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The Dangers of Single Sourcing in Your Supply Chain

Resilinc

Single sourcing presents a huge risk for companies in all industries. Imagine a critical part of your product is only made in one factory in Taiwan. This is very possible, considering 60% of the world’s semiconductors are made in Taiwan—and 90% of the world’s highly advanced chips are made by the Taiwanese company TSMC.

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Building Value Networks. Stopping the Backward Slide.

Supply Chain Shaman

Like a rocket ship traveling to Mars, a new press release popped into my email each day. Avoid slick presentations. If the presentation sounds too slick, it probably is. The only two successful and transformational public networks were driven by Walmart and Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC). Use standards.

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From Globalization to Glocalization

Enterra Insights

Businesses must weigh the costs of shipping, customs, tariffs, and taxes when expanding internationally. China tensions over Taiwan and trade, combined with the higher landed cost of producing goods in far-flung locations, are pushing companies to take less risk and operate regionally. have decided to glocalize).

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Black Friday 2016: Brought To You By Logistics

Freightos

Even items that were traditionally reserved for air – like cellphones and other high-value items – are now occasionally shipped by ocean. The highest price for shipping any one unit (on a 50″ TV manufactured in Taiwan) was estimated at $20. Shipping it back is even cheaper.

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Who Should Be In The Winner’s Circle?

Supply Chain Shaman

I struggled to manage myself as I settled in elbow-to-elbow with the group to listen to the presentation. During the presentation, I squirmed uncomfortably in my seat. The AMR Research Top 25 was a rocket ship taking off the launch pad. The topic of the meeting was the logistics to launch of the AMR Research Top 25.

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CAPS Conference: The Economist Projects What’s in Store for the Global Economy

NC State SCRC

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. Some of the supply constraints are also due to the destruction of key infrastructure in the Ukraine for shipping of these commodities.

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Top 6 Wholesale Distribution Trends for 2019

EMERGE App

So I think we’re well qualified to present a general outlook for the wholesale and distribution industry. Shipping costs are also expected to spike upwards. It raised its prowess from running mere factories to one that offered a complete value chain: from research and development to shipping and fulfillment.