Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 6, 2023

With the closing of the third quarter, the numbers once again signal added contraction in global manufacturing output as product demand levels weaken. The three specific regions of concern remain the Eurozone, United Kingdom, along with Taiwan. This index has now remained below the 50.0

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Early on it related to production worker abuses and consequent suicide incidents involving contract manufacturer Foxconn or supplier worker abuses and consequent multiple cycles of supplier code of conduct audits. CEO Tim Cook made the disclosure during an internal company meeting held in Germany as part of a European tour.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 24, 2020

Supplier reliability and the bi-directional flow of data at the speed of business improve agility and decreases the issues with having the wrong inventory or aligning transportation inbound logistics with manufacturing scheduling. The group meets monthly to discuss and share insights. Here are some rules of thumb: 1.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 12, 2020

Heavily booked and running from meeting to meeting, I was late. The topic of the meeting was the logistics to launch of the AMR Research Top 25. As a research leader at AMR Research when I voiced the concern for a more rigorous peer group analysis in prior meetings, I hoped for a better outcome. The reason?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Then when demand returned the rental car companies found that they couldn’t get the cars they needed to replenish their fleets, due to production shortages from the automotive manufacturers. The largest chip manufacturing company in the world is TSMC, and its Taiwanese. What’s Going On?

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 21, 2024

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger has specifically indicated that the plans for Columbus, Ohio complex include being: “ t he largest AI chip manufacturing site in the world.” Semiconductor supply networks have been notorious in the building out rather expensive and often too much capacity to meet existing market demand cycles.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 27, 2023

Two significant critical component providers in high tech equipment, consumer electronics and smartphone supply networks, namely Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and Samsung Electronics , reported Q2-2023 quarterly financial performance this week. TSMC is a prime advanced semiconductor supplier to Apple and Nvidia.

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NC State SCRC

JUNE 3, 2021

The Biden administration has sought to explore how to re-shore the semiconductor industry , by calling for a 100 day study.The CHIPS for America Act is one effort to try to bring more semiconductor manufacturing back to the US. manufacturing of Flexible Hybrid Electronics (FHE).

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Background Within our research arm’s previously published industry and global supply chains predictions advisory published at the start of this year, we predicted that manufacturers would up their efforts this year in restoring more direct control and added resiliency in their direct materials component and outsourced manufacturing strategies.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Wei, the CEO of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) addressing a tech symposium last week, indicated that an endemic shortage of relatively low-cost semiconductor devices, ranging in cost from 50 cents to $10 dollars, continues to dog global automotive manufacturers in their ongoing volume manufacturing needs.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Industry professionals have put in tireless hours and taken strategic measures to keep the supply chain moving and meet customer demand. 49% of respondents were from the manufacturing industry, 16% from the mechanical engineering sector, and 11% from the automotive market. Raw Material Shortages Are Affecting a Challenged Supply Chain.

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Logility

MARCH 29, 2022

Manufacturers and shipping companies assumed that because of layoffs, demand would drop. It’s been a whirlwind, as manufacturers have been left scratching their heads about what’s going to happen next. For example, COVID restrictions in Asia shut down auto production because 70% of chip manufacturing happens in Taiwan and South Korea.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 21, 2022

In business conversations, the term supply chain excellence rolls off the tongue frequently in meetings, but what does it mean? In the 2022 analysis, twenty-two companies meet the Supply Chains to Admire Award criteria for Supply Chain improvement, performance, and value. My insight? There is no standard answer. Congrats to all.

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Resilinc

AUGUST 2, 2022

Wilensky: Okay, but for OEMs with lower annual spend, what kinds of contract terms can induce a supplier to stand up a new manufacturing facility in a country that’s closer to the domestic markets or their major contract manufacturers? Invasion of Taiwan and China Dependency. Yet, that is still the OEM’s inventory.

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Resilinc

MAY 17, 2022

And for OEMs in virtually every manufacturing industry, supply chains are where much of their climate change risk lies. This of course starts with mapping the sites across the world that supply your business, including manufacturers, warehouses, and logistics providers several tiers below direct suppliers.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JULY 9, 2020

In order to meet demand for their automatic test equipment amidst the disruption, Teradyne needed help fulfilling a particularly challenging order for a top customer. The order required moving oversized equipment from Shanghai (PVG) to Taiwan (TPE) within a limited time window. Robinson, the order was delivered on time and as planned.

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Ware2Go

JUNE 20, 2023

Ocean Freight Shipping: What to Watch For In 2023 When it comes to ocean freight decision making, emerging businesses should keep an eye on manufacturing costs, ocean freight rates, and supply chain disruptions. Manufacturing Costs Manufacturing costs in North America are higher than those in other global areas, such as China.

