The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 19, 2023

Let’s take a look at today’s vehicle production and distribution market and how companies are overcoming these challenges. Major Trends: Volatile Production, Capacity Crisis & The Need for EV Automotive manufacturing is experiencing a huge global transformation compared to the past.

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Logility

MARCH 29, 2022

Manufacturers and shipping companies assumed that because of layoffs, demand would drop. It’s been a whirlwind, as manufacturers have been left scratching their heads about what’s going to happen next. Modern supply chains are complex, and what happens within them reverberates across the worldwide economy.

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Kinaxis

DECEMBER 12, 2014

by John Westerveld Over the years, working for and with numerous manufacturing companies, I’ve seen many supply chain practices that cost companies money. Have you ever seen a situation where some result from a system– whether a bill from the phone company, a stock report or MRP recommended actions have been messed up?

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 25, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights a breaking news development involving Tesla’s existing Nevada based Gigafactory that will be of interest to Automotive EV manufacturers and their supply networks. Equity analysts and business media have been hinting as to record revenue performance for the electric automaker. More to come. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 21, 2022

Samsung already has a presence in the area in what is described as the largest fab facility outside of the company’s South Korea corporate headquarters. Increased tensions among China and the U.S., the implications of the ongoing Ukraine conflict for national defense considerations, have prompted the U.S. has to do so as well.

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Resilinc

AUGUST 15, 2023

All these modern products are manufactured using the key commodities germanium and gallium. Unfortunately, China has just issued critical restrictions on these commodities, creating a cause for concern for many businesses and manufacturers in the high-tech and semiconductor space. Do you know what these products have in common?

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 11, 2023

South Korea recently announced plans to foster the globe’s largest concentration of semiconductor supply network capabilities over the coming two decades. Thus far, semiconductor and battery manufacturing regionalization are tracking way ahead on this prediction. based fabrication capabilities.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

The trade partnership includes the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as well as Japan, China, South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand – accounting for the vast majority of Asia Pacific regional economic output. PCS Software (PCS) announced announced the acquisition of UltraShipTMS.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

With revenues exceeding $20 billion annually, BD (NYSE: BDX) is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world. Mr. Nelson went onto explain that during COVID, “we, along with a lot of other companies in the world, were just in a constant firefighting mode. BD is a big company with a very big supply base.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Supply Chain Matters highlights published reports indicating that leading semiconductor fab and device manufacturer TSMC is eyeing a second fab production presence in the U.S. based fabrication facility. In June, U.S. has to do so as well.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 3, 2023

The July numbers signal a continued downturn in global manufacturing conditions with output and new order rates reportedly falling at faster rates. Global Wide Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. Manufacturing production reportedly decreased for the second consecutive month.

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Kinaxis

JANUARY 15, 2018

This year will also see athletes from around the globe gather in Pyeongchang, South Korea to go for gold at the 2018 Winter Olympics. LogiMed is a focused conference for supply chain VPs and directors from medical device and diagnostics manufacturers. I know this to be fact because I am a January people.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 14, 2022

a Panasonic Group company, and Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly jointly announced yesterday that the state of Kansas will be a new location for a proposed US-based lithium-ion battery manufacturing facility, pending approval by Panasonic Holdings Corporation Board of Directors. Other battery manufacturers that have elected to invest in U.S.

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Elementum

AUGUST 22, 2017

Foxconn, an electronics manufacturing company, is currently in charge of 95% of Apple’s OLED iPhone orders , and a small volume of 4.7-inch Meanwhile, Pegraton will handle 65% of iPhone 7 orders and Wistron will manufacture 5.5-inch inch and 5.5-inch inch orders. inch iPhone 7 Plus units.

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o9 Solutions

JANUARY 13, 2021

The company reported an 83 percent increase in employees in 2020, bringing its total headcount to 830. The company also continued to maintain a robust cash position underscoring its efficient and scaled growth trajectory. Named as Fastest Growing Private Company in America in Inc. DALLAS, January 12, 2021 — o9 Solutions Inc.,

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Resilinc

JULY 26, 2022

Not coincidentally, the company opened its first in-house European manufacturing facility in Budapest in June. Hungary’s well-connected location puts us much closer to our European customers so that we can fulfil and sustain their needs while remaining at the forefront of innovation,” the company said in a news release.

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APICS

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

One of the world’s biggest shipping companies, South Korea-based Hanjin Shipping, filed for bankruptcy earlier this month, leaving as much as $14 billion worth of cargo floating and manufacturers uncertain, according to The Wall Street Journal.

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ivalua

MAY 7, 2020

Large trading partners included China, the United States, Australia, and South Korea. And sellers in the Japanese market, such as Australian mining companies, had to find new customers to replace those Japanese manufacturers who were forced to halt production due to the quake.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JANUARY 2, 2018

Shrinking capacity may mean companies have to hire or invest more to avoid overheating, yet it could also force them to push up prices, propelling inflation enough to squeeze the expansion. Firms expressed discomfort as euro-area manufacturing growth accelerated to a record in December, capping a solid year for industry.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 26, 2023

He rather steered the company toward providing varying power train options for consumers and for countries, which included hybrid power technologies. The Chairman of South Korea based SK Group , a strategic battery supplier to Ford Motor , indicated to Bloomberg that amid the increased tensions between the U.S.

