Exiger Perspectives

JANUARY 2, 2025

These complex chips, made with valuable minerals, are key to so many supply chains that any disruption can have devastating ripple effects, including on personal livelihoods and national security. Major geopolitical tensions as well as environmental and forced-labor issues are putting strains on global production and supply of chips.

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Resilinc

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

The recent weaponization of pagers and radios in Lebanon serves as a powerful wake-up call to CEOs and governments worldwide; businesses must improve supply chain visibility now. What does this mean for the future of supply chain risk management? Who Manufactured the Pagers and Radios?

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Freight Waves

JUNE 17, 2025

Petersburg, Florida, Jabil is a global manufacturing and supply chain solutions company. Jabil’s customers include major brands in logistics, packaging, mobility, automotive, wearables, aerospace, enterprise, digital home, point-of-sale, printing and energy. Based in St.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

We are pleased to continue our 2021 fire-side chat series with key people in the supply chain industry, and it is with particular pleasure to catch up with Stuart Whiting, Senior Vice President, Global Supply Chain, Logistics & Planning at Schneider Electric, based in Singapore but with a global functional responsibility.

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Freightos

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

ILA President Harold Daggett recently hinted that, just as they did as a show of solidarity during the last ILA strike in 1977, West Coast port workers could refuse to process vessels diverted from the East Coast, which is a scenario that would disrupt supply chains further. Freightos Air Index rates from China to N. kg and $3.45/kg

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All Things Supply Chain

JUNE 2, 2023

The US and Taiwan announce new Trade deal The US and Taiwan signed a trade deal under the US-Taiwan Initiative on 21st Century Trade, marking the first agreement under this…

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

I take supply chain seriously. I believe that better supply chain practices can save the world, and I think that it makes a difference in warfare and welfare. Today, when I talk about building the end-to-end value chain, people will look at me strangely and say “That is not supply chain.

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Freight Waves

JUNE 5, 2025

Taiwan-based tech company Foxconn has acquired the Fairbanks Logistics Park, an industrial property situated on 100 acres in northwest Houston. The Fairbanks Logistics Park facility will create 600 direct jobs and have an estimated economic impact of $920 million. Foxconn supplies high-tech components for both firms.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Here is a glimpse of Taiwan’s transportation, food, and the refreshing view of Jiufen! I get to see how the environment is different here and what are the supply chain and logistics points I can share with you guys. Let’s go to Taiwan! Subscribe to our Youtube Channel. Best Regards, Rob O’Byrne.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2024

Pushing the Supply Chain Reset Button by Lora Cecere , Founder, Supply Chain Insights Supply Chain Leaders Can’t Afford to Guess About the Future The global supply chain that we know today is built on three assumptions: rational government policy, low variability, and availability of logistics.

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RFgen

APRIL 18, 2025

The impact of tariffs on supply chains is no longer abstract. From the new tariffs impact on supply chains to newer policy shifts between the U.S., For global businesses relying on real-time logistics and lean inventory models, the question is how prepared is your supply chain when tariffs hit?

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 25, 2022

As part of our ongoing commitment to keep our blog readers updated on what’s happening in the supply chain and logistics world, we’re launching a regular industry news roundup, which we’ll release periodically. Increased near-shoring in Mexico and elsewhere as companies seek shorter supply chains.

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All Things Supply Chain

JULY 7, 2023

Taiwan Exports at a 14 Year low as Demand Woes Taiwan’s exports experienced their sharpest decline since 2009 in June, signalling concerns about the global demand slump for electronics and…

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 20, 2022

Robots continue to be a larger part of global supply chains. One of the most difficult and expensive aspects of the supply chain is last mile and home delivery. The post Home Delivery Robots: Last Mile Gamechangers appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints. Namely, we are entering the age of home delivery robots.

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Logility

MARCH 29, 2022

Truly resilient supply chains can only be built with complete visibility. The COVID-19 pandemic may have been the catalyst for the ongoing supply chain crisis, triggering economic slowdowns, layoffs, and production stoppages, but it is certainly not the whole cause. Recent Supply Chain Disruptions.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 15, 2022

This week, the company announced a reversal in manufacturing and supply chain strategy, as well as a major turnabout. The company will henceforth outsource the manufacturing of its stationary exercise bikes and treadmills to a Taiwan based contract manufacturer.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 18, 2025

Amazon, which has prioritized automation in logistics and headquarters roles for years, is investing heavily in AI. China Tech Fight Widens After Taiwan Blacklists Huawei More from this author Subscribe to our Daily Newsletter! Featured Product Popular Stories Report From DPW: What’s Next for AI in Supply Chain?

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 20, 2023

Supply chain professionals are certainly acquainted with risks and risk-taking; however, their principal concern is managing risks. ” However, not everyone appreciates the risks an organization’s supply chain faces. Supply Chain Risks Internal Risks • Production Control Risks.

