. Most of such product business and strategies are predicated on a focus toward major geographic market needing support.
Navigating Global Supply Chain Disruptions: Strategies for Resilience
SCMDOJO
APRIL 22, 2024
It’s common for Westerners to go to China to visit manufacturers so they can get a better idea of what exactly goes into creating and shipping thousands of products at once. Conclusion The complexities of global supply chains demand proactive strategies to navigate disruptions effectively.
What would happen if China invaded Taiwan?
Resilinc
JANUARY 16, 2023
One day in August 2022, a group of military and defense strategy experts gathered in Washington, DC, to play a game that simulated a Chinese amphibious invasion of Taiwan in 2026. How can the US prepare for a China-Taiwan war? What will happen to semiconductors if China invades Taiwan? Moreover, the losses would damage “the U.S.
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Flexibility in the Face of Uncertainty
Freightos
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
Most recently, the recent disruptions in the Red Sea that saw ocean freight rates from China to Europe by over 190% and saw transit times lengthen, sea-air services offered a strategic advantage for logistics professionals able to remain agile, by watching trends and jumping at opportunities to ensure a resilient supply chain.
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Editor’s Pick: Moving Out Of China Isn’t So Easy
Talking Logistics
FEBRUARY 12, 2019
This post from Amber Road’s blog discusses several factors companies must consider if they are thinking of moving out of China as a manufacturing or sourcing base. There has been a lot of recent buzz about companies relocating sourcing or manufacturing out of China. It’s easy to understand why. It’s not hard to see why.
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New Strategies for De-Risking Global Supply Chains
Supply Chain Brain
APRIL 12, 2023
Business leaders have been forced to reevaluate supply chains, especially those with ties to China. Now, the best solutions may be closer, geographically speaking, than one might realize.
From Globalization to Glocalization
Enterra Insights
APRIL 18, 2024
Going forward, companies will need to continue to navigate supply chain disruptions, China risk, and concerns about capital outlays in a rising interest-rate environment.”[2] Parallel changes have occurred in Xi Jinping’s China. Developing robust risk management strategies is essential to mitigate these potential threats.”
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Is Moving Manufacturing from China to Mexico a Sound Risk-Reduction Strategy?
Supply Chain Brain
NOVEMBER 20, 2022
The push toward nearshoring comes as global supply chains are scrutinizing their supply chains like never before — and with good reason.
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Tesla Announces Plans for Megapack Battery Production Facility in China
Supply Chain Matters
APRIL 10, 2023
Supply Chain Matters highlights yesterday’s announcement that Tesla will construct and operate a Megapack storage battery production facility in China. The Announcement Tesla indicated plans to construct and operate a large scale battery production facility in Shanghai , China. All rights reserved.
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The Ecommerce Strategy of Pharmacies
3PL Insights
NOVEMBER 15, 2021
The questions now are how will these supply chain delays affect online pharmaceutical orders, and what strategies are businesses implementing to overcome this challenge? s antibiotics being imported from China; the delays pose a major concern for the medical industry. The Pharmaceutical Supply Chain. With 97% of the U.S.’s
Peloton’s Supply Chain Strategy Turnabout
Supply Chain Matters
JULY 15, 2022
This week, the company announced a reversal in manufacturing and supply chain strategy, as well as a major turnabout. Supply chain strategy, process, talent and enabling technologies each play important roles. Change of Leadership and Overall Business Strategy.
Shorter Supply Chains are Upending Globalization Patterns
Enterra Insights
OCTOBER 17, 2023
As China’s economy slows, its leaders worry that emerging foreign government and transnational corporate strategies focused on trade with China will make matters worse. At the height of the pandemic, there were numerous calls for decoupling from China as a way to protect national interests.
Adexa Forms a Joint Venture in China
Adexa
JUNE 15, 2020
the leading provider of intelligent AI-powered solutions for supply chain optimization and digitalization, today signed a joint agreement with Qingdao Innovation Institute (QDII) for expansion of its operations in China. The post Adexa Forms a Joint Venture in China appeared first on Adexa. Visit: www.csvinnovation.com.
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Supply Chains and the Chinese Economy
Enterra Insights
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
By any measure, China’s rise as an economic power has been impressive — some people have even called it miraculous. Guided by Deng Xiaoping, who is often credited as the ‘General Architect’ ” The latest economic reports out of China has many experts wondering if the Chinese economic miracle is slowing or ending.
Apple’s Plan to Produce New iPhone in Both China and India Long Planned
Supply Chain Matters
AUGUST 24, 2022
Supply Chain Matters provides our readers added perspectives on this week’s reports indicating that Apple has initiated plans for production of the upcoming new model iPhone14 to be sourced from both China and India. That would allow such sites the ability to foster independent processes from that of China.
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The Dangers of Single Sourcing in Your Supply Chain
Resilinc
APRIL 17, 2024
Avoid the pitfalls of single sourcing and learn strategies to build a more resilient supply chain. Single sourcing and sole sourcing are two different procurement strategies in supply chain management. The aim of this strategy is to avoid investing only in China and diversify to other locations to ensure long-term stability.
