Resilinc

JULY 26, 2022

Among top PC makers, only Apple showed growth in unit sales, shipping 9.3% Previously acquiring these components from global semiconductor suppliers, Samsung now has more domestic options because “more suppliers in South Korea have now emerged with the rising demand for memory chips,” according to SamMobile’s Mihai Matei.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Solid growth levels were once again reported for India, along with positive growth indicators for the United Kingdom and South Korea. manufacturing and procurement activity levels, namely the ISM Report on Business Manufacturing PMI , and the S&P Global U.S. United States The two followed indices of U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 25, 2023

In a subsequent blog post, we will highlight another breaking development, that being a significant joint announcement from global shipping lines Maersk and MSC that should garner the interest to supply chain management transportation and logistics management teams.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 3, 2022

This index complies a data set of 2 chosen variables for each of the economies of the Eurozone , China , Japan, South Korea , Taiwan, the United Kingdom and the United States. The World Container Index , assessed by Drewy Consultants, is a compilation of eight major shipping routes to and from the United States , Europe and Asia.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 5, 2024

However, the published index indicated expansion level was rather mild, and was missing PMI data from South Korea which experienced a slight PMI contraction. United Kingdom manufacturers additionally pointed to the ongoing Red Sea shipping crisis leading to added supply disruptions.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 25, 2022

based GE Appliances is quoted as indicating that the savings garnered by eliminating overseas shipping can outweigh the added labor costs for the U.S. Kevin Nolan, the president of U.S. when added efficiencies are implemented. Perhaps the more far-reaching aspect of rethinking supply networks has been put forth by U.S.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

The new facility will allow the company to offer two-day shipping to most (about 90%) of the U.S. When customers order items not stocked at one of Belk’s fulfillment centers, those items are shipped directly from the vendor. PST will ship the same day. In early 2013, Belk launched a vendor-direct program.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Kevin Nelson, a chief procurement officer and senior vice president at BD, agreed to be interviewed on this topic. BD and its 75,000 employees ship more than 45 billion devices annually to customers in over 190 countries. You could ask, what if there was an earthquake in South Korea? Supply Chain Chaos is the New Norm.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 14, 2019

Reoccurring events—like the holiday season—used to provide some level of predictability to ocean shipping trends in the transpacific eastbound (TPEB) trade lane. Normally, we see a rush in ocean shipping just before the Chinese New Year (CNY). However, nothing has been typical in the last few years with ocean carriers.

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Resilinc

JANUARY 23, 2024

Accomplished procurement veteran and author Tom Linton provides valuable insights into the supply chain risk management landscape in 2024 in this exclusive Q&A. In this Q&A, Tom shares insightful stories from his over 20 years in procurement and tells us what should be top of mind for supply chain managers in 2024.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 19, 2022

policy toward shipping technology to China since the 1990’s.”. Last week, the Biden Administration published what was headlined as a sweeping set of added export controls that restricted U.S. based semiconductor design and production equipment providers from providing their equipment to semiconductor suppliers within China. and globally.

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Resilinc

JULY 20, 2021

In the decades since, Linton and his teams at IBM, LG, Flex and other companies have driven billions in annual procurement to China and other Asian countries, helping to create the Asia-centric manufacturing supply chains of today. Now, Linton believes those supply chains must change. Proximity = lower costs and lower carbon.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 9, 2025

Whipsaw Effects Continue Leading up to today there were reports that multiple countries, including Japan , South Korea and Vietnam were sending delegations to Washington to negotiate better terms to prior announced tariff levels. The NASDAQ has rebounded by over 1,600 points, more than 10 percent.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 16, 2025

GM is on the hook to pay the new tariff on the foreign parts in all cars that come across the northern and southern borders, a 25% tax on other components starting in May, and 145% on the materials it ships by boat from China. We highlight the above because they reflect the essence of the challenges that U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 5, 2025

manufacturing and procurement activity levels, namely the ISM Report on Business Manufacturing PMI , and the S&P Global U.S. South Korea South Korea represents a hub for semiconductor fabrication, high tech and communications related electronics, automotive and ship building industries.

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Freightos

APRIL 3, 2025

China has retaliated to Trumps earlier tariffs and recently stated that it will respond in conjunction with Japan and South Korea. From then on all low-value Chinese imports shipped to the US will be subject to all formal entry filing requirements, costs, and all US tariffs that apply to China.

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