Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 18, 2025

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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Freightos

DECEMBER 4, 2015

COP21, the Paris Climate change conference taking place this week got us thinking what the carbon cost was for shipping the TV. A quick check showed that shipping the TV from Taiwan to Nashville (ocean & trucking) led to about 6.7 Transportation ’s share of global emissions: 14%. kg of carbon emissions.

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Elementum

JULY 6, 2016

Super Typhoon Nepartak is set to hit Taiwan on Thursday evening local time. Here's what you need to know in the lead up to landfall: Flights from Songshan Airport, Kaohsiung Airport, and Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport have been cancelled. Call your suppliers in Taiwan early to see if they foresee any delays. Past Typhoons.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 21, 2025

Geopolitical Instability with Increased Tariff Risk 80% Risk Score Reportedly, global supply chains face geopolitical threats that could disrupt trade networks and impact economies worldwide, including logistics, transportation and manufacturing industries.

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Resilinc

APRIL 17, 2024

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. If something were to happen in Taiwan—like the recent 7.4

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 17, 2025

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. RELATED CONTENT RELATED VIDEOS Global Trade & Economics Automotive High-Tech/Electronics Industrial Manufacturing Related Articles U.S.,

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Resilinc

APRIL 27, 2021

Taiwan, which produces over 60 percent of the global market, is very vulnerable politically [as well as] to natural disasters like earthquakes” and droughts. From ships to drones. He also echoed a theme articulated recently by Resilinc board chair Tom Linton on the benefits of improving transport infrastructure in the Americas.

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Elementum

AUGUST 10, 2015

Super Typhoon Soudelor is set to hit Taiwan and China tomorrow, with a huge potential for supply chain disruption. Update 8/7/2015, 04:00 PST: Typhoon Soudelor Disrupts Air, Rail Services in Taiwan Air and land transportation services in Taiwan have been halted since Friday, August 7, as Typhoon Soudelor moves closer to the region.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 15, 2022

The company will henceforth outsource the manufacturing of its stationary exercise bikes and treadmills to a Taiwan based contract manufacturer. This has been especially the case over the last two plus years with the onset of the global-wide Covid-19 pandemic and with consequent and unprecedented supply and transportation network disruptions.

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Ware2Go

JUNE 20, 2023

In this article: Ocean Freight: Key Stats & Industry News Ocean Freight Shipping: What to Watch For In 2023 Freight Shipping From China & Alternatives What Are The Current Ocean Freight Rates? In this age of globalization, using ocean freight to transport goods is increasingly important to emerging brands.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 22, 2024

As recent times have shown us, political matters across the world can have an impact on shipping routes, thus affecting the prices of goods all around the world. Japan and Taiwan have earthquakes often, and they both are some of the leading suppliers of microchips. Consumers dealt with skyrocketing prices and unprecedented shortages.

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RFgen

APRIL 18, 2025

Imagine a mid-market fitness equipment company sourcing metal frames from Taiwan. Example: A bicycle manufacturer adds a rear reflector and bell, reclassifying the bike as a safety transport device, reducing the duty rate by 10%. That could mean shipping through tariff-friendly trade zones or taking advantage of agreements like USMCA.

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DAT Solutions

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

I’d advise shippers to not get complacent about transportation costs for the longer term, however. The ocean freight industry suddenly lost one of the top ten players when Hanjin Shipping Co. The ocean freight industry suddenly lost one of the top ten players when Hanjin Shipping Co. filed for bankruptcy on August 31st.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 8, 2022

The overall takeaway from the July data was that global production momentum had begun to stagnate and in some regions such as the Eurozone, Taiwan, and to some extent , certain manufacturing regions of China, PMI values had reached contraction levels. . Similarly, transportation and logistics cost volatility remains uncertain.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Included in this update is a report indicating that Apple has commenced production of the newly released iPhone14 in India, ahead of schedule, that the global shipping boom has now been declared over by one financial publication, and that the EU is seeking emergency supply network powers to prioritize deemed essential production.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 25, 2022

However, emptying the contents of silos into the holds of ships is only one small part of the problem. As part of the export deal , Vladimir Putin’s forces must maintain a truce with Ukraine in the vicinity of the ports to allow ships to arrive and depart and be guided through mined waters by Ukrainian pilots.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 2, 2024

Of particular note was commentary relative to supplier delivery times in June: “ Suppliers’ delivery times lengthened for the first time in five months amid issues with shipping, port congestion and staff shortages at vendors. Average input costs were reportedly rising in June driven by rising raw material and transportation costs.

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Supply Chain Movement

JUNE 30, 2015

In 2007, the Dutch producer of pushchairs relocated its factory from Taiwan to the free trade zone close to Xiamen in China. From there the pushchairs are shipped to local DCs in China, Japan and South Korea for crossdocking and transport to retailers. The local DCs also enable us to provide good service to consumers.

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Intelligent Audit

JANUARY 27, 2022

However, that initial online connection immediately increases the chances that the customer will make a purchase, which again extends the demands for transportation and shipping. Shippers need to understand these fees, also available in full detail here , and how they emphasize the value of a single source of truth for shipping data.

