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The Dangers of Single Sourcing in Your Supply Chain

Resilinc

Avoid the pitfalls of single sourcing and learn strategies to build a more resilient supply chain. Yet, within the pursuit of efficiency lies a lurking peril: single sourcing. The pandemic was a wake-up call to the dangers of single sourcing. What is single sourcing and sole sourcing?

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What would happen if China invaded Taiwan?

Resilinc

One day in August 2022, a group of military and defense strategy experts gathered in Washington, DC, to play a game that simulated a Chinese amphibious invasion of Taiwan in 2026. and its allies would win while losing “dozens of ships, hundreds of aircraft, and tens of thousands of servicemembers.”

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Innovative Approaches to Supply Chain Risk

Kinaxis

A major earthquake in Taiwan. This key supplier had been identified and sure enough, you have a second source primed and ready to go. We have a problem.” The alternate source uses the same supplier in Taiwan. The alternate source uses the same supplier in Taiwan. Then you get the e-mail. Think again.

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How COVID – 19 Might Shape the Future of China Sourcing and Manufacture

Logistics Bureau

COVID-19 and the Future of China Sourcing and Manufacture. Brands such as Apple, HP, and Siemens rely heavily on Taiwan’s ODMs. Taiwan stands out as an example of a country that managed to contain the Coronavirus without resorting to an economy-wrecking lockdown. percent year-over-year in February, Taiwan posted a 21.12

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Top 3 Challenges Facing High-Tech and Semiconductor Supply Chains

Resilinc

Resilinc’s Rick Freeman weighs in on the future opportunities for high-tech and semiconductor companies Despite the stabilization of the high-tech and semiconductor supply chain, the industry still faces pressure due to ongoing import/export restrictions and changing regulations governing semiconductor production and sourcing.

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

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

are reporting that they are being inundated with requests from importers seeking to use provisions such as the “321 de minimis” rule, which allows goods worth less than $800 to be shipped to the U.S. Southeast Asian countries, Taiwan and India have become alternative manufacturing locales or sources of supply.

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Build Resilient Supply Chains That Weather Disruptions 

Logility

Manufacturers and shipping companies assumed that because of layoffs, demand would drop. This then led to … A shipping container shortage: Containers piled up across the world once they were emptied. Ports became overwhelmed: Orders outstripped available containers, which caused the cost of a shipping container to skyrocket.