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BD Achieves End-to-End Supply Chain Visibility

Logistics Viewpoints

Kevin Nelson, a chief procurement officer and senior vice president at BD, agreed to be interviewed on this topic. BD and its 75,000 employees ship more than 45 billion devices annually to customers in over 190 countries. You could ask, what if there was an earthquake in South Korea? Supply Chain Chaos is the New Norm.

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100+ Supply Chain Crisis Statistics: Raw Materials, Covid-19, Labor Shortages, and More

ToolsGroup

Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. Dealing with the Shipping Container Crisis. Following a March 2022 surge of Covid-19 in Shanghai, shipping company A.P. Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. Famous Pacific Shipping Group ). Wall Street Journal ). Deloitte Global).

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Samsung Electronics Reports Six Fold Quarterly Profit Increase- Striking Workers Return to Work

Supply Chain Matters

According to reporting from The Wall Street Journal , the ongoing AI driven demand cycle provided a tailwind for the supplier’s smartphone and consumer electronics business units, each of which began shipping products featuring advanced AI functions. Rival Apple reportedly shipped 45.2 million devices in the latest quarter.

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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. COVID-19 Impact on Shipping. COVID-19 Impact on Procurement. A Case in Point: Apple.

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Upturn in Global Manufacturing in June- Cautionary Signs Prevail

Supply Chain Matters

Of particular note was commentary relative to supplier delivery times in June: “ Suppliers’ delivery times lengthened for the first time in five months amid issues with shipping, port congestion and staff shortages at vendors. These trends are somewhat similar to the immediate post-pandemic period when global shipping disruptions cascaded.

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Tech OEMS battle it out in the semiconductor value chain

Resilinc

Among top PC makers, only Apple showed growth in unit sales, shipping 9.3% Previously acquiring these components from global semiconductor suppliers, Samsung now has more domestic options because “more suppliers in South Korea have now emerged with the rising demand for memory chips,” according to SamMobile’s Mihai Matei.

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Top 10 Global Supply Chain Risks

Supply Chain Game Changer

For instance, the bankruptcy of South Korea’s 7th largest shipping company (Hanjin Shipping) led to a dramatic reduction in global supply chain shipping capacity. Shippers need to re-evaluate ocean route use and determine which carriers can increase shipping in anticipation of tropical storms.