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This Week in Logistics News (June 11 – 17)

Logistics Viewpoints

The company, in its quest to achieve carbon neutrality by 2025 has also been investing in electric vehicles as well as other alternative fuel sourced vehicles. An escalating strike by truck drivers in South Korea is adding more disruption to global supply chains, from a slowdown at the country’s ports to production halts at auto factories.

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This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech July 14 2022

Supply Chain Matters

battery production site for Panasonic, and completion of Series D funding round for on demand warehousing provider Flex e. based EV battery production facilities include South Korea headquartered LG Energy Solution , Samsung SDI and SK Innovation , each with a designated branded automotive partner.

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August 2022 Global Manufacturing Indices- Declining Momentum Accelerating

Supply Chain Matters

South Korea has now become a concern as well as that regions manufacturing activity is now at a contraction level not seen since 2020. . . South Korea. Select Regional Highlights. United States. Similarly, raw material inventories are accumulating due to the sudden and unexpected drop in production volumes.”. .

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Helping You Plan Ahead During the Coronavirus Outbreak

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Similar to China, airlines have canceled majority of passenger flights in and out of Europe and South Korea due to safety concerns and lack of travel demand. Where are your warehouse locations in proximity to delivery locations? Backup sourcing options. Has there been a discussion about how the backlog will be addressed?

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Top 6 Wholesale Distribution Trends for 2019

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Business costs will rise for those who are sourcing some or most of their raw materials or goods from China. Less affected are Singapore, South Korea, and Thailand. But it’s already happening as wholesalers, distributors, and importers source alternatives from other countries and place tentative orders.

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How The Coronavirus Epidemic is Throttling Global Supply Chains

Logistics Bureau

Containers are piling up in ports, international shipping has been hammered, Western companies are battling to source products from traditional suppliers, and disruptions are being experienced throughout the global supply chain. In South Korea , Hyundai announced the suspension of its production lines due to supply chain disruptions in China.

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More Evidence of Supply Chain Cost Inflation Impacting Various Industries

Supply Chain Matters

Company executives cited good progress in addressing the previously acknowledged overbuild of customer fulfillment and warehousing capacity while overall number of employees was reduced by 6 percent. billion while the online retail segment incurred its third consecutive operating profit loss, albeit somewhat lower than previous quarters.