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Intelligent Audit

JANUARY 27, 2022

However, that initial online connection immediately increases the chances that the customer will make a purchase, which again extends the demands for transportation and shipping. Shippers need to understand these fees, also available in full detail here , and how they emphasize the value of a single source of truth for shipping data.

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Oracle SCM

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Most companies weren't buying from China or Taiwan or Malaysia like they are today. The supply chain might be producing and shipping irrelevant materials ( i.e. , materials not being demanded by consumers) right along with relevant materials, which means the organization is going to be using its resources poorly.

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Elementum

OCTOBER 15, 2015

This should keep prices low and shipping lanes open. Typhoons can disrupt air and ship travel in Southeast Asia. But the typhoons will threaten Taiwan, China, and Japan, leaving countries like Indonesia in need of precipitation. Disastrous typhoons can also knock out industries and transportation from the country.

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BlueYonder

MAY 16, 2013

Let’s review a few examples: How will your company redesign its use of plants and current inventory when an earthquake knocks out one of your production facilities in Taiwan? Also, how quickly can you revise your transportation network if there are massive floods blocking roads in the U.S.

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3PL Insights

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

About half of the 132 containers filled with tires, were en route from Taiwan, headed to the East and West coast ports. “We The Evans transportation team went into high gear to redirect the containers to Detroit all while keeping the proper documentation to maintain FTZ status. Stage 2: Exit and Ship.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

MARCH 13, 2018

Many of the key inputs to this industry are shipped by air—something that will be familiar to many tech organizations. Many transportation capacity planners also need to develop far more robust capabilities between Asia and other regions of the world. Working closely together, we help them transport tools to our joint customers.

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MIT Supply Chain

AUGUST 11, 2022

a loss of capacity to ship and/or transport products. Transportation: Availability of mode, route, labor, and equipment. Replacing over-the-road transportation requires capital and cycle times vary from long (e.g., For companies that use grain as a feedstock, this can be interpreted as a failure to maintain supply.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 14, 2022

That will have a direct impact on the dynamics of global container shipping, airfreight and logistics networks. Some regions, particularly Europe, China and Taiwan are more exposed to these product demand constrained forces. Global Wide Transportation and Logistics. Overall Themes for the Year 2023.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 3, 2022

Once again the data collectively provides evidence that disruptions remain occurring among industry supply chains, compounded by the manufacturing, logistics and transportation disruptions occurring in China. A likely certainty is that transportation and logistics costs will continue to rise in the coming months. in May from the 46.0

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 3, 2022

Global wide production, transportation and logistics activity levels reported for February, but continued rather concerning data related to global transportation service levels and cost. Global and Domestic Transportation and Logistics Indices. Federal Bank of New York. The value of that index as of this posting was $9,279.46

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Resilinc

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Geopolitics This year, three major geopolitical conflicts impacted the global supply chain: the Russia-Ukraine war, China-Taiwan tensions, and the Israel-Hamas war. The implementation of these laws is predicted to increase the cost of transporting goods as well as decrease the overall volume or quantity of goods shipped.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The genesis of Apple’s reliance on China stems from both company co-founder Steve Jobs, and CEO Tim Cook’s supply chain perspectives that Taiwan and China based contract manufacturers and suppliers would provide the company the most flexibility and agility in annual on-the-fly new production introduction cycles and volume production ramp-up needs.

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Supply Chain Movement

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

Taiwan, Province of China. Eyefortransport is currently seeing major consolidation occurring in the shipping industry and expects to see further moves as logistics providers look to take advantage of e-commerce, cross-border trade and shifting global demand. South Africa. South Georgia and The South Sandwich Islands. Switzerland.

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Supply Chain Movement

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

Taiwan, Province of China. Eyefortransport is currently seeing major consolidation occurring in the shipping industry and expects to see further moves as logistics providers look to take advantage of e-commerce, cross-border trade and shifting global demand. South Africa. South Georgia and The South Sandwich Islands. Switzerland.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 5, 2024

Suppliers’ delivery times reportedly lengthened for the second consecutive month mainly as a result of ongoing global shipping disruptions. Global contraction was reflected and likely weighted in weaker performance levels in China and the United States. Investment goods output reportedly fell for the second successive month.

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NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Some of the supply constraints are also due to the destruction of key infrastructure in the Ukraine for shipping of these commodities. Conflict erupts between China and Taiwan (Andrew said this is not likely, and I agree – see my previous blog ). Likewise, the prices for base metals and grains will also remain high.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Other Country Specific Highlights The S&P Global Taiwan Manufacturing PMI® remained at an expansionary level for the fifth consecutive month in August. They did so for multiple reasons including ongoing global shipping disruptions along with the threat of increased import tariffs on certain goods at the end of the year.

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American Global Logistics

JANUARY 24, 2023

The Russo-Ukrainian war, China’s saber-rattling regarding Hong Kong and Taiwan negatively affected global trade. Here, we’re referring to integrating different modes of transportation or multi-channel logistics. So mixing and matching containers/goods to different modes and networks of transportation will only grow in the long term.

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