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. and Europe to actively consider tax incentives and other policy measures that would lead to more domestic sourcing of semiconductor production. has to do so as well.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Citing sources familiar with plans, The Wall Street Journal report ( Paid subscription or metered view ) indicates that the semiconductor producer plans to announce in the coming months the building of a second cutting-edge plant north of Phoenix, Arizona , a presence that the chip maker originally committed to in 2020. has to do so as well.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 11, 2023

One prominent area has been that of semiconductor design, fabrication, and assembly needed to support deemed strategic domestic industries and national defense needs. South Korea recently announced plans to foster the globe’s largest concentration of semiconductor supply network capabilities over the coming two decades.

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Logility

MARCH 29, 2022

As worries of a new cold war mount, the business challenges resulting from the invasion are vast and affect industries right across the globe. For example, COVID restrictions in Asia shut down auto production because 70% of chip manufacturing happens in Taiwan and South Korea. We offer these insights.

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ivalua

MARCH 31, 2020

The effective shutdown of industrial activity in Wuhan, China — ground zero for the virus – presented particularly difficult problems for manufacturing firms worldwide, many of which had come to depend on materials, components and finished goods made in China.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 10, 2023

This week’s added reported data from China’s Statistics Bureau on the country’s export and import activity levels should especially capture the attention of industry supply chain management teams. Such actions are likely to potentially further dampen demand levels for Chinese manufacturers in the coming months.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 14, 2022

And South Korea is conducting research with its Korea Superconducting Tokamak Advanced Research (KSTAR) effort. The breakthrough, published in the journal Nature, could help physicists better understand how fusion works, and potentially speed up the arrival of an unlimited source of clean energy.”[8]

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Key industry supply chain bellwether firm Samsung Electronics reported Q4 and full year 2023 financial performance, headlined as being the weakest profitability levels in a decade. For the quarter that ended in December 2023, the supplier posted KRW 67.78 trillion in consolidated revenue, representing a year-over decline of 3.8

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

We additionally noted that many businesses were factoring uncertain product demand and supply network risks, and that was going to make industry supply chain strategies far more challenging in the weeks ahead. South Korea. Select Regional Highlights. United States. The reported August value of 47.6 represented a 2.2

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 2, 2022

Last week provided a flurry of quarterly financial performance reporting that provided added evidence of ongoing supply chain cost inflation impacting various industries. Consumer Product Goods Industry. Let’s explore a few examples. Profitability in the second quarter reportedly rose 15.3 Additional Supply Chain Matters Perspectives.

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Resilinc

AUGUST 15, 2023

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. Which Industries Will Be Impacted? Industries impacted include semiconductors, high-tech, automotive, aerospace, and telecommunications.

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Resilinc

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

In Europe, the Green Deal Industrial Plan will require all new cars sold in the EU to be zero-emission starting in 2035. Lithium—sometimes called “white gold” due to its color and high value— is an essential and reactive metal widely used in various high-tech industries. Here is an overview of each: What is Lithium? What is Cobalt?

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 4, 2022

We additionally noted trending indicating that many businesses were factoring uncertain product demand and supply network risks, and that was going to make industry supply chain strategies far more challenging in the weeks ahead. Industrial profits reportedly fell 2.1 South Korea. representing a 0.6 reported for July.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 3, 2023

Report authors noted that sector data of new orders indicated that contraction occurred across consumer, intermediate and investment goods industries. Further indicated were signs of weakness occurring in China , Japan , Malaysia, South Korea , Taiwan and Vietnam. Source: S&P Global and Other Sources.

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Savant Events

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Australia, France, Switzerland, the USA (and individual states) and Mexico also have legislation in force, while the Netherlands, South Korea and New Zealand are among the countries with legislation either proposed or passed but yet to come into force.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 28, 2022

As businesses report their financial performance for the first quarter of 2022, Supply Chain Matters continues with highlights of select bellwether firms that can be considered a relatively good indicator of ongoing industry supply chain challenges and how senior executives are anticipating some forms of stability. All rights reserved. .

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Elementum

AUGUST 22, 2017

Industry sources also said that iPhone shipments are being held back by supply of OLED panels and yield rates at assembly as output of the 5.8-inch As a result, Apple is now looking to replace this supplier from Taiwan with another from South Korea. inch panel is heavily constrained.

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20Cube Logistics

JANUARY 27, 2022

However, despite becoming the latest epicenter for sourcing and manufacturing activities, economic growth in certain countries is expected to slow down this year due to various reasons. Not only are they conducive to the aviation industry, they also significantly impact the economy of many smaller countries through their buying capacities.

