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China’s Export Restrictions on Germanium and Gallium  

Resilinc

In 2010, China restricted exports of rare earth elements to Japan following a territorial dispute, sending prices soaring and Japan scrambling to find alternative sources. This is not the first time China has threatened the supply chain in retaliation. Which Industries Will Be Impacted?

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8 Countries and Regions Latest Sanctions Against Russia

Resilinc

The country has also joined Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, and the US by implementing the same price caps from G7 on refined petroleum products in Russia. 7) Japan On February 6, Japan tightened sanctions against Russia for 36 individuals and 53 organizations. of oil imports came from Russia in 2020.

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Innovative Approaches to Supply Chain Risk

Kinaxis

This scenario played out for thousands of companies after the Japan earthquake, the Thailand floods and numerous other smaller scale disasters. Those were my takeaways, but I encourage you to download the report and form your own conclusions. Your heart sinks as you pick up the phone to call your boss…. Think again.

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Russia-Ukraine war: semiconductor value chain impact

Resilinc

for banning export of advanced semiconductors to Russia, and convincing Japan, South Korea, and chip-making leader Taiwan to follow suit. You can view and download (for free!) There’s also the possibility that Russia will retaliate against the U.S.

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Smart Glasses in the Warehouse with Paul Travers

The Logistics of Logistics

Founded in 1997, Vuzix is a public company (NASDAQ: VUZI) with offices in Rochester, NY; Oxford, UK; Munich, Germany; and Kyoto and Tokyo, Japan. The Company has won Consumer Electronics Show (CES) awards for innovation for the years 2005 to 2023 and several wireless technology innovation awards among others.

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Where’s the beef?

DELMIA Quintiq

Australia might be a small piece of the global meat puzzle, with Japan, the United States, South Korea and of course, China being the key export markets. Download our free guide to optimal planning in the meat industry. Complex challenges keeping you from hitting the gold standard?

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TSMC Plans for First European Based Semiconductor Chip Plant

Supply Chain Matters

Likewise, Japan has been addressing added domestic investments in advanced semiconductor materials and components. Chips and Science Act was a significant milestone in this effort and the result has been many large semiconductor producers such as Intel, Samsung and TSMC announcing new or supplemental investments in U.S.