The semiconductor market exceeded US$250 billion worldwide in 2010 and has had a double-digit compound annual growth rate (CAGR) in the last 20 years. As it is located far upstream of the electronic product market, the semiconductor industry has suffered severely from the “bullwhip” effect. Therefore, effective e-based supply chain management (e-SCM) has become imperative for the efficient …
The semiconductor market exceeded US$250 billion worldwide in 2010 and has had a double-digit compound annual growth rate (CAGR) in the last 20 years. As it is located far upstream of the electronic product market, the semiconductor industry has suffered severely from the “bullwhip” effect. Therefore, effective e-based supply chain management (e-SCM) has become imperative for the efficient …
The IT sector is now very mature and well-established in the majority of the Asian markets we survey within the context of our Risk/Reward Index (RRI) , a nd we anticipate few major disruption s in the short to medium term. The biggest potential downside risk is that of war on the Korean peninsula . Conflict would certainly disrupt supply chains, particularly those dependent on South Korean- an…