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Elevating The Voice of the Supply Chain Contrarian

Supply Chain Shaman

Many of the case studies being presented at today’s conferences were born during the pandemic and the post-pandemic turbulence. The audience assumes that the presenting company is outperforming. Watching the presentations, I wonder how we became so laser-focused on such a limited view of risk. The reason?

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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

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. Avoid slick presentations. If the presentation sounds too slick, it probably is. Use standards.

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From Globalization to Glocalization

Enterra Insights

But as the costs of transportation increase, the length of supply lines is beginning to decrease. The causes are myriad, including rising labor costs, geopolitical considerations, rising transportation costs, and increased risks of supply chain disruptions. As a result, globalization is beginning to look more like regionalization.”[1]

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Global Manufacturing Activity Continues Downward Trajectory at the Close of 2022

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights of both December 2022 and full year reported global PMI indices that at the close of 2022 present a far different picture from the start of the year. Taiwan activity as reflected in the S&P Global Taiwan Manufacturing PMI® eased, rising from a depressed value of 41.6

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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. Conflict erupts between China and Taiwan (Andrew said this is not likely, and I agree – see my previous blog ). War in Ukraine turns into global conflict.

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Global Production Activity Levels Unchanged In May But Provide Added Warning Signs

Supply Chain Matters

Significant Deterioration for Taiwan The May S&P Global Taiwan Manufacturing PMI® report was headlined with business conditions across the country’s manufacturing sector deteriorating at a faster pace. The May PMI value of 44.3 dipped a significant 2.8 percentage points from the 47.1 reported in April.