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Supply chain shockwaves from the Taiwan earthquake

Resilinc

Following the earthquake, tsunami warnings were sent out in Taiwan, Japan, and The Philippines, but have since been lifted. magnitude struck off the East Coast of Japan. If you want to learn more about how Resilinc can help your supply chain become ‘anti-fragile’ schedule a demo here. On April 4, a 6.0

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2019 Kinaxis Supply Chain Innovation Forum drives strong interest in Japan

Kinaxis

by Kaori Enami With more than 200 applications for just 100 available seats, it would be an understatement to say that interest was strong in the 2019 Kinaxis Supply Chain Innovation Forum, held recently in Tokyo, Japan. to present the forum’s keynote.

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9 Apps in 2 Days: Business App Development Acceleration

AIMMS

Initially I spent a lot of time in Japan, where many automotive companies are located. From the moment we saw it demoed we felt – that’s what we want, that’s where we want to go. Each team had an hour and a half to produce something, do a demo then iterate for another hour and a half and do another demo and so on.

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Panama Canal Drought: Lower Water Levels, Higher Supply Chain Risk

Resilinc

The main countries affected by the drought are China, Japan, South Korea, and the US, as the Panama Canal facilitates 46% of container movement from northeastern Asia to the US. Schedule a demo today. As climate change continues to make unusual events more normal, events like this will continue to happen again and again.

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Supply Chain Scope: New Study Shows Rise in US Inventories; California Estimated to Improve Freight Efficiency by 25% in 2030

Arkieva

In 2011 Japan’s earthquake and tsunami amidst the loss of lives brought many worldwide production plants in Japan to a standstill. and elsewhere was halted when the parts flow from Japan was interrupted. The end result was that when another earthquake struck Japan in April 2016, GM was much better prepared. Source: EBN.

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A Conversation with Don Teng

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Headquartered in Kyoto, Japan, OMRON Corporation is a multi-billion-dollar, diversified company with business units producing industrial automation products, device & module solutions, healthcare, and social system solutions. A Conversation with Don Teng. by Dr. Raymon Krishnan, Editor-at-Large, LogiSYM Magazine.

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Delivery in Japan: Beating a Culture of Overwork with Last-Mile Excellence

Locus

The shrinking population is a long-standing issue in Japan—one that clouds over the country’s economy and can impact its recovery. According to a McKinsey report, even with automation and expanding labor-force participation, Japan is likely to face a shortage of 1.5 This means that one-third of cargo in Japan would go undelivered.

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