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Resilinc

JULY 26, 2022

Samsung follower SamMobile.com reports that Samsung is boosting its use of domestic Korean sources for expandable components in semiconductor manufacturing. ” That should be music to the ears of supply chain managers in automotive and other industry sectors struggling to catch up with the disruptions in chip supplies.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 19, 2020

The Auto Industry. With the global auto industry heavily reliant on components from China, many assembly plants in Europe have had to shut their doors and send workers home. The US auto industry is expected to follow suit as stockpiled inventory becomes depleted. The Electronics Industry. The Food Industry.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 14, 2022

In this regular edition of our featured column, Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech , we provide highlights of two noteworthy supply chain management focused technology development efforts which we believe would be of specific interest to our global-based multi-industry supply chain readership.

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Elementum

AUGUST 10, 2015

Update 8/09/2015, 18:03 PST: Tropical Storm Soudelor to Hit South Korea on August 11. Tropical Rainstorm Soudelor, which continues to inundate eastern China, is moving northwestward to hit South Korea on Tuesday, August 11, threatening to bring heavy rains and isolated flash flooding.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

They serve as focal points for commercialization through their individual patenting offices, and as collaborators for experimental product development with industry; they also help codify knowledge through journal publications.” 2] Michelle Jamrisko, Alex Tanzi and Wei Lu, “ South Korea Leads World in Innovation as U.S.

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EMERGE App

DECEMBER 18, 2018

But I’m sure many of you in the wholesale and distribution business are thinking: “ What does 2019 hold for the wholesale and distribution industry? Our customers run small and medium-sized businesses in all industries. It spun off an industry that produced home businesses and software to support drop shipping.

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USC Consulting Group

MARCH 16, 2020

One thing is for certain: The communicable disease has caused massive amounts of uncertainty and brought significant instability to supply chains in a variety of industries. Professionals in multiple industries attribute the pullback to the coronavirus, as more countries and companies adjust to enhance containment. While this is up 1.8%

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 8, 2020

His insights, drawn from numerous sources, deserve a broader audience. A study found a high demand for more takeaway food and home food deliveries, particularly in Hong Kong, South Korea, and Thailand. The grocery industry is bucking employment trends by hiring rather than furloughing employees.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 3, 2023

A follow-on report by Bloomberg indicated that deals were potentially in progress involving China based BYD , and South Korea based Hyundai Motors , in addition to Tesla. Reports cautioned that a deal had not been signed and could not come to pass.

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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. The Automotive Industry. Other Industries. in vehicle sales worldwide in 2020 due to Coronavirus.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 7, 2023

The alternative supply chain or “ Altasian” is defined as countries consisting of Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, India, the Philippines , Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Bangladesh. billion in population will be the linchpin of an alternative sourced Asian supply network. All rights reserved.

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QAD

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Though, as the country has relied less on nuclear energy and imported fuels, thermal power has become the country’s largest energy source. Japan is also enabling alternative power sources that should help the manufacturing sector. Industry makes up 30.1% Japan’s industrial production growth rate was 1.4% of Japan’s GDP.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

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. Source raw materials from reclamation centers where possible. Economic Instability. What to Do About It. Connectivity.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 3, 2022

Data reported reflected expansion among consumer, intermediate and investment goods industries. This index complies a data set of 2 chosen variables for each of the economies of the Eurozone , China , Japan, South Korea , Taiwan, the United Kingdom and the United States. This index’s February value of 53.6

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Arena Solutions

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

With the increasing concerns for a sustainable environment, smart city initiatives for urban infrastructure, and a demand for alternative modes of transportation within municipalities, the UAM industry is projected to grow from USD 2.6 Another challenge facing the UAM industry is product complexity. billion in 2022 to USD 28.3

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 2, 2020

China says almost all of its major industrial companies have resumed production and that its ports are again running at near-full capacity after a two-month Coronavirus-linked shutdown. Exports from China to North Europe and the Mediterranean region are at about 85 percent of normal, with blank sailings expected into April and beyond.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

While the industry continues to be rocked by world events, uncertainty has become the new normal. But, before we dig into the data – let’s start on a positive note: Supply Chain Statistics Show Challenges, but the Industry Remains Resilient. Source: Consultancy.UK. Image source: Fortune. Consultancy UK). AlixPartners).

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 23, 2023

Background In prior semiconductor supply network focused commentaries this blog has highlighted that as geo-political and global trade tensions abound influential governments have moved to forms of industrial policy that clearly focus semiconductor design, fabrication, and assembly as a key aspect of domestic supply network presence.

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Logility

DECEMBER 20, 2022

industry and the economy. Utilize scenario planning in cases such as when to onshore versus offshore to evaluate sourcing options in the wake of government intervention . Labor issues raised many challenges in 2022, and the outlook remains unsteady, especially in the shipping industry, as we head into 2023.

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