Talking Logistics

APRIL 18, 2016

The recent earthquakes in Japan and Ecuador are a sad reminder of how deadly natural disasters can be. As of this morning, 41 people are confirmed dead in Kumamoto prefecture, the epicenter of Japan’s earthquakes, and 272 people have died in Ecuador , with thousands more injured and displaced from their homes. Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Japan and Ecuador, especially all of the victims and their families, as they deal with the aftermath of these tragic events.

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Supply Chain Network

APRIL 7, 2011

Japan’s resiliency and its people’s willingness to do the hard work of recovery are certainly not in question. A look at the impact of the Kobe earthquake in 1995 on Japan’s GDP in that year and the year following are a testament to the nation’s ability to bounce back from disaster. Still, devastation of the magnitude seen in Japan this month may take longer to clean up. From Forbes: “Boeing (BA) faces new delays in the delivery of the Dreamliner.

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Japan Supply Chain Government Global 78

EFT

APRIL 19, 2016

Last week’s earthquake and strong pre and post aftershocks in Japan have resulted in numerous disruptions for manufacturers. . Toyota announced on Sunday it would suspend production in stages at its plants across Japan.

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Ecuador Japan Automotive Electronics 66

Rootstock

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Rootstock Software has launched a new office in Japan to respond to the tremendous demand for Cloud ERP in the country’s manufacturing and distribution industries. We also appointed Yoichiro Sugii as General Manager of Rootstock Japan, Inc.

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Kinaxis

DECEMBER 9, 2014

by Trevor Miles I’m on my way back from Tokyo where I attended our user conference, Kinexions Tokyo , in Japan, just 5 weeks after our Kinexions North America user conference in San Diego.

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Japan San Diego Conference North America 205

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 2, 2018

Lean Leaders Treat Employees as True Assets, while Most Companies Use Worker Hands Only, not Brains

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Supply Chain @ MIT

OCTOBER 15, 2015

The monstrous 8.6-magnitude earthquake off the northeast coast of Japan spawned a tsunami that surged 4 kilometers inland, obliterating towns and farms across a huge swathe of the Japanese countryside.

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Global Japan Company Supply Chain 91

Kinaxis

OCTOBER 1, 2014

We saw this type of issue over the past several years with the Japan earthquake / Tsunami in and with the Thailand floods. by John Westerveld Reason #5: Not having a supply chain risk management process.

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Supply Chain Risk Management Risk Management Japan Supply Chain 262

Supply Chain Digest

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Population will Fall Dramatically by 2060, Researcher Says, as Demographics a Concern Almost Across the Globe

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Supply Chain @ MIT

MAY 20, 2016

magnitude earthquake struck the island of Kyushu in southern Japan. Featured Resilience emergency management Hurricane Katrina Japan earthquakes MIT CTL supply chain resilience Toyota lean Yossi SheffiOn April 14 2016 a 6.5

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Japan Company Lean Supply Chain 73

Kinaxis

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

General News Sales and operations planning (S&OP) Supply chain collaboration Supply chain management Aircraft lease Aircraft on ground All Japan Women''s Pro-Wrestling Automobile Autopilot BlackBerry Curve Bloomberg L.P. by John Westerveld.

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Data Japan Supply Chain Forecasting 262

Logistics Middle East

OCTOBER 19, 2014

Japan is a major contributor to Oman''s economy

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Supply Chain 24/7

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

struck Tuesday off the coast of Fukushima prefecture in Japan, a tsunami warning for waves of up to 10 feet has been issued Tokyo - An earthquake with preliminary magnitude of 7.3

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Logistics Middle East

JUNE 10, 2015

Japan wants to reach and serve over two billion consumers of halal food and other products

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Logistics Middle East

OCTOBER 14, 2014

Jafza to showcase its MEA hub potential to Japanese companies

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Inbound Logistics

MAY 12, 2016

Japan earthquakes impact global supply chain; despite economic slowdown, Africa still offers trade opportunities; climate change affects global supply chains

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Africa Japan Supply Chain Global 58

Supply Chain Digest

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Stuff of Science Fiction May be Closer than We Think

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Japan 34

Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

AUGUST 23, 2018

But no; I saw the light and now I’m a firm believer in this technique that originated in Japan. When I first came across Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) I was sceptical of yet another ”blue sky” approach to pursuing manufacturing excellence.

