Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 17, 2017

A significant power disruption impacted Taiwan this week, one that likely reverberated across multiple consumer electronics supply chains including that of Apple. High-tech and consumer electronics supply chain teams may have dodged a disruption but concerns should linger. Consumer Goods Focused Supply Chain Procurement and Sourcing Sales and Operations Planning Supply Chain Disruption Apple iPhone supply chain Supply chain Matters blog

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Elementum

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

magnitude earthquake that struck Eastern Taiwan on February 6th continues to have aftershocks, with plenty more expected to occur in the days ahead. Most of Taiwan’s geological activity occurs off its Eastern coast, while the overwhelming majority of its industrial and manufacturing base is located in the Western coastal plains. The 6.4 As of writing, there have been 2 fatalities and 200+ injuries mostly in Hualien City.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 4, 2014

This weekend provided tragedy and natural disaster for residents and workers in China and Taiwan. Supply Chain Disruption factory explosion in China involving auto parts supplier natural gas explosion in Taiwan Supply chain Matters blog supply_chain_matters On Saturday, a China based Tier Two auto parts factory experienced a severe explosion involving combustible metal dust that killed at least 75 workers and injured 187 other workers.

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Resilinc

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

magnitude earthquake rattled southern Taiwan at the start of Lunar New Year, the island’s largest nationwide holiday. Around 4 a.m. on February 6th, a 6.4 With a current death toll of 114, it is the deadliest earthquake to hit the island since the “921 Earthquake” of 1999.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 12, 2016

Automotive Supply Chain High Tech and Consumer Electronics Supply Chain Internet of Things Procurement and Sourcing Product Lifecycle Management Supply Chain Strategy semiconductor industry supply chain trends Supply chain Matters blog Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company TSMC supply chainAs many of our high tech and consumer electronics supply chain readers are aware, there has been a wave of consolidation occurring across semiconductor industry sectors. The reasons are many.

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Supply Chain 24/7

JUNE 13, 2017

Panama, one of the few countries to recognize Taiwan’s sovereignty, has cut ties with the island and forged relations with China, adding there there was “only one China” of which Taiwan was a part

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Supply Chain 24/7

DECEMBER 19, 2016

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 15, 2016

The nightmare scenario would be a Chinese economic embargo of Taiwan that would reverberate around global supply chains. Bloomberg. read more. Global Supply Chain News

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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. Last year, two large storms hit Taiwan.

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Material Handling & Logistics

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

“The earthquakes that impacted southern Taiwan and Japan in the first half of the year, and the bankruptcy declaration of Hanjin Shipping caused considerable disruptions to global supply chains,” said Shahzaib Khan, director of EventWatch at Resilinc.

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Elementum

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

As Typhoon Dujuan batters Taiwan on its way to China's Southeast coast, transportation faces some disruptions. Learn from Soudelor to understand how you should act. Image courtesy MDAA.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 15, 2015

The Wall Street Journal reports that two major Apple suppliers are locked in a fierce battle for control of Taiwan based Siliconware Precision Industries, known as SPIL. Paid subscription required) This skirmish places Apple as having to be attune to its ongoing relationships among two rather important key suppliers. The battle centers around a new […].

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The 21st Century Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Resilinc named Typhoon Soudelor, which hit Taiwan in August 2015, the most disruptive supply chain event in this timeframe in terms of lost revenue. by Alexa Cheater In a world where everything is changing, staying in one place is the fastest way to find yourself falling further behind.

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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 8/6/15, 22:38 PST: Typhoon Soudelor Forces Suspension of Ferry Services in Southeast Taiwan.

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Material Handling & Logistics

MAY 28, 2018

Its severity varies significantly with geography: For example, inherent cyber risk has climbed in France over the past year while plummeting in Taiwan, two of the biggest changes in cyber risk in the index.

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DAT Solutions

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Shipping containers toppled by strong winds of Typhoon Meranti, in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The spot marketplace remains tame despite occasional surges that cause scattered rate hikes.

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Material Handling & Logistics

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Taiwan – CNY – February 15-20. “By implementing a few critical steps in advance of the holiday, shippers can avoid unnecessary bottlenecks and continue business with little or no interruption,” says Frank Guenzerodt, CEO of Dachser USA.

