supply-chain

The Strait of Hormuz is not just a key shipping corridor for oil; it is a critical artery for the transportation of chemicals like fertilizers, sulfuric acid and plastics. The recent disruptions in the Strait show that while supply chain volatility creates economic and strategic risks for the United States, it also presents an opportunity […]

IntroductionDemand forecasting in pharmaceutical supply chains is not a simple task. In regulated markets it becomes more difficult, because seasonality, epidemic waves, and also policy changes can make demand behavior unstable. This study proposes a hybrid residual learning approach for forecasting pharmaceutical demand in Türkiye.MethodsThe model uses Support Vector Regression (SVR) together wi…

The conflict in the Middle East has precipitated a global supply shock—the third in six years following the pandemic in 2020 and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The current shock raises the specter of spillovers to the U.S. through both prices and physical shortages of goods. A critical conduit for spillovers through these channels is via Asian supply chains, especially from middle- to lowe…

This policy brief analyzes the FPGA supply chain for US firms and the trade-offs these companies make among risks to cost, availability, and security; assesses how those trade-offs will change given a shifting global environment; and recommends policy interventions for the US government. The post To secure reprogrammable chips, the US must address supply chain risks appeared first on Atlantic Cou…

Limiting structures and siloed working, complexities in both production and supply, disruptions caused by climate change and geopolitics, and changes in trade policy are just a handful of challenges semiconductor companies are particularly susceptible to. The post A Collaborative Supply Chain Won’t Just Grow Businesses – It’ll Accelerate Global Innovation appeared first on Semiconductor Digest .

By partnering with Kazakhstan on rare-earth element mining, the United States can reduce its dependence on China and build a more secure critical minerals supply chain. The post How Kazakhstan can anchor a resilient rare‑earth supply chain for the West appeared first on Atlantic Council .

Electric vehicles and their associated technologies are an important security-related investment for Germany and other European powers right now. The post As Chinese EVs threaten to overrun Europe, Germany should ramp up supply-chain investment appeared first on Atlantic Council .

By Jim Wetekamp, CEO of Riskonnect Published by Future of Sourcing, May 30, 2022 Most businesses didn’t anticipate having to handle the supply-chain impacts of several disruptive forces at once: an ongoing pandemic, a severe crunch for talent, and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Pandemic-driven shortages are still in full swing. New COVID outbreaks in China [...] The post 3 Steps to Minimize Suppl…

The road from materials research to commercial technology is a complex and tortuous one. It is not just a matter of what is physically possible. There are rigorous criteria that must be met along the way: financially competitive, mass production, reliability, durability, non-toxicity, ... The materials needed don't just have to be available, cheap enough, and sufficiently abundant. One also needs…

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