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Amazon’s Jassy Says AI Will Reduce Company’s Workforce

Supply Chain Brain

Most work in warehouses packing and shipping items, but about 350,000 of them have corporate jobs. China Tech Fight Widens After Taiwan Blacklists Huawei More from this author Subscribe to our Daily Newsletter! Jassy encouraged employees to “experiment with AI whenever you can.” Amazon is the largest private U.S.

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How Tariffs Disrupt Supply Chains: A Closer Look at Strategy, Inventory, and Resilience

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Imagine a mid-market fitness equipment company sourcing metal frames from Taiwan. This approach avoids the need for reactive measures such as suddenly leasing a warehouse in New Jersey to store six months of inventory. This would lock up cash and drive-up warehousing costs. A sudden 20% tariff hits, raising costs overnight.

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How Tariffs Are Reshaping Global Supply Chains in 2025

Supply Chain Brain

After tariffs hit Chinese electronics, HP expanded sourcing to Taiwan and Thailand, reducing costs by 8%. This shift promises resilience but requires significant infrastructure investment — ports, warehouses, and rail networks must expand to handle localized trade. Technology will play a pivotal role.

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VW’s Scout Is Rethinking EV Designs to Cut Rare Earths, CEO Says

Supply Chain Brain

China Tech Fight Widens After Taiwan Blacklists Huawei More from this author Subscribe to our Daily Newsletter! trade negotiations with China. trade negotiations with China. trade negotiations with China. RELATED CONTENT RELATED VIDEOS Global Trade & Economics Automotive High-Tech/Electronics Industrial Manufacturing Related Articles U.S.,

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Eurostar Delays Continue After Cable Theft on Rail Line

Supply Chain Brain

Journeys were also delayed and canceled on June 24, after there were two fatalities on the high-speed line between Lille and Paris, Eurostar said in a post on X.

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Restructuring Global Value Chains & Tariff Reduction – A Continuous Evolution for Supply Chains

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

This strategy, however, may incur additional warehousing and storage costs, and firms may experience accounting challenges where an inventory is considered an asset, which could affect cash flow. Firms could store products that attract tariffs in bonded warehouses until they are required. Operational strategies. Buying forward.

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

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Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC), the company that makes the majority of latest-generation chips for Apple products, has committed to increasing capacity by spending $100 billion across the next three years, and building new factories in Arizona and Japan.