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Pushing the Supply Chain Reset Button

Supply Chain Shaman

The proliferation of products and capabilities is exponential with over 60% of capacity in Taiwan. In the sector, the bullwhip impact is high, the inflationary pressures of crude oil prices immense, the variability from energy outages painful, and inventories relatively low. Focus on right-sizing inventories. What can be done?

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Innovative Approaches to Supply Chain Risk

Kinaxis

A major earthquake in Taiwan. We have a problem.” The alternate source uses the same supplier in Taiwan. Efficiency programs like lean drove us to reduce suppliers and cut inventory. Mitigating Risk – inventory tracking and dual sourcing are considered to be the most effective risk mitigation strategies.

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Build Resilient Supply Chains That Weather Disruptions 

Logility

Manufacturers and shipping companies assumed that because of layoffs, demand would drop. This then led to … A shipping container shortage: Containers piled up across the world once they were emptied. Ports became overwhelmed: Orders outstripped available containers, which caused the cost of a shipping container to skyrocket.

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Pushing the Supply Chain Reset Button

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The proliferation of products and capabilities is exponential with over 60% of capacity in Taiwan. In the sector, the bullwhip impact is high, the inflationary pressures of crude oil prices immense, the variability from energy outages painful, and inventories relatively low. Focus on right-sizing inventories. What can be done?

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Ocean Freight: Key Trends & Planning For Peak Season 2023

Ware2Go

In this article: Ocean Freight: Key Stats & Industry News Ocean Freight Shipping: What to Watch For In 2023 Freight Shipping From China & Alternatives What Are The Current Ocean Freight Rates? The World Trade Organization estimates 43 billion tons of goods are shipped each year—due in part to the rising trend of eCommerce.

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Restructuring Global Value Chains & Tariff Reduction – A Continuous Evolution for Supply Chains

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

are reporting that they are being inundated with requests from importers seeking to use provisions such as the “321 de minimis” rule, which allows goods worth less than $800 to be shipped to the U.S. Many companies buy forward inventory ahead of tariffs being implemented. For instance, law firms and consultants in the U.S.

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From Taiwan to the U.S.—Duty-free

3PL Insights

About half of the 132 containers filled with tires, were en route from Taiwan, headed to the East and West coast ports. “We Upon arrival at the warehouse, the containers were unloaded, inspected for damage, and inventoried by SKU and documentation. The inventory list had to be error-free otherwise FTZ status could be jeopardized.

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