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Top 3 Challenges Facing High-Tech and Semiconductor Supply Chains

Resilinc

They are asking questions like ‘Do our facilities teams know what piping it’s included in?’ The second is tensions around export controls with China and Taiwan , which leave many companies reevaluating their global sourcing strategies. They’re trying to figure out how to find alternate suppliers out of that area.

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Who Should Be In The Winner’s Circle?

Supply Chain Shaman

The first step was to charter a research project with the Arizona State University statistics department to analyze which combination of metrics drives the highest market capitalization. The research project analyzed 1200 combinations of 180 metrics for four hundred companies for the period of 2010-2012. The result? The reason?

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Reports of Easing Global Supply Chain Volatility in July

Supply Chain Matters

The overall takeaway from the July data was that global production momentum had begun to stagnate and in some regions such as the Eurozone, Taiwan, and to some extent , certain manufacturing regions of China, PMI values had reached contraction levels. . Warehousing and Inventory metrics continue to buoy the logistics sector.

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100+ Supply Chain Crisis Statistics: Raw Materials, Covid-19, Labor Shortages, and More

ToolsGroup

Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. Dealing with the Shipping Container Crisis. Following a March 2022 surge of Covid-19 in Shanghai, shipping company A.P. Within a week of Russian troops crossing into Ukraine, the benchmark for thermal coal prices reached a record high of $446 per metric ton.

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When Variability Is Our Only Constant

Supply Chain Shaman

Taiwan manufacturers 60% of global semiconductors. A journey from China to Europe that takes 40 days by ship takes 15 days by rail. The congestion in China due to COVID and the repositioning from rail to ocean freight will elongate the cycles putting more pressure on ocean shipping and driving the need to rethink sourcing.

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Top 10 New Year’s Resolutions for Wholesalers in 2019: Drop Those Bad Habits from 2018

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Highly developed nations such as South Korea and Taiwan may fill in the technology gap. Historically low shipping rates are slowing creeping back up. Keep an eye on this metric to avoid a deadstock situation. Go Forth with International Trade. A second ratio is the order fill rate.