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Supply chain shockwaves from the Taiwan earthquake

Resilinc

Following the earthquake, tsunami warnings were sent out in Taiwan, Japan, and The Philippines, but have since been lifted. As of today, 13 are dead, more than a thousand are being treated for injuries, and six are still missing, according to CNN. Multiple wharfs at the port suffered bulging.

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Allianz Safety and Shipping Review- The Good and Not Good

Supply Chain Matters

With as much as 90 percent of international trade being transported across ocean waterways, there are important findings for multi-industry supply chain and logistics management teams included in this report. Globally, the largest risk areas are defined as being South China, Indochina, Indonesia and the Philippines.

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Considerations for China Plus Supply Chain Sourcing Actions

Supply Chain Matters

The alternative supply chain or “ Altasian” is defined as countries consisting of Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, India, the Philippines , Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Bangladesh. One example indicated was that U.S.

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Upturn in Global Manufacturing in June- Cautionary Signs Prevail

Supply Chain Matters

Various industry supply chain and procurement management teams are obviously going to have to differentiate as to two different narratives presented in these separate reports. Average input costs were reportedly rising in June driven by rising raw material and transportation costs.

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“Too Big to Fail”: 10 Things you Need to Know About El Niño

Elementum

A shorter monsoon season in Indonesia, the Philippines, and Malaysia will help miners procure more materials, used heavily in the electronics industry. The fast-paced economy of the Philippines will be affected by both droughts and flooding from typhoons.

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Global Manufacturing Levels Contract Again in August 2024

Supply Chain Matters

manufacturing and procurement activity levels, namely the ISM Report on Business Manufacturing PMI , and the S&P Global U.S. Other Asian Nations The S&P Global ASEAN Manufacturing PMI® , a compilation of seven ASEAN nations- Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand , and Vietnam reportedly fell from 51.6

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Global Manufacturing Levels Continue Contracting in July 2024

Supply Chain Matters

manufacturing and procurement activity levels, namely the ISM Report on Business Manufacturing PMI , and the S&P Global U.S. Cost inflation reportedly rose to its highest level in over two years leading to rises in output prices. United States As Supply Chain Matters has observed in prior highlights, the two followed indices of U.S.