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Manufacturing Japan S&OP Jordan 155

Supply Chain Digest

MARCH 27, 2017

Japan and Euro Companies Dominate, but Can Software Prowess Get US Back in the Game

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Japan Software Company Manufacturing 32

Transportfolio

OCTOBER 31, 2016

MOL), and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK), three of Japan’s largest container ship lines, have agreed to establish a new joint venture company by approximately July 2017. Global Transportation Global Forwarding Japan Shipping

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Shipping Japan Journal China 78

Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 3, 2015

Interesting Summary of the Global Industrial Robot Population, as Korea, Japan have High Robot Density and Low Unemployment

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Japan Global Industrial Industry 47

Supply Chain Digest

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Amazon has Sights Set on Brick and Mortar Grocery Stores, UK Retailers and CPG Companies Tussle over Pricing, Population in Japan Headed to Scary Lows, Smithfield Foods Targets Manure to Reduce CO2

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Japan Food Retail Company 50

Supply Chain Digest

MAY 31, 2017

Japan, Germany Need Robots to Deal Aging Populations, eFulfillment Wars have Come to Pizza Delivery,MIT Breakthrough in Pasta Delivery, UPS Joint Venture to Power China to US Air Shipments

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Japan Germany China Supply Chain 41

Supply Chain Digest

APRIL 12, 2017

Tiny Columbus, IN is an Export Titan, Layoffs Continue at Walmart, Says Funds Needed for eCommerce, Boeing Could See Major Savings from 3D Printing, Parcel Carriers Hiking Rates Big Time in Japan

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Columbus Japan Supply Chain 41

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

MARCH 3, 2014

Pre-Business School:  Associate, Economic and Valuation Services, KPMG , Language Teacher, JET Program - Japan. Parker CMC Networking. About UCLA Parker CMC.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Year Over Year (Cass Information Systems) Cargo theft volume, values decreased in 2018 (CCJ) JD.com’s drones take flight to Japan in partnership with Rakuten (TechCrunch). It was school vacation week, which means I got more skiing than work done these past few days.

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Japan California Cargo China 144

ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Think the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan—at GM, the catastrophic event affected 5800 parts across its multi-tiered network, says MIT’s Dr. Yossi Sheffi in his book “The Power of Resilience.".

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Supply Chain Risk Management Risk Management Supply Chain Japan 417

Supply Chain Digest

MARCH 30, 2016

New Transport Mode Culd be Blimps, More Warnings about the Impact of Robots on Jobs, Wage Increases in Japan Remain Near Zero Despite Desparate Hopes for Inflation, Parcel Drone Finally Takes Flight in US

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Japan Transportation Supply Chain 37

Resilinc

MAY 6, 2016

In 2011, the unthinkable occurred in Japan. A massive earthquake triggered a tsunami which, in turn, triggered a nuclear power plant meltdown, all of which combined to create a humanitarian disaster of epic scale.

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Japan Strategy Supply Chain Company 84

Supply Chain Opz

JULY 7, 2013

2011: Earthquake/Tsunami in Japan. Yes, there is one paper discussing about how the manufacturing companies in Japan survived disruptions (the hard way) called " Supply chain lessons from the catastrophic natural disaster in Japan " by Park et al 2013. NAVIGATE. Basics.

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Supply Chain Disruption Japan Supply Chain Case Study 190

Supply Chain Digest

JANUARY 21, 2016

Robots and More will be Devastating to Jobs, Oil Now Costs Less than Two Large Pizzas in Most Areas, Maersk Modestly Optimistic about Container Volumes for 2015, but Others Disagree, The Stunning Demographic Changes in Japan

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Japan Supply Chain 32

EFT

JANUARY 30, 2019

Tokyo, Japan. Sendai, Japan. Tokyo, Japan. Osaka, Japan. Sendai, Japan. Prologis, a major builder and lessor of logistics real estate, has announced its build-to-suit projects for 2018, and with 6.9

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Material Handling & Logistics

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

“The earthquakes that impacted southern Taiwan and Japan in the first half of the year, and the bankruptcy declaration of Hanjin Shipping caused considerable disruptions to global supply chains,” said Shahzaib Khan, director of EventWatch at Resilinc.

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Supply Chain Network

MARCH 23, 2011

Toyota said it expects to halt production at some of its North American factories due to shortages of parts from Japan following the devastating earthquake. It said the facilities still are receiving parts from Japan that were “already in the pipeline” before the quake. Most part suppliers in Japan are already back up and running, but this isn’t enough to persuade the Ontario plants to kick back into full-gear.

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Japan North America America Sustainability 83

SCM Research

OCTOBER 15, 2012

Particularly, the authors examine the 2011 earthquake in Japan and “pursue the earthquake theme through the knock-on reputation effects as the disruption of the earthquake reverberated through the global supply chain in Japan, Korea and further afield” The report highlights that loss of a key customer or disruption at a key supplier can cause reputation challenges at one’s own firm.

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Japan Supply Chain Study Analytics 120

Kinaxis

JULY 6, 2017

by Melissa Clow Headquartered in Yokohama, Japan, Nissan manufactures vehicles in 20 countries around the world. Nissan offers products and services in more than 160 countries and areas worldwide. As a leading global automotive manufacturer, Nissan Motor Co.

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S&OP Japan Automotive SCM 152

Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 5, 2018

Some manufacturing sites are more focused on regional markets and on mass-market consumer products, others – mostly small branches in the US, France, and Japan – act on global scale for luxury segment.

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