Asia Pacific

China Export Boom Fades as Supply Chains Shift

June 9, 2022

After two years of record exports, Chinese manufacturers are turning downbeat as consumers in their biggest markets curb spending and Covid lockdowns drive customers to competitors in the region.

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Gartner Names Kinaxis a Leader

May 26, 2022

Kinaxis Inc.

The 2022 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Supply Chain Planning Solutions has once again recognized Kinaxis as a Leader and positioned furthest on completeness of vision. Turn to a solution that’s proven in today’s turbulent times.

Coronavirus: Supply-Chain Disruption Looks Like Natural Disasters

Tesla and Sony’s Problems Show Shanghai’s Big Restart is Faltering

May 12, 2022

Bloomberg

The official line coming out of Covid-hit Shanghai is that business is returning to usual despite the ongoing lockdown, yet hundreds of manufacturers in the city aren’t operating at anywhere near to full capacity, if they’re up and running again at all.

Fate of U.S. Chipmaking Looks More Like Fantasy

May 11, 2022

Helen Atkinson, Senior Editor

A talent shortage and other factors make reshoring of American chip manufacturing unlikely, at best.

G-7 Leaders Commit to Banning Imports of Oil From Russia

May 8, 2022

Bloomberg

Leaders of the Group of Seven most industrialized countries pledged to ban the import of Russian oil in response to President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine.

Can the World Feed Itself? Historic Fertilizer Crunch Threatens Food Security

May 5, 2022

Bloomberg

For the first time ever, farmers the world over — all at the same time — are testing the limits of how little chemical fertilizer they can apply without devastating their yields come harvest time. Early predictions are bleak.

Ford’s Shuttered India Factories May Be Reborn in EV Push

April 12, 2022

Bloomberg

While it’s difficult for U.S. carmaking giants to make any meaningful inroads in India, electric vehicles could offer another opportunity to take a shot in the market of 1.4 billion people.

Footwear Nearshoring Is 'Unrealistic,' Trade Group Chief Says

April 7, 2022

Helen Atkinson, Senior Editor

Despite supply chain pressures in Asia, it’s unlikely that American footwear brands will follow the example of New Balance and pursue U.S. manufacturing, says Matt Priest, CEO and president of Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA).

The Future of Energy Will Require Bigger Sacrifice From Citizens

March 28, 2022

Bloomberg

Not since Jimmy Carter was president have governments been under so much pressure to cut energy consumption for the greater good.

Russian Oil Seeps Into Global Market, Easing Supply Fears for Now

March 23, 2022

Bloomberg

Millions of barrels of Russian oil are still finding a way to buyers almost a month after the country first invaded Ukraine.

Asia Pacific

The latest supply chain news, analysis, trends and best practices for companies operating in Asia Pacific. The Asia Pacific region is the part of the world in or near the Western Pacific Ocean - including East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia and Oceania. Learn how businesses are optimizing supply chain and logistics performance in these regions - addressing a range of challenges such as rising labor costs, poor infrastructure, complex customs and trade laws, unstable political climates and government controlled exchange rates.