Resilinc

JUNE 1, 2021

Just when you thought the semiconductor shortage couldn’t get any worse, more bad news is coming from Taiwan—home to about two-thirds of global chip manufacturing capacity. The leading chip maker globally, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. UMC) reported daily consumption of 31,500 metric tons in that year.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 3, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides commentary relative to July’s global manufacturing PMI indices relative to data indicating declining momentum, and some contraction among specific global regions. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® report, a composite index produced by J.P. Global Wide Production Activity. The July 2022 J.P.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 2, 2024

Global Manufacturing Output Global-wide manufacturing levels as depicted by the J.P. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® reportedly slightly declined in June with output and new orders indices on the rise. In the latter category, subdued market conditions were cited as an underlying factor in manufacturers’ business optimism.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 5, 2024

The latest data reinforces indications of a global manufacturing slowdown. Global Manufacturing Output Global-wide manufacturing levels as reported by the J.P. Global Manufacturing Output Global-wide manufacturing levels as reported by the J.P. Product demand levels are essentially focused on domestic market needs.

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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.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

Supply Chain Matters provides our commentary and perspectives on published monthly global manufacturing PMI and supply chain activity indices. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® report, a composite index produced by J.P. The bottom three were listed as Poland , Taiwan and Myanmar. Global Wide Production Activity. United States.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

The August data further reinforces indications of a global manufacturing slowdown. Global Manufacturing Output Levels Global-wide manufacturing levels as reported by the J.P. Global Manufacturing Output Levels Global-wide manufacturing levels as reported by the J.P. This composite index produced by J.P.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 6, 2023

Global Manufacturing Activity Levels. Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. Morgan Manufacturing PMI® which began 2022 at an expansion value of 54.2, Morgan Manufacturing PMI® which began 2022 at an expansion value of 54.2, The S&P Global US Manufacturing PMI® had a December value of 46.2,

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Supply Chain Matters provides monthly highlight commentary and perspectives on published October 2022 global manufacturing PMI and supply chain activity indices. Now, October reporting data reinforces global-wide contraction levels in production and new orders, along with manufacturing recession conditions now acknowledged for Europe.

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Supply Chain Movement

AUGUST 28, 2024

Many companies are currently wondering whether they should not relocate some or all of their suppliers or their own production from China or Taiwan to other Southeast Asian countries. For instance, I recently spoke to several electronics manufacturers from the Eindhoven Brainport region who are struggling with this.

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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. Taiwan is the world’s leading producer of semiconductors and integrated circuits (IC), and high tech companies are wondering how this earthquake could affect the global electronics supply chain. Around 4 a.m.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 2, 2023

Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. Morgan Manufacturing PMI® , compiled by S&P Global in association with ISM and IFPSM , halted a consecutive five-months of contraction levels to that of no-change. The S&P Global US Manufacturing PMI® had a February value of 47.3,

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Supply Chain Matters provides our monthly highlights commentary and perspectives on published monthly global manufacturing PMI and supply chain activity indices. Now, with September and full Q3 reporting available, global manufacturing activity has officially fallen below the 50.0 Global Wide Production Activity. represented a 0.5

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 25, 2023

A published report by The Wall Street Journal this week indicates that both Apple , and contract manufacturer Foxconn are: Getting Caught in Taiwan Tensions With iPhone Supplier Probes. In 2019, Gou gave up his chairmanship of Foxconn after announcing a Taiwan presidential bid.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 4, 2023

Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. Morgan Manufacturing PMI® , compiled by S&P Global in association with ISM and IFPSM , provided a banner headline of global manufacturing output showing signs of stabilizing at the conclusion of Q1. That stated, the reported 49.6

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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 Matters

JULY 28, 2023

Company chairman Mark Liu indicated to reporters that construction and rollout is hampered by a shortage of skilled workers and that experienced technicians from Taiwan might have to be temporarily assigned to the U.S. from Taiwan to assist in facility planning and layout. When semiconductor manufacturing first exited the U.S.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Car manufacturers were experiencing a shortage of the computer chips which are now an extensive part of the makeup of any vehicle. Most of the semiconductor fabrication is now conducted in Taiwan and China, not the United States. used to be the manufacturing leader in this space it is now a minor player. Whereas the U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 3, 2023

The July numbers signal a continued downturn in global manufacturing conditions with output and new order rates reportedly falling at faster rates. The two special regions of concern are the Eurozone and Taiwan. Global Wide Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. declined 0.7

