Supply Chain Research

Supply Chain Edge: AI diffusion limits, delayed peace dividend, phased tariff

January 17, 2025

– Technology supply chains remain in a state of flux, with the last week of the US Biden administration bringing new rules to limit trade in AI products, while Foxconn is facing delays in shipping parts to India and Lenovo Group Ltd. outlines plans to expand manufacturing in Saudi Arabia.
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Supply Chain Edge: Tariffs in many forms, chip and mineral controls, long list of global sourcing headwinds

December 6, 2024

– US President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada may lead to an early renegotiation of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), with the US trade deficit with these countries rising to US$165.4 billion. The potential for retaliatory tariffs from ... Read more →

Supply Chain Edge: Tracking chips, cutting costs, container caution

November 1, 2024

– In new research this week, we look at two major supply chain visibility challenges for technology supply chains. First, Turkey has tightened up the export rules for Common High Priority Item exports to Russia, while India’s exports have grown — we identify other export flows. Second, Taiwan ... Read more →

Supply Chain Edge: Surge protection, managed de minimis, forestry failings

July 19, 2024

• In new research this week, we investigate the evidence for early shipping in US supply chains ahead of the peak season amid slow retail sales. We also take a data-driven deep dive into bicycle supply chains, which are coming out of a supply chain bullwhip. Elsewhere in the consumer goods sec... Read more →

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Supply Chain Edge: Under the EU influence, spinning up electronics

May 31, 2024

• The EU may delay its initial judgment on mainland China’s electric vehicle supply chains, reducing geopolitical pressures, although firms are still looking at reshoring strategies to reduce their reliance on mainland China as a production center for vehicles and parts. India is one winner. T... Read more →

Supply Chain Edge: Aluminum sanctioned, Aries seized, Apple spreads

April 19, 2024

• The UK and US have applied new rules to limit Russia’s earnings from aluminum, copper and nickel, but the main result may just be shifting trade flows. The Biden administration is also launching a new range of aluminum and steel tariffs. Indonesia’s nickel policies may have claimed another v... Read more →

Supply Chain Edge: Stellar start, building ban, India’s Apple

April 12, 2024

• In new research this week, we find that US seaborne imports have a stellar start to 2024 with growth of 15% year over year in the first quarter, driven by industrial materials. Caution is needed as growth may slow and the prospects for the peak season are clouded by supply chain disruptions ... Read more →

Supply Chain Edge: Bridge to the future, peak season prep, new chips

March 28, 2024

• In new research this week we look ahead to the rest of 2024 and beyond and find that supply chains are likely to remain in a state of flux and disruptions. Logistics challenges through the Red Sea are set to continue heading into the critical peak season, though trade growth is expected to r... Read more →

Supply Chain Edge: Trump’s car directions, AIS off, AI memory on

March 22, 2024

• Automotive supply chains are among the most complex, from both operational and regulatory perspectives. In new research this week, we look at the US presidential candidates’ policies on automotive tariffs and find that mainland China is an integral part of Mexico’s vehicle supply chains. Mea... Read more →

Supply Chain Edge: Red Sea inventory fallout, smart strikes, fab spending

March 15, 2024

• In new research reports this week, we dig into the evidence for continued inventory destocking despite Red Sea disruptions, the impact of strikes in Finland and new investments in India’s semiconductor supply chain.
• Elsewhere in industrials, we also dig into the EU’s watering-down of... Read more →

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