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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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Top Global Chipmakers Resist Biden Bid for Supply Chain Data

Supply Chain Brain

A Biden administration effort to untangle global chip supply snarls is facing resistance from lawmakers and executives in Taiwan and South Korea, complicating attempts to resolve the bottlenecks hurting industries from automobiles to consumer electronics.

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The Dangers of Single Sourcing in Your Supply Chain

Resilinc

Imagine a critical part of your product is only made in one factory in Taiwan. This is very possible, considering 60% of the world’s semiconductors are made in Taiwan—and 90% of the world’s highly advanced chips are made by the Taiwanese company TSMC. If something were to happen in Taiwan—like the recent 7.4

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Foxconn Under the Political Looking Glass

Supply Chain Matters

A published report by The Wall Street Journal this week indicates that both Apple , and contract manufacturer Foxconn are: Getting Caught in Taiwan Tensions With iPhone Supplier Probes. In 2019, Gou gave up his chairmanship of Foxconn after announcing a Taiwan presidential bid.

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Risk Management Can Be a Competitive Advantage, Part One

Enterra Insights

Gary Stevens , an IT specialist, notes that data theft is one of the best-known types of cyber-attacks, but it is not the only type. Digital risks can quickly evolve to become potent supply chain dangers such as malware and ransomware attacks, breaches in data security, and regulatory compliance violations. 3] They are: 1.

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July 2022 Global Manufacturing Indices Indicating Declining Momentum

Supply Chain Matters

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides commentary relative to July’s global manufacturing PMI indices relative to data indicating declining momentum, and some contraction among specific global regions. The bottom three were listed as Poland , Taiwan and Myanmar. . Supply Chain Matters Insights and Perspectives on the July Data.

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Global PMI Levels in July Remain of Concern

Supply Chain Matters

The data reinforces the warning signs of June and Q2, suggesting added contraction levels. The two special regions of concern are the Eurozone and Taiwan. Report authors noted that sector data of new orders indicated that contraction occurred across consumer, intermediate and investment goods industries. from the 44.8