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Resilinc

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Who Manufactured the Pagers and Radios? Explosives were planted inside approximately 5,000 AR-924 pagers imported to Lebanon from Taiwan. While the pagers came from the Taiwan-based company Gold Apollo, the company denies making them, saying that they were made by the Hungarian company BAC, which was authorized to use their brand.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 20, 2020

COVID-19 and the Future of China Sourcing and Manufacture. But global dependence on Chinese manufacturing is mind-boggling…. The overriding reason for this China-dependence is the cost factor, and weaning manufacturing away from that country comes at a hefty price. Alternative Manufacturing Hubs: Asia’s Promise.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Major semiconductor customers and industry manufacturers, undertaking their own supply network resiliency evaluations, continue to elect to diversify fab production presence across major product demand regions. Industry speculation was such that TSMC would continue to utilize its Taiwan base as the focal point for advanced fab capabilities.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 21, 2023

For example, the Gartner Top 25 celebrates the accomplishments of Intel (active with Gartner), but in the analysis in Table 1, Nvidia Corporation and Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC) clearly outperform Intel in the Semiconductor Industry. The analysis is biased toward large process-based manufacturers in the Gartner network. The reason?

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Resilinc

JANUARY 31, 2024

Picture this: 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. In this case, what would happen if China invaded Taiwan? The goal is to be able to trace individual parts to the exact site where they are manufactured.

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Resilinc

JANUARY 24, 2023

Taiwan and China Tensions Conversations and concerns over China invading Taiwan and what that would mean for the semiconductor industry were a plenty in Q4. Currently, Taiwan dominates the global chip industry with 65% ownership; China comes in second. Will supply chain issues continue in 2023?

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The August numbers once again signal a continued downturn in global manufacturing conditions as output and new order rates continue to fall. The three specific regions of concern are the Eurozone, United Kingdom along with Taiwan. Global Wide Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 11, 2023

TSMC to Construct its First European Chip Fabrication Facility Industry leader Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company’s (TSMC) announced this week that the Taiwan based producer will construct its first European based chip facility that will be located in Germany.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Then when demand returned the rental car companies found that they couldn’t get the cars they needed to replenish their fleets, due to production shortages from the automotive manufacturers. The largest chip manufacturing company in the world is TSMC, and its Taiwanese. What’s Going On?

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 4, 2023

In our prior highlights and perceptions of September and October published indices , we observed that the numbers once again signaled continued contraction in global manufacturing output and product demand levels. Global Wide Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. in November.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 19, 2022

In extreme cases, firms simply state that a product comes from one country when, in actual fact, it was manufactured in a country that is impacted by the higher tariff being imposed. Alternatively, you may want to relocate – totally or in part – where your product is manufactured. This practice is illegal. Free trade agreements (FTAs).

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NC State SCRC

JULY 6, 2022

The problem with capacity in chip making is that manufacturers are loath to invest in additional chip making capacity until they’re certain that there’s going to be the demand for it. And so chip manufacturers can only invest in capacity in large chunks – e.g. an entire facilities. We actually do need your chips.

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Resilinc

JULY 16, 2024

Continued investment in semiconductor manufacturing was a resounding theme at the annual SEMICON® West conference, held July 9-11, 2024 at the George R. Additionally, increasing global regulatory compliance will continue to pose significant obstacles for manufacturers, as well as ongoing challenges like raw materials and labor shortages.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 19, 2023

Unemployment levels among the country’s youth within ages ranging from 16 to 24 reportedly exceed 20 percent while at the same time, manufacturers reportedly indicate that they cannot find adequate workers. Generally muted global product demand levels and inventory overhang have not helped to spur growth of the country’s manufacturing sector.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 2, 2021

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. said it’s moving forward with plans to build a $12 billion chip plant in Phoenix, a step toward addressing U.S. concerns over reliability and security in the tech supply chain.

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QAD

JANUARY 10, 2023

The war in Ukraine, shutdowns in China, and tensions with Taiwan have highlighted the dependencies on global supply chains. Open positions in US manufacturing are twice that of the available labor. Another path that manufacturers can adopt is to increase labor productivity. Employee turnover in Manufacturing is in excess of 44%.

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Exiger Perspectives

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

America’s largest drone manufacturer, faces a supply chain crisis after Chinese authorities prohibited Chinese companies from supplying Skydio with lithium-ion batteries and other components critical for building drones. The backlash from China comes amid Skydio selling drones to Taiwan and the U.S. Background Skydio Inc.,

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 24, 2020

Supplier reliability and the bi-directional flow of data at the speed of business improve agility and decreases the issues with having the wrong inventory or aligning transportation inbound logistics with manufacturing scheduling. Here are some rules of thumb: 1. It is a messy market.

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