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High Seas Troubles Affect Global Supply Chains, Part One: Security Risks

Enterra Insights

From Russia in the Black Sea to Iran-backed Houthi rebels in the Red Sea new security risks have emerged. In the South China Sea, Beijing has asserted sovereign control over parts that have long been international waters, while its push to reunite Taiwan with the mainland raises questions about future transit through the Taiwan Strait.”

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An Update from Sharm El-Sheikh on Decarbonisation of Transport

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

An Update from Sharm El-Sheikh on Decarbonisation of Transport. Transportation accounts for 17 percent of global greenhouse gases (GHG) and 20 percent of global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Unlike in Glasgow, there was no dedicated transport day, nor a transport pavilion in Sharm El-Sheikh.

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Keep These 6 Geopolitical Supply Chain Risks on Your Radar in 2024

Resilinc

Given Russia’s pivotal role as a major exporter of energy and raw materials, these measures have reverberated across vital sectors such as energy, high tech, aerospace, defense, and transportation, amplifying the impact of the conflict on the global economy. What would happen if China invaded Taiwan ?

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Concerns About Chinese Technology Threats Continue to Rise

Enterra Insights

Democrats and Republicans don’t seem to agree on much; however, they do agree that China is a serious security threat. ”[2] He goes on to report, “[Last fall,] President Biden signed into law the Secure Equipment Act of 2021. As we now know, those aspirations were unmet. cell phone and internet networks.”[3].

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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. In this pandemic, building value networks is more important. Here are some rules of thumb: 1. Use standards.

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Bipartisan Consensus on Chinese Threats: U.S. Must Build New Supply Chains with Allies

Resilinc

government must retool supply chains to reduce national security vulnerabilities that stem from China’s dominance in mining and manufacturing. companies should not consider global semiconductor leader TSMC a secure long-term supplier. According to the Wilson Center’s Deputy Director for Geoeconomics Shihoko Goto, U.S. said Marchese.

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The Significance of the Passage of the US Chips and Science Act

Supply Chain Matters

Yet, this legislation is not unique from a global perspective in that many other countries and regions including China, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan the Eurozone , are already spending billions on such incentives. In June, Taiwan based GlobalWafers Co. More Strategic Stakes.