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 →
Panjiva Insights: Who will pay? The outlook for large-capacity batteries August 8, 2021 Panjiva Research took part in two webinars with our colleagues from S&P Global Market Intelligence’s 451 and Metals & Mining research groups to discuss the future for large capacity batteries in mobility and energy supply settings. A poll of the audience revealed 55.2% of respondents believe C... Read more →
Smartphone Importers Dial G for Growth in June August 16, 2016 U.S. mobile phone imports grew 9.2% in June after falling for most of the past year. This resulted from increased imports from China, though apparently not from Apple-supplier Foxconn. Imports were boosted by shipments from South Korea and Vietnam, suggesting phones from Samsung Electronics an... Read more →
Samsung Launches Phones, Keep an Eye on Import Data August 3, 2016 Samsung launched its updated Galaxy S7 range yesterday, including iris-scanning and waterproofing. Ahead of the launch Samsung Electronics significantly increased its exports to the U.S. of phones from South Korea and Vietnam according to Panjiva data. Imports from those two countries increase... Read more →
Samsung Winning Phone Wars in Shrinking Market July 21, 2016 Smartphone imports in late spring are traditionally slow – this year customers await new products from Apple, and Samsung’s Galaxy updates are not yet available. New devices are needed to excite the market as market forecaster IDC expects mobile phone shipments globally to slow to 3.1% in 2016... Read more →