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U.S. bike firms face uphill slog to replace Chinese supply chains

When Mehdi Farsi decided to shift production of State Bicycle Co's niche fixed-gear urban bikes out of China to escape U.S. tariffs, it took months to find another factory in Asia willing to do business with his Arizona company......»»

Category: topSource: reutersJan 14th, 2020

Taiwan supply chains stay vigilant against coronavirus outbreak

Many Taiwan-based firms with manufacturing operations in China are taking precautionary measures to minimize impacts of coronavirus outbreak that has locked down the Chinese city of Wuhan......»»

Category: topSource: digitimesJan 30th, 2020

Rising TV prices to affect demand in 2H21

With TV prices continuing rising, the global TV market and related supply chains will face more pressure in the second half of 2021, according to industry sources......»»

Category: topSource: digitimesMay 18th, 2021

Handset components makers may face inventory corrections at Chinese clients in 3Q21

Taiwan's handset components supply chain is likely to feel the pinch of inventory corrections by Chinese handset vendors starting third-quarter 2021 at the earliest amid their sales shrinkages in China and India markets, according to industry sources......»»

Category: topSource: digitimesMay 17th, 2021

Pandemic aftershocks overwhelm global supply lines

One year after the coronavirus pandemic first disrupted global supply chains by closing Chinese factories, fresh shipping headaches are delaying U.S. farm exports, crimping domestic manufacturing and threatening higher prices for American consumers......»»

Category: topSource: washpostJan 24th, 2021

Manufacturing execs at Protolabs explore the unification of lean and digital production strategies

Last year accelerated the fact that to survive most effectively in a volatile marketplace supply chains and manufacturing firms need to transform and become more digital. .....»»

Category: personnelSource: nytJan 19th, 2021

Polysilicon, solar wafers in tight supply in China

Supply of polysilicon and solar wafers has turned tight in the China market, sending many Chinese PV firms signing long-term contracts to secure the materials, according to industry sources......»»

Category: topSource: digitimesDec 29th, 2020

Creating spatial opportunities out of chaos as risks to supply chains rise

The growing threat of the coronavirus has created a serious risk to supply chains. Manufacturers and retailers face the possibility that suppliers will halt production, making it impossible to find alternatives and run-down stockpiles. According to.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMay 1st, 2020

Blockchain Bites: WEF, IBM and a Chinese City Show Support for Blockchain

IBM and the WEF both have plans for solving disruption to supply chains disrupted by the coronavirus crisis......»»

Category: forexSource: coindeskApr 28th, 2020

Workers face "uphill battle" proving firms liable if they catch COVID-19 as economy reopens

Are employers liable if workers contract coronavirus as businesses reopen after shutdowns? Showing firms are respons.....»»

Category: topSource: usatodayApr 28th, 2020

Workers face "uphill battle" proving firms liable if they catch COVID-19

Are employers liable if workers contract coronavirus as businesses reopen after shutdowns? Showing firms are responsible could be challenging......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralApr 28th, 2020

Code words, chaos, sky-high prices in China"s mask market

Desperate to find a new supply of protective face masks, executives at an American health-care services company last month began poring over videos shot inside Chinese factories -- and listening closely for gibberish......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralApr 15th, 2020

Code words, chaos, sky-high prices in China"s mask market

Desperate to find a new supply of protective face masks, executives at an American health-care services company last month began poring over videos shot inside Chinese factories -- and listening closely for gibberish......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralApr 15th, 2020

EU industry chief sees no quid pro quo in Chinese firms" "mask diplomacy"

EU industry chief Thierry Breton says he does not see any ulterior motive behind Huawei [HWT.UL] and other Chinese companies' donations of face masks to the bloc and that solidarity is the best way to tackle the global coronavirus outbreak......»»

Category: topSource: reutersApr 1st, 2020

Pharmaceutical supply chains threatened by pandemic

Some experts say U.S. medical system is overly dependent on Chinese imports......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralMar 24th, 2020

How Global Supply Chains Can Survive the Coronavirus Pandemic

A new report on global supply chains and the coronavirus pandemic details what firms should have learned and what they need to learn going forward......»»

Category: blogSource: 247wallstMar 19th, 2020

Chinese factories struggle to get up to full speed as virus disrupts supply chains

The coronavi.....»»

Category: topSource: washpostMar 11th, 2020

Millions of Chinese firms face collapse if banks don"t act

Brigita, a director at one of China’s largest car dealers, i.....»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralFeb 24th, 2020

Coronavirus may ravage technology supply chains

The ratings agency Fitch warned Tuesday that U.S. technology firms could see a lasting impact from the coronavirus outbreak......»»

Category: topSource: foxnewsFeb 18th, 2020

Global handset sales still face steep fall even if outbreak can be contained by June

China's coronavirus outbreak is set to have far-reaching impacts on the global IT industry and could undermine global demand to a great extent if related supply chains are cut off, according to Colley Hwang, president of Digitimes......»»

Category: topSource: digitimesFeb 12th, 2020

Market Snapshot: Nasdaq climbs to record as investors look past coronavirus hit on supply chains

Stocks trade higher on Monday as Wall Street investors monitor developments around the spread of the coronavirus, with Chinese workers set to return to production lines this week......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchFeb 10th, 2020