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Resilinc

JANUARY 25, 2021

The pain wasn’t limited to the United States—according to Automotive News , a spokesperson for the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers forecast a “relatively big hit” for Chinese vehicle production in Q1 2021.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 16, 2021

The review focused on four specific supply chain areas: “semiconductor manufacturing and advanced packaging; large capacity batteries, like those for electric vehicles; critical minerals and materials; and pharmaceuticals and active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs).”[1] 100-Day Report Findings. supply chains. .”[4]

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Supply Chain Opz

JANUARY 22, 2016

Christopher Tang, Distinguished Professor, UCLA Anderson School and Editor-in-Chief of the INFORMS journal Manufacturing and Service Operations Management (M&SOM) As supply chains become more complex, companies find their supply chains more vulnerable to both foreseeable uncertainty risks and unforeseeable disruption risks.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 15, 2022

Reportedly McCarthy’s goal is to transform the company “ primarily into a subscription-based company rather than an equipment manufacturer.” based manufacturing strategy, with a decision to source manufacturing at a CMS provider located in Taiwan. That charge has now resulted in an $800 million restructuring plan.

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EMERGE App

DECEMBER 18, 2018

They range from small-batch soap manufacturing to the distribution of sports car parts. It firmly cemented China as the world’s manufacturing hub. The voracious appetite of US consumers for goods — from Apple products to Xmas trees — saw China become the de facto manufacturer of consumer goods.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 14, 2022

The shortage of semiconductors from Taiwan, the stranding of the enormous Ever Given in the Suez Canal, and now the dearth of 40-foot metal containers have sent tsunami-like waves through global production. He explains, “For now, companies are building inventories to meet strong consumer demand.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

MARCH 13, 2018

It helps to have a reliable, global logistics provider that understands what’s at stake—a provider that works closely with the organization to meet special industrial logistics requirements. The manufacturers, key suppliers, and customer industries of semiconductor device makers are global, with a strong Asia presence.

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 1, 2023

One reason for this is that the COVID crisis in China is escalating to incredible levels, and that is shutting down a lot of manufacturing hubs. As pointed out in the NY Times – even apparel manufacturing in Mexico is largely dependent on fabric produced entirely in China! Price is still the determining factor here.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 25, 2022

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Chipmaker Intel said Friday it will invest $20 billion to build a new factory in Ohio , an attempt to help alleviate a global shortage of chips powering everything from phones to cars to home appliances while also signaling the giant company’s commitment to manufacturing crucial technology products in the U.S.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 12, 2019

This was my first exposure to manufacturing. That caused me to learn more about building reliability into the designs and quality into the manufacturing process. We very successfully brought assemble back to the US from Hong Kong and Taiwan, then a few years later, Mexico. Then, I moved in to the contract manufacturing industry.

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RFgen

MARCH 22, 2015

Technology keeps entering the manufacturing space quicker than ever before. Supply chains are now dependent on cutting-edge software and systems to meet growing global demand. Mobile technology and integrated data management modules are helping manufacturers increase production and improve visibility across the entire organization.

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RFgen

MARCH 22, 2015

Technology keeps entering the manufacturing space quicker than ever before. Supply chains are now dependent on cutting-edge software and systems to meet growing global demand. Mobile technology and integrated data management modules are helping manufacturers increase production and improve visibility across the entire organization.

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NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 5, 2022

I had the opportunity to sit in on a very thorough presentation by a member of the Economist Intelligence Unit at the Center for Advanced Purchasing Studies meeting today. Conflict erupts between China and Taiwan (Andrew said this is not likely, and I agree – see my previous blog ). China’s zero COVID policy leads to severe recession.

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Proxima

JULY 26, 2023

We have also seen key players in the market, such as TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company), seek to diversify production locations moving closer to (incentivizing) key markets and customers in the US and Europe. The key reasons cited for the moves were; Improved visibility of supply chain for decision-making – 45.9%

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

The Top Supply Chain We Admire are: TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor). Most of this middleware was Excel and Meetings. This end-to-end focus allows EMC to manage the end customer environment, using manufacturing results to predict customer installed product events, and EMC pre-event resolutions. So, drum roll please….

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Supply Chain Movement

MAY 24, 2016

Taiwan, Province of China. In this fast-paced world, where there is also increasing pressure to reduce the carbon footprint, global fashion and luxury goods manufacturers have to redesign their go-to-market strategy to meet demand in a cost-efficient and sustainable way: Plan. South Africa. Svalbard and Jan Mayen. Switzerland.

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Supply Chain Movement

JUNE 14, 2016

Industrial manufacturers have noticeably lower representation than other sectors. To meet the aspirations identified in this research, we need to see more formal goals and targets on management scorecards, supported by corresponding pipeline planning, recruitment and development initiatives within supply chain organizations. >>Please

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Bristlecone

MARCH 23, 2020

Testing equipment, masks, ventilators and other essential healthcare products are in dangerously short supply, and companies are having a difficult time meeting the high demand for these items. This industry has largely outsourced its manufacturing to China, Taiwan and other Asian countries.

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Supply Chain Movement

JUNE 14, 2016

Industrial manufacturers have noticeably lower representation than other sectors. To meet the aspirations identified in this research, we need to see more formal goals and targets on management scorecards, supported by corresponding pipeline planning, recruitment and development initiatives within supply chain organizations. >>Please

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Taulia

MARCH 15, 2023

Suppliers may face difficulties in meeting their commitments due to increased costs or shortages, resulting in – at best – delays. Global supply chain pressures took their toll as Asian manufacturing hubs struggled to keep up with demand from other markets that had emerged from lockdowns.

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