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Resilinc

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

For high-tech and semiconductors in particular, the risk of a factory fire is high due to the highly flammable materials used in semiconductor manufacturing: combustible plastic materials, flammable and pyrophoric chemicals, and high-voltage electrical power. There have also been numerous business sales in 2023 so far.

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QAD

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Despite the years of political turmoil, the country was able to diversify its economy to include robust manufacturing, services and a thriving tourism industry. Located in Southeast Asia, Malaysia is bordered by Thailand, Borneo, Indonesia, Brunei and the South China Sea. Manufacturing in Malaysia. Agriculture makes up 8.8%

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Stord

MARCH 31, 2019

This Express Lane initiative – the company’s name for new tools and solutions – has placed materials closer to factories, reduced manufacturing delays, and predicted customer demand more accurately. Per the research, most of this growth will take place in Asia-Pacific countries like China, Japan, and South Korea.

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Resilinc

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

In India, the national Production Linked Incentive (PLI) is set to encourage domestic EV manufacturing—and this is just a glimpse of the latest policies worldwide. China, Japan, and South Korea are among the top consumers , driven by their increasing demand for lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles and other high-tech applications.

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ShipBob

DECEMBER 18, 2019

In mainland China (and even in other countries that celebrate the holiday such as Indonesia, Malaysia, North Korea, Singapore, South Korea, Vietnam, and Brunei), the Chinese New Year holiday is a very big deal. Consider other manufacturing locations. Some manufacturers will have operations in several different countries.

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Elementum

AUGUST 25, 2016

The company’s share fell 2 percent in Seoul owing to the delay. Orders surged after the premium smartphone received positive reviews following its launch in the United States and South Korea on August 19, with a retail price of US $882. Samsung is also facing growing competition from Chinese handset manufactures.

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Elementum

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Analysts estimate that company losses as a result of this could amount to US $2.8 Following the first recall announcement in early September, Samsung told a Korean regulatory agency that the problem of overheating may have stemmed from a battery manufacturing error. The flaw reportedly affects less than 0.01 million handsets.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 19, 2020

Almost 75 percent of US companies are experiencing capacity shortfalls in their supply chains, due to Coronavirus-linked transport disruptions , a new study has shown. With some 5 million companies impacted by China’s supply chain woes, the picture is similar in other parts of the world. The Auto Industry. The Electronics Industry.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 2, 2022

Various reports of financial performance among bellwether CPG companies would indicate that while ongoing price increases related to products are fueling healthy sales growth, warning signs of financially stressed consumers are evidenced. The company’s organic sales grew 8.1 The company reportedly raised prices by an average 9.8

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 25, 2022

Our belief was that the year 2021 provided companies as well as government policy makers considerable painful evidence to the inherent vulnerabilities of globally extended and highly complex supply chains and of the needs among businesses to be able to better respond to major product demand and supply shocks.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 3, 2023

Once more, executives established an objective to half the costs for developing and producing the company next generation vehicle. Because of that, Lopez reportedly insisted that Tesla initiate the use of recycled water throughout the planned Monterrey manufacturing complex which CEO Musk reportedly agreed to do.

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EMERGE App

DECEMBER 18, 2018

They range from small-batch soap manufacturing to the distribution of sports car parts. It firmly cemented China as the world’s manufacturing hub. The voracious appetite of US consumers for goods — from Apple products to Xmas trees — saw China become the de facto manufacturer of consumer goods.

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USC Consulting Group

MARCH 16, 2020

Professionals in multiple industries attribute the pullback to the coronavirus, as more countries and companies adjust to enhance containment. Richard Hayne, chief executive of clothing company Urban Outfitters, told The Wall Street Journal the virus has had an impact on virtually every aspect of the world economy in one way or another.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 3, 2020

Containers are piling up in ports, international shipping has been hammered, Western companies are battling to source products from traditional suppliers, and disruptions are being experienced throughout the global supply chain. In South Korea , Hyundai announced the suspension of its production lines due to supply chain disruptions in China.

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Aera Technology

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Meanwhile, pharma companies are still trying to iron out distribution and inventory complexities that cause another $25 billion in excess inventory – in a nutshell, the new drugs are complex proteins and if they’re not properly handled every step of the way to market, they’ll go bad!

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QAD

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

In addition to its economic might, Japan has long been a model for manufacturers throughout the world. Manufacturing in Japan. Japan is also enabling alternative power sources that should help the manufacturing sector. China, South Korea, Hong Kong and Thailand. Australia, South Korea and Saudi Arabia.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Here are the top dangers we believe your company needs to consider. For instance, the bankruptcy of South Korea’s 7th largest shipping company (Hanjin Shipping) led to a dramatic reduction in global supply chain shipping capacity. Also, more companies are apt at isolating their data from others, increasing risk.

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