Report-Apple iPhone India Based Production Upwards of $14 Billion
Supply Chain Matters
APRIL 10, 2024
Background Throughout 2022 and 2023, we have highlighted for readers the various indications of Apple’s unfolding China Plus sourcing moves. That culminated in our research arm’s published December 2023 Supply Chain Matters update, Apple’s Unfolding China Plus Sourcing Strategy for iPhone Production.
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Foxconn China iPhone City Facility Reportedly Still Subject to Covid Restrictions
Supply Chain Matters
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
The Supply Chain Matters blog updates readers on the latest reported information involving the Foxconn Zhengzhou China “ iPhone City ” facility that has for several days been subject to reports of Covid-19 virus outbreaks and resulting facility operational restrictions. All rights reserved.
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Restructuring Global Value Chains & Tariff Reduction – A Continuous Evolution for Supply Chains
The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society
AUGUST 19, 2022
Product strategies. Operational strategies. This strategy, however, may incur additional warehousing and storage costs, and firms may experience accounting challenges where an inventory is considered an asset, which could affect cash flow. Supplier strategies. Relocating production from China. Reclassification.
How the Push for Greener Supply Chains Is Affecting Sourcing Strategies
Supply Chain Brain
OCTOBER 9, 2022
The luster of China as a source of low-cost production has been progressively fading, and the push for more responsible supply chains extends well beyond measuring carbon emissions.
This Week in Logistics News (January 27 – February 2)
Logistics Viewpoints
FEBRUARY 2, 2024
UPS is seeking alternative strategies for its truck brokerage business, which has seen sales plummet amid a freight recession marked by declining rates and over capacity. technology from helping China’s military. Soft demand in Europe and the US led to an overall decline of 7.5 per cent in fourth-quarter delivery volumes.
The End of SCM in China?
SCM Research
JANUARY 20, 2012
Previous studies about SCM in China have highlighted that uncertainty in the supply chain can be reduced by process flexibility, information sharing, and process integration. However, a new study by Roland Berger Strategy Consultants, titled The end of the China cycle? Practice China Report Supply Chain Management'
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Building a Global Logistics Juggernaut with Nourhan Beyrouti
The Logistics of Logistics
APRIL 10, 2024
A significant milestone in Beyrouti’s career was his role as the Senior Director of Delivery Solutions, a pivotal position where he led the revenue operations in marketing, strategy, and sales events from 2021 to 2023. As the first management hire, he was instrumental in guiding the company toward its acquisition by UPS in May of 2022.
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Webinar: Supply chain strategies to combat a brave new trade world
Kinaxis
DECEMBER 14, 2018
A fresh set of supply chain strategies are need, the quicker the better. They’re starting to have real impacts on businesses that rely on global supply chains, from hospitals to automobiles and it has multinationals starting to wonder if it’s even possible to pivot away from China as a supplier.
Another China Based Lockdown and Supply Network Disruption- Implications and Call to Action
Supply Chain Matters
MARCH 15, 2022
By now our Supply Chain Matters readers have already viewed headlines of yet another COVID-19 variant induced lockdown of certain manufacturing and port facilities in China. China’s zero tolerance coronavirus outbreak policies were likely cause additional disruptions this year and that has come to pass. Bob Ferrari.
Using AI to Gain a Competitive Advantage with Matt Parry & Kevin Coomes
The Logistics of Logistics
OCTOBER 27, 2023
Kevin’s journey in transportation and logistics began in China, where he managed ocean and air imports for his own venture, Phoria Energy Solutions. Fluent in Mandarin, Kevin spent three years living and working in China, immersing himself in the culture and language. logistics market. and Revenova, LLC. Greenscreens.ai
Another Asian Trip and Added Apple Sourcing Options
Supply Chain Matters
APRIL 22, 2024
The report indicates that Apple’s increased activity in the country underscores a “ trend among global tech firms to look beyond China to secure their supply chains, cut costs and open new markets.” Apple has been a master at exercising many such strategies. percent compared with second place in the year-ago period. Is iPhone U.S.
Merck Navigates Chip Geopolitics With ‘China For China’ Strategy
Supply Chain Brain
DECEMBER 11, 2023
The German company adopted the “China for China” strategy in 2018 to meet surging demand for its LCD panels there.
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This Week in Logistics News (November 25 – December 1)
Logistics Viewpoints
DECEMBER 1, 2023
Amazon’s outsize growth combined with strategy shifts at FedEx and UPS have changed the balance. In other Walmart news, the company is importing more goods to the United States from India and reducing its reliance upon China as it looks to cut costs and diversify its supply chain. billion packages in the U.S.,
This Week in Logistics News (February 25 – March 4)
Logistics Viewpoints
MARCH 3, 2023
A central part of Amazon’s ultrafast delivery strategy is its network of warehouses that the company calls same-day sites. Perhaps the most notable initiative thus far, however, is its efforts toward launching a collaborative supply chain strategy. The data show Canadian exports to China also reached a historic high of $27.9
Disruption in China Ripples Across Global Supply Chains in April 2022
Supply Chain Matters
MAY 3, 2022
They collectively provide evidence that the prior disruptions still occurring among industry supply chains, compounded by the latest manufacturing, logistics and transportation disruptions occurring in China, will have a longer economic and service level effect in the coming months. Global Manufacturing Output Levels Declined. Bob Ferrari.
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