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Resilinc

JUNE 1, 2021

Just when you thought the semiconductor shortage couldn’t get any worse, more bad news is coming from Taiwan—home to about two-thirds of global chip manufacturing capacity. The leading chip maker globally, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. UMC) reported daily consumption of 31,500 metric tons in that year.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Black Friday Logistics: Brought To You By Ocean Freight. But improved data forecasting and more predictable supply chains have become a boon for ocean freight, leading to an increase in ocean shipments at the expense of their more expensive aerial counterparts. By Zvi Schreiber, CEO of Freightos. zschreiber.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 9, 2019

Alex Behrens reports, “ DHL Resilience360 recently released Stormy Weather Ahead: A Global Outlook on the 2019 Season to compile information about the impacts that even small storms can have and discuss the short- and long-term implications of these systems on existing supply chains. And it offers ways to mitigate that risk.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 3, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides commentary relative to July’s global manufacturing PMI indices relative to data indicating declining momentum, and some contraction among specific global regions. The bottom three were listed as Poland , Taiwan and Myanmar. . Supply Chain Matters Insights and Perspectives on the July Data.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 22, 2024

But what steps can you take to a more resilient supply chain during disruptions? If you’re ready to learn more about creating stronger supply chains, read below. As more industries face ransomware attacks, it’s a good idea for any supply chain company to hire cyber experts to prevent disruptions.

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Exiger Perspectives

JANUARY 17, 2025

Companies that heavily depend on these materials, such as those in renewable energy and textile manufacturing, face heightened risks of supply chain disruptions and rising costs. Strained Logistics Networks : Redirection of goods to alternative suppliers or regions. billion USD. What Comes Next?

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 17, 2025

China Tech Fight Widens After Taiwan Blacklists Huawei More from this author Subscribe to our Daily Newsletter! trade negotiations with China. trade negotiations with China. trade negotiations with China. RELATED CONTENT RELATED VIDEOS Global Trade & Economics Automotive High-Tech/Electronics Industrial Manufacturing Related Articles U.S.,

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E2open

MAY 25, 2025

NYSE: ETWO) (“E2open” or the “Company”), the connected supply chain SaaS platform with a leading multi-enterprise network, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by WiseTech Global Limited (ASX: WTC) (“WiseTech”), a leading provider of logistics execution software solutions.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 20, 2022

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group via its affiliated Supply Chain Matters blog shares a mid-year assessment of previously published 2022 predictions for industry supply chains published at the beginning of 2022. Economic Outlook Significantly Changed. percent of GDP to 6.2

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Resilinc

APRIL 27, 2021

While the pandemic has given procurement managers fresh ammunition to advocate for greater resiliency within their corporate supply chains, geopolitical experts and a bipartisan coalition of legislators argue that the U.S. to a “mighty sea of coronavirus.” allies,” said Goto. This is alarming.”. “The

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Freightos

APRIL 16, 2025

Interestingly, while rates from China have declined, prices from Taiwan and Vietnam have remained elevatedlikely reflecting importers’ rapid pivot to alternative sourcing markets. Cash Flow Crunch Cash flow is always top of mind for small business, especially importers who have to front payments for their cost of goods.

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Material Handling & Logistics

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

The rates are slightly higher but this measure will keep your supply chain running. . Taiwan – CNY – February 15-20. Holiday schedule for selected countries in the Asia-Pacific region. Mainland China – CNY – February 15-21. Hong Kong – CNY – February 16-19. Korea – Lunar New Year Holiday – February 15-16.

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Supply Chain Movement

AUGUST 28, 2024

Many companies are currently wondering whether they should not relocate some or all of their suppliers or their own production from China or Taiwan to other Southeast Asian countries. I also observe this in many companies now facing these difficult supply chain choices.

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Resilinc

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The disruption has cut off a major trade route for Canada’s exports of minerals, wood fiber, food products, and other products to Asia, and it has created a supply chain nightmare for Canadian manufacturers. “We The post Extreme weather’s impact on supply chains appeared first on Resilinc. If so, when?

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 18, 2017

Supply chain has become complicated. Whether for industrial equipment, consumer goods, food products, or digital offerings, supply chains have headaches a-plenty. Whether for industrial equipment, consumer goods, food products, or digital offerings, supply chains have headaches a-plenty. What is blockchain?

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Supply Chain Movement

OCTOBER 19, 2015

Hence the companies Bugaboo and Foss have both faced considerable challenges, as they revealed during the recent ‘Supply Chain Opportunities in China’ seminar in Amsterdam on 24 June 2015. For example, no single logistics service provider has a distribution network resembling anything close to nationwide coverage.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 14, 2022

”[2] Those comments beg the question: Is the Just-In-Time (JIT) Supply Chain’s Time Over? Peter Atwater ( @Peter_Atwater ), President of Financial Insyghts and an Adjunct Professor at William & Mary, writes, “The pandemic era is now raising concerns about the just-in-time supply chain model.

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NC State SCRC

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

As the world economy became increasingly globalized, supply chains also became more global. Materials, components, and products can cross multiple geographies and regions in their journey through the supply chain, due to different tax structures, logistical efficiencies, and labor arbitrage differences.

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Resilinc

MAY 17, 2022

Climate change and the extreme weather events it causes are becoming larger concerns for supply chain managers, their C-suite bosses, corporate boards, and major investors. And for OEMs in virtually every manufacturing industry, supply chains are where much of their climate change risk lies.

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