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NEW YORK, April 14 | Thu Apr 14, 2011 11:38am EDT (Reuters) – Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa said on Thursday he was not sure when the flow of supplies necessary for Japan’s economic activity would return to the state they were before the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. This disruption in the supply [...]

HONG KONG | Thu Apr 14, 2011 6:34am EDT (Reuters) – Suppliers to Apple Inc (AAPL.O) have begun production of white iPhones after a delay of almost 10 months, pointing to a launch date of within a month, two people familiar with the situation said on Thursday. read more

PARIS, April 13 (Reuters) – Auto makers in Europe are bracing for more supply chain disruption after Toyota Motor (7203.T) announced production cuts on the continent due to last month’s earthquake and tsunami in Japan. read more

“We’ll be the company that everyone wants to do business with,” CEO Rich Kramer told Goodyear shareholders. “In North America, we were just awarded Supplier of the Year by Walmart,” he said. “Out of the more than 25,000 suppliers to Walmart overall, only seven companies earned this accolade. Goodyear was one of them. This is [...]

Taipei; [Tuesday 12 April 2011] The IT market has recently seen rumors that Apple is preparing to adopt AMOLED panel or Full HD resolution support into its new iPad, while the company reportedly will launch its next generation iPad 3 in the third quarter of 2011; however, upstream component makers pointed out that the iPad [...]

TOKYO, April 11 (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan on Monday cut its assessment for most of the country’s regional economies and warned of widening damage from last month’s deadly earthquake as supply problems hobble the auto industry, a key engine of growth. read more

Toyota is to suspend production at its North American plants in five one-day shutdowns this month because supplies of components remain limited. read more

Concerns over Japan’s supply-chain disruptions are coming back into focus, with some analysts saying shares’ recent declines still haven’t priced in the quake’s effects. read more

BASF is the winner of the renowned Supply Chain Management Award 2011, which is conferred by the international consulting firm PRTM Management Consultants, the trade journal LOGISTIK HEUTE, and the Supply Chain Management Institute of the EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht i. Gr. read more

While some repairers already are feeling the pinch, it’s it’s still too soon to measure the ultimate impact of the Japanese earthquake on the flow of collision repair parts into the United States. But with automakers continuing to curtail production of new vehicles and placing restrictions on orders from dealership showrooms, a disruption in selected [...]