The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 19, 2022

are reporting that they are being inundated with requests from importers seeking to use provisions such as the “321 de minimis” rule, which allows goods worth less than $800 to be shipped to the U.S. Southeast Asian countries, Taiwan and India have become alternative manufacturing locales or sources of supply. The “first-sale” rule.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 22, 2024

As recent times have shown us, political matters across the world can have an impact on shipping routes, thus affecting the prices of goods all around the world. Japan and Taiwan have earthquakes often, and they both are some of the leading suppliers of microchips. Consumers dealt with skyrocketing prices and unprecedented shortages.

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3PL Insights

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

About half of the 132 containers filled with tires, were en route from Taiwan, headed to the East and West coast ports. “We The Evans transportation team went into high gear to redirect the containers to Detroit all while keeping the proper documentation to maintain FTZ status. Stage 2: Exit and Ship.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 24, 2020

Like a rocket ship traveling to Mars, a new press release popped into my email each day. 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.

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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. Call your suppliers in Taiwan early to see if they foresee any delays. Past Typhoons.

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Ware2Go

JUNE 20, 2023

In this article: Ocean Freight: Key Stats & Industry News Ocean Freight Shipping: What to Watch For In 2023 Freight Shipping From China & Alternatives What Are The Current Ocean Freight Rates? In this age of globalization, using ocean freight to transport goods is increasingly important to emerging brands.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 18, 2024

But as the costs of transportation increase, the length of supply lines is beginning to decrease. The causes are myriad, including rising labor costs, geopolitical considerations, rising transportation costs, and increased risks of supply chain disruptions. As a result, globalization is beginning to look more like regionalization.”[1]

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 8, 2022

The overall takeaway from the July data was that global production momentum had begun to stagnate and in some regions such as the Eurozone, Taiwan, and to some extent , certain manufacturing regions of China, PMI values had reached contraction levels. . Similarly, transportation and logistics cost volatility remains uncertain.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Included in this update is a report indicating that Apple has commenced production of the newly released iPhone14 in India, ahead of schedule, that the global shipping boom has now been declared over by one financial publication, and that the EU is seeking emergency supply network powers to prioritize deemed essential production.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 15, 2022

The company will henceforth outsource the manufacturing of its stationary exercise bikes and treadmills to a Taiwan based contract manufacturer. This has been especially the case over the last two plus years with the onset of the global-wide Covid-19 pandemic and with consequent and unprecedented supply and transportation network disruptions.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 21, 2022

Transportation constraints are increasing with the risk of many drivers moving from logistics jobs delivering products to construction as the impact of the Infrastructure Deal becomes a reality. Yet, transportation optimization products focus on managing price, not constraints. Taiwan manufacturers 60% of global semiconductors.

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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 8/7/2015, 04:00 PST: Typhoon Soudelor Disrupts Air, Rail Services in Taiwan Air and land transportation services in Taiwan have been halted since Friday, August 7, as Typhoon Soudelor moves closer to the region.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The genesis of Apple’s reliance on China stems from both company co-founder Steve Jobs, and CEO Tim Cook’s supply chain perspectives that Taiwan and China based contract manufacturers and suppliers would provide the company the most flexibility and agility in annual on-the-fly new production introduction cycles and volume production ramp-up needs.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 5, 2024

Suppliers’ delivery times reportedly lengthened for the second consecutive month mainly as a result of ongoing global shipping disruptions. Global contraction was reflected and likely weighted in weaker performance levels in China and the United States. Investment goods output reportedly fell for the second successive month.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 14, 2022

That will have a direct impact on the dynamics of global container shipping, airfreight and logistics networks. Some regions, particularly Europe, China and Taiwan are more exposed to these product demand constrained forces. Global Wide Transportation and Logistics. Overall Themes for the Year 2023.

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MIT Supply Chain

AUGUST 11, 2022

a loss of capacity to ship and/or transport products. Transportation: Availability of mode, route, labor, and equipment. Replacing over-the-road transportation requires capital and cycle times vary from long (e.g., For companies that use grain as a feedstock, this can be interpreted as a failure to maintain supply.

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DAT Solutions

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

I’d advise shippers to not get complacent about transportation costs for the longer term, however. The ocean freight industry suddenly lost one of the top ten players when Hanjin Shipping Co. The ocean freight industry suddenly lost one of the top ten players when Hanjin Shipping Co. filed for bankruptcy on August 31st.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 3, 2022

Once again the data collectively provides evidence that disruptions remain occurring among industry supply chains, compounded by the manufacturing, logistics and transportation disruptions occurring in China. A likely certainty is that transportation and logistics costs will continue to rise in the coming months. in May from the 46.0

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

MARCH 13, 2018

Many of the key inputs to this industry are shipped by air—something that will be familiar to many tech organizations. Many transportation capacity planners also need to develop far more robust capabilities between Asia and other regions of the world. Working closely together, we help them transport tools to our joint customers.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 3, 2022

Global wide production, transportation and logistics activity levels reported for February, but continued rather concerning data related to global transportation service levels and cost. Global and Domestic Transportation and Logistics Indices. Federal Bank of New York. The value of that index as of this posting was $9,279.46

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NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Some of the supply constraints are also due to the destruction of key infrastructure in the Ukraine for shipping of these commodities. Conflict erupts between China and Taiwan (Andrew said this is not likely, and I agree – see my previous blog ). Likewise, the prices for base metals and grains will also remain high.

