Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 21, 2024

As Supply Chain Matters has highlighted in our prior industry specific coverage, industry dominants Samsung Electronics and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) are also investing in U.S. Noted in interviews with sources is a realization that facility construction costs are four to five times higher than what they would be Asia.

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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. 28% of global retailers have tried to find alternative sourcing options due to supply chain issues (RetailNext, 2020). Source: Consultancy.UK. Image source: Fortune. Consultancy UK).

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 24, 2020

There is no network capable of connecting sourcing, logistics, manufacturing, and distribution together in the market today. The only two successful and transformational public networks were driven by Walmart and Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC). The group meets monthly to discuss and share insights. Here are some rules of thumb: 1.

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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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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The three specific regions of concern remain the Eurozone, United Kingdom, along with Taiwan. Reported Easing Of Manufacturing Downturn in Taiwan The September S&P Global Taiwan Manufacturing PMI® report was headlined with Taiwan ’s manufacturing sector downturn now moderating by the end of Q3. reported for July.

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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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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 16, 2024

adversaries and meet the production demands posed by evolving threats. Dan Finkenstadt used his Chat GPT programs to analyze the NDIS and compare it to the recommendations developed in our book, Supply Chain Immunity: Overcoming our Nation’s Sourcing Sickness in a Post-Covid World.

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Logility

MARCH 29, 2022

For example, COVID restrictions in Asia shut down auto production because 70% of chip manufacturing happens in Taiwan and South Korea. When this happens, you need alternate sources in different regions that can deliver the parts.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

As noted in the below figure, this index now reflects a rather discernible downward slope about to meet sub-50 value contraction. The bottom three were listed as Poland , Taiwan and Myanmar. Regarding future outlook, the August report indicates that Taiwan businesses were increasingly pessimistic regarding production levels in 2023.

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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

If you want them to be near one of your facilities in an area where you have a lot of good information, have a meeting with them and share what you know. Invasion of Taiwan and China Dependency. How concerned are you about the potential for a major conflict between China and Taiwan, which would disrupt global chip supplies?

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Supply Chain Opz

JANUARY 22, 2016

Knowing supply chain risks affect a firm’s capability to make supply meet demand, what should a firm do to mitigate these risks? This is how Dell managed to make limited supply of different products to meet demand after the Taiwan earthquake. Clearly, redundancy (extra inventory, more suppliers, etc.) can help, but it is costly.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 15, 2022

According to published reports from both Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal , the company will now source its hardware customer fulfillment needs to third-party logistics providers in an effort to reduce product delivery costs by up to half. Further announced was an assessment of owned retail operations in the U.S. Bob Ferrari.

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EMERGE App

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Business costs will rise for those who are sourcing some or most of their raw materials or goods from China. Taiwan is a prime candidate to replace Chinese exports due to its proximity. A study suggested that drop in Chinese exports will affect Taiwan and Malaysia the most. Before, you simply sourced everything from China.

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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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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Over my career I have established supply chains for global leaders like EMC, Cisco, HP and others in China, Europe, Thailand, Malaysia, Taiwan, Mexico and across North America. So I meet people from all walks of life and at various stages of their careers from fresh grads to people new to Canada looking for a start.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 16, 2021

In the past two decades, the United States has outsourced much of its semiconductor production, and as a result, the United States is heavily dependent upon countries such as Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, and China for importing semiconductors.”[3] supply chains. .” ” Pharmaceuticals and Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients.

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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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American Global Logistics

JANUARY 24, 2023

The Russo-Ukrainian war, China’s saber-rattling regarding Hong Kong and Taiwan negatively affected global trade. You must create new networks, including trade partners and sources of supply. Meeting customer expectations has become a mandatory core capability. You will struggle to meet customer expectations.

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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. Geopolitical issues are unlikely to subside, given the lack of an end in sight for the Ukraine war and growing concerns around the status of Taiwan.

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Exiger Perspectives

MARCH 8, 2023

Examples include using machine learning and AI-enabled software to reduce false positives, and leveraging trained resources provided by trusted third parties to effectively and sustainably manage sanctions risk and enable other internal financial crime teams to meet their own obligations. airspace, and China added U.S.

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 1, 2023

Walmart will pay more for domestic sources, but will not be burdened with the inventory and purchasing FOB. As noted in one of my blogs, however, producing a fab plant is a good step – but the supply chain for chips is still largely in Taiwan. Electric vehicle parts will remain in short supply.

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Supply Chain Movement

MARCH 14, 2016

The benefits of utilising modern-day FTAs include fewer customs duties, less red tape, access to public tenders, sourcing opportunities, investment opportunities and more transparent business conditions. Taiwan, Province of China. However, companies making use of an FTA must comply with the terms of the specific agreement. Switzerland.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Strategies include sourcing more items directly from manufacturers to improve margins, SKU rationalization and space reduction, “show more carry less” and assisted-store ordering. Vendors act as extensions of Belk’s fulfillment centers, while Belk is able to offer a broader product assortment to meet customer needs.

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Abivin

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The Great Bitter Lake will be connected to the city of Suez, where the canal meets the Red Sea, through an 18.6-mile billion of its total revenue in the fiscal year 2014, placing it as the third-largest source of income in the nation. The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) announced plans to enlarge and deepen the Canal in the middle of 2021.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 14, 2019

In fact, JOC.com sites many Southeast Asia countries—including India, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Indonesia—have significantly grown their imports into the United States, anywhere from 13-37% compared to last year. This shows importers are shifting their sourcing locations to countries other than China. during this period.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Image Source: Lions Financial. meet the rising customer demand for online shopping. However, tracing the source of cotton can be difficult, and Chinese manufacturers can allocate cotton to orders to avoid the impact of the ban. Both articles mention the implied valuation of these companies.

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