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

Logistics Viewpoints

auto parts are sourced from Mexico, making the tariff impact immediate and severe. Industry Mitigation Strategies To counteract the rising costs and supply chain delays, technology firms are focusing on: Expanding manufacturing capabilities in non-tariffed countries like Vietnam, Thailand, and India. Approximately 40% of U.S.

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Innovative Approaches to Supply Chain Risk

Kinaxis

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. This scenario played out for thousands of companies after the Japan earthquake, the Thailand floods and numerous other smaller scale disasters.

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How To Overcome Supply Chain Disruption

GlobalTranz

There won’t be a new normal, just new sources of disruption, from weather to government policies to industry conditions. Don’t expect to plan for every disruption; instead, develop a strategy to overcome supply chain disruption, regardless of the source. Price fluctuations and sourcing issues. Trade disputes and tariffs.

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What is Supply Chain Resiliency?

Logistics Viewpoints

Supply chain disruption has many sources: tariffs and trade disputes, natural disasters, pandemics, economic uncertainty and cybersecurity attacks. There won’t be a new normal, just new sources of disruption, from weather to government policies to industry conditions. Price fluctuations and sourcing issues.

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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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Don’t risk falling behind: 3 things you can do to start mastering analytics

AIMMS

Source: CSCMP. PTT , Thailand’s largest oil and gas company, leveraged analytics for network optimization using an AIMMS App. L everaging analytics at scale is hard. As the graph below shows, lack of talent , investment in hardware/software and siloed data are among the most common challenges. .

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Elephant in the Room: Thoughts on Metrics That Matter in Semiconductor and Hard Disk Drives

Kinaxis

With China already a source for semiconductor raw materials and the China/India end consumer market growing, there will be pressure to supply chips and hard drives to local China/India OEM’s first. Cost pressures and faster time to market in the planning processes will be required. Global pressure. Supply Chain Length. Growing Complexity.

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