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Global Supply Chains in Flux as U.S. Tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China Take Effect

Logistics Viewpoints

The 25% tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports and 20% tariffs on Chinese goods are expected to increase production costs, disrupt logistics networks, and force companies to rethink supply chains. auto parts are sourced from Mexico, making the tariff impact immediate and severe. Approximately 40% of U.S. More than 50% of U.S.

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The Next Frontier in Food Logistics with Alexis Mizell-Pleasant

The Logistics of Logistics

About Alexis Mizell-Pleasant Alexis Mizell-Pleasant is Managing Editor at Food Logistics and Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazines where she is responsible for writing, editing, managing the awards programs, overseeing social media, moderating webinars, managing client relationships and more.

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Plant-location decisions and potential supply chain risk

Kinaxis

by Melissa Clow This guest post comes to us from Jim Fulcher , Blogger on the Supply Chain Expert Community. Those sources also said the manufacturing facility would require at least 1,000 acres of land. What supply chain risks do you see? as a prime location, a USA Today article reports.

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Unlocking the Value of Global Supply Chain: the Case Studies

Supply Chain Opz

Global supply chain is a very challenging subject in supply chain management because it involves different customer''s requirement, more complex operations/collaboration and unforeseen risks. 2) Franchising Coca-Cola creates a global supply chain through a franchising model.

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Handfield’s Supply Chain Analytics Predictions for 2014

Supply Chain View from the Field

I helped create the first North American chapter of BVL International in the Carolinas, and we hosted two meetings at Volvo in North Carolina and Thyssen-Krupp in South Carolina. We just finished hosting over 150 executives at our Supply Chain Resource Cooperative, with a theme on Supply Chain Analytics.

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“Just in Time” for Automotive: Enabling Tariff Risk Mitigation in as Little as 7 Days 

BlueYonder

For example, some OEMs in the past, like Mercedes-Benz, manufactured Sprinter vans in Germany, then partially disassembled them for shipment to South Carolina, where they were reassembled to avoid U.S. Tariffs can significantly raise production costs, particularly for automakers dependent on global supply chains.

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

Supply Chain Brain

CEO Jim Farley told Bloomberg last week that supplies remain “day-to-day” despite apparent progress in U.S. Scout is monitoring the situation as it builds out its South Carolina production facility. trade negotiations with China. trade negotiations with China. talks with China.