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Abivin

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Global Maritime Routes and Chokepoints Maritime routes are a few kilometers wide corridors that connect economic regions and cross land transportation gaps. Passages, capes, and straits are defined as geographical areas through which international shipping routes must transit. They form a continuum.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Other Country Specific Highlights The S&P Global Taiwan Manufacturing PMI® remained at an expansionary level for the fifth consecutive month in August. They did so for multiple reasons including ongoing global shipping disruptions along with the threat of increased import tariffs on certain goods at the end of the year.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 17, 2022

Labor Tensions on Rise Across Global Transportation Networks. In our recent Supply Chain Matters highlights of July’s global PMI indices , there was a consistent theme of declining mo mentum, especially involving most manufacturing regions of Asia, including Taiwan. Labor Tensions on Rise Across Global Transportation Networks.

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Oracle SCM

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Most companies weren't buying from China or Taiwan or Malaysia like they are today. The supply chain might be producing and shipping irrelevant materials ( i.e. , materials not being demanded by consumers) right along with relevant materials, which means the organization is going to be using its resources poorly.

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Supply Chain Movement

JUNE 30, 2015

In 2007, the Dutch producer of pushchairs relocated its factory from Taiwan to the free trade zone close to Xiamen in China. From there the pushchairs are shipped to local DCs in China, Japan and South Korea for crossdocking and transport to retailers. The local DCs also enable us to provide good service to consumers.

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Elementum

OCTOBER 15, 2015

This should keep prices low and shipping lanes open. Typhoons can disrupt air and ship travel in Southeast Asia. But the typhoons will threaten Taiwan, China, and Japan, leaving countries like Indonesia in need of precipitation. Disastrous typhoons can also knock out industries and transportation from the country.

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Freight Plus

JUNE 24, 2021

May 2021 - Transportation Market Report. One shipper had to pay $14,000 for a 40’ container shipping from China to the US West Coast. Another paid over $17,000 to get the same size container from Taiwan to New York. Click the Button above to receive the full transportation market report for May 2021. Key Takeaways.

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American Global Logistics

JANUARY 24, 2023

The Russo-Ukrainian war, China’s saber-rattling regarding Hong Kong and Taiwan negatively affected global trade. Here, we’re referring to integrating different modes of transportation or multi-channel logistics. So mixing and matching containers/goods to different modes and networks of transportation will only grow in the long term.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

That means maritime shipping lies at the very heart of the global logistical system. At the time, Ron Widdows , former chairman of the World Shipping Council, reported that piracy was costing “the global shipping industry anywhere from $3.5 Nearly 90 per cent of global trade is carried by sea-going vessels.

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BlueYonder

MAY 16, 2013

Let’s review a few examples: How will your company redesign its use of plants and current inventory when an earthquake knocks out one of your production facilities in Taiwan? Also, how quickly can you revise your transportation network if there are massive floods blocking roads in the U.S.

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Intelligent Audit

AUGUST 10, 2022

Expectations for the 2022 peak shipping season are on track to break records again, but there is a greater sense of uncertainty as the economy evolves. However, the battle is still the same for shippers; they must find affordable transportation, watch their costs, and know what to expect. per pound from Aug. FedEx Express®.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

The new facility will allow the company to offer two-day shipping to most (about 90%) of the U.S. When customers order items not stocked at one of Belk’s fulfillment centers, those items are shipped directly from the vendor. PST will ship the same day. In early 2013, Belk launched a vendor-direct program.

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Vinculum

JULY 1, 2022

The marketplace is popular in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, and other adjacent regions and is the leading eCommerce site in Singapore. The majority of the items are from the US, Taiwan, and Korea. Clients placed orders through the company’s website or mobile app, and Ezbuy promptly purchased and shipped things to customers.

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Vinculum

AUGUST 7, 2022

Lazada may offer fulfillment and shipping services to the country of your choice, depending on where you are. Retailers may also transport their items everywhere in Asia with just one service, thanks to Lazada Global Shipping. They work every facet of the inbound procedure, including pick, pack, and storage. FB Marketplace.

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Freightos

DECEMBER 4, 2015

COP21, the Paris Climate change conference taking place this week got us thinking what the carbon cost was for shipping the TV. A quick check showed that shipping the TV from Taiwan to Nashville (ocean & trucking) led to about 6.7 Transportation ’s share of global emissions: 14%. kg of carbon emissions.

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Intelligent Audit

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

After years of pandemic stress, shippers look forward to a ‘normal’ holiday shipping season. As customers slowly return to in-person pre-pandemic shopping habits, mega-carriers like UPS expect shipping volumes to surge later in the holiday season than in previous years. Record Low Water Levels Cause Shipping Woes Along Mississippi.

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