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Supply Chain Opz

JANUARY 22, 2016

This is how Dell managed to make limited supply of different products to meet demand after the Taiwan earthquake. Developing supply chain risk mitigation strategy can be a time consuming task. To tackle risks timely, we invite experts to explain what strategy really works.

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NC State SCRC

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

The ODM’s in Taiwan have a single tech park where they all started. At the time – it was all in Taiwan, and over time it was moved more to manufacturing locations in China.

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Transportfolio

MARCH 13, 2018

Our offices in Japan, Taiwan, and Xiamen, China, enable a smoother flow of goods for this customer. We help a leader in semiconductor test systems to move tools into Taiwan from the U.S. Supply Chain Solutions: What You Can Learn From the Semiconductor Industry | Transportfolio.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 12, 2014

Besides the next generation of the iPhone, there were additional published reports indicating that Taiwans Quanta Computer would begin mass production of Apples new smartwatch in July, with the planned product launch coming as early as October. Three weeks ago, Supply Chain Matters commented on the effort underway among Apples ecosystem of suppliers and manufacturing partners to prepare for the upcoming product launch and distribution of the new model iPhone.

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The 21st Century Supply Chain

JULY 17, 2015

Gas explosions, Kaoshing, Taiwan ($900+ million, 26 weeks). by Alexa Cheater Hi, my name is Alexa and I am a chocoholic. It’s been less than a day since my last indulgence. There’s no two ways about it. When it comes to the cocoa-laden confectionery, I’m hooked.

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Elementum

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

magnitude earthquake that struck near the city of Tainan—a special municipality in Southern Taiwan—on February 6, 2016.Few people realize how critical Taiwan is in both industrial electronics and modern consumer electronics. TSMC, a bellwether for the Taiwan electronics industry, gave an initial assessment that the impact to wafer shipments would be “less than 1%”. The event that caused the scare?

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Arkieva

OCTOBER 27, 2015

Recently, I experienced an earthquake during my trip to Taiwan. While it caused some excitement (and concern) from us visitors, our Taiwanese colleagues shrugged and one of them even made a comment that this was our welcome to Taiwan.

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Freightos

DECEMBER 4, 2015

A quick check showed that shipping the TV from Taiwan to Nashville (ocean & trucking) led to about 6.7 This Black Friday Shawn Simms was first in line at Best Buy in Nashville, TN to bag a Thanksgiving bargain – a Toshiba HDTV for $149.99.

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The 21st Century Supply Chain

JULY 24, 2015

Cambodia, China, Taiwan, India – look at the ‘made in’ labels on your clothing and you’re likely to find these popular clothing manufacturing countries.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

SEPTEMBER 21, 2013

The next big disaster of 2013 could be the Category 5 Typhoon Usagi that is set to hit Taiwan, Hong Kong and China Mainland this Sunday. Don’t be surprised if there are supply chain disruptions.

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The 21st Century Supply Chain

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

The Top Supply Chain We Admire are: TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor). by CJ Wehlage The Supply Chain Insights annual conference was held on September 10-11, 2014 at the Phoenician in Scottsdale, Arizona. As an ex-AMR Research analyst, this was my favorite venue.

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Material Handling & Logistics

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Thanks to Taiwan rules requiring the disclosure of monthly sales, we can track endemic weakness at its exclusive processor maker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.

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3PL Insights

MAY 15, 2017

While aftermarket auto parts are manufactured in many locations, the vast majority are fabricated in Taiwan and China. And more surprisingly, roughly 15 out of 25 factories in Taiwan produce parts that can be considered OEM equivalent by US standards.”. So, given a choice, definitely opt for products made in Taiwan and ask about the defect rate for any parts that you need. The number of vehicles in the world recently surpassed 1.2

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Supply Chain KPIs are Essential – The Right Ones! The information on this page WILL help you get it right. Many people get really confused about KPIs or Key Performance Indicators in Logistics and Supply Chain operations. Which ones to use?… … How many to use?

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ModusLink Corporation

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

I officially launched the program at the EICC membership meeting in Taiwan last March. I’ve written before on our company’s work with the EICC. Reminder, that’s the Electronics Industry Citizenship Coalition.)

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 4, 2013

Finally, an interesting article in CNNMoney about a Citi analyst based in Taiwan named Kevin Cheng who was allegedly “pressured into giving up what he knew [about Apple’s supply chain] by aggressive traders who had got wind of a rumor and wanted his take on it before the news reached the market.”

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