Supply Chain News

MFTBC, Foxconn to form joint venture for e-bus manufacturing

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC), a major Japanese commercial vehicle maker, has announced to establish a joint venture with Taiwan-based Foxconn.

Commentary: In Bravia's handover, can TCL keep Sony's premium promise?

Sony Corporation and TCL Technology have signed a memorandum of understanding to form a joint venture that will take over Sony's home entertainment business, including TV and audio product R&D,…

Bangladesh launches campaigns for first post-Hasina elections

The South Asian nation of 170 million votes on Feb 12 to elect 350 lawmakers, in the first election since a 2024 uprising.

China tech’s GPU dilemma: pay more for black-market H200s, or use slower local AI chips

Chinese AI companies wanting high-performance artificial intelligence chips from Nvidia are facing a dilemma: source them from the black market at much higher prices, or accept lower performance domestic alternatives…

Nvidia overtakes Apple as TSMC's largest customer

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said rising demand for AI computing has pushed the company past Apple to become the largest customer of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC).

Humanoid robot installations rise sharply in 2025, Chinese firms lead market ahead of Tesla

The humanoid robot industry experienced notable commercial growth in 2025, with an annual increase of 16,000 new units installed worldwide, according to reports from multiple research agencies. The sector remains…

The Works losses narrow despite online capacity constraints

Losses at The Works narrowed and the retailer delivered ‘robust performance’ over Christmas, despite the ongoing online capacity constraints.

Strong revenue growth continues at Wickes

The home improvement retailer saw like-for-like revenues grow by 5.3% in the six months ending December 27, 2025, leaving it with full-year sales of £1.64bn

Kioxia warns of tight NAND supply through 2027

Kioxia, the world's third-largest manufacturer of NAND flash memory, has largely exhausted its production capacity for the current year and expects tight supply conditions to persist through 2027, according to…

GlobalWafers' Texas plant holds six-phase expansion potential

GlobalWafers chairwoman Doris Hsu said in a January 21, 2026, media interview that with easing inflation pressures and some central bank policy adjustments, the global economy is experiencing moderate growth…

GlobalWafers chair sees Taiwan's semiconductor edge, says AI is irreversible

On January 21, 2026, GlobalWafers chairwoman Doris Hsu spoke to the media about the recent US-Taiwan tariff agreement, which lowers Taiwan's reciprocal tariffs to 15% without stacking most-favored-nation (MFN) rates.…

GlobalWafers eyes quarterly revenue growth in 2026; chair sees better market than last year

GlobalWafers chairman Doris Hsu told the media on January 21, 2026, that the company's global expansion plans are starting to pay off, with subsidiaries in Niigata and Utsunomiya, Japan, as…

Scurri: As we look into 2026, our focus continues to be giving retailers greater control

Delivery management platform and post-purchase experience provider, Scurri, today announced it processed 180 million shipments through its platform last year, increasing from 154 million in 2024.

Chinese AI chipmakers face mixed reactions to Nvidia H200 block

The US has confirmed that under a new set of stringent regulations, Nvidia's H200 is permitted to be exported to the Chinese market, and Chinese customers have expressed strong demand.…

Mercedes-Benz scales back L3 autonomy as AI reshapes the auto industry

Despite the debut of the Alpamayo self-driving AI architecture by Nvidia at CES 2026, Mercedes-Benz, the earliest adoptor of the architecture, instead turned to focus on enhanced Level 2 systems…

Death toll in Pakistan mall fire rises to at least 55

Adopting low-cost ‘healthy’ diets could cut food emissions by one-third

Choosing the “least expensive” healthy food options could cut dietary emissions by one-third, according to a recent study.

The Supply Chain AI Dilemma: Invest, Hesitate or Fall Behind

Many supply chain leaders are hesitating on adopting artificial intelligence — not because it acks potential, but because they fear it will fail.

Watch: Introducing Self-Service Supply Chain Apps from TADA

Harsh Koppula, president and founder of TADA, unveils the company's new set of "micro-applications" that help managers make daily decisions in response to disruptions in their supply chains.

The GLP-1 Effect: How Weight Loss Drugs are Reshaping Food and Pharma

GLP-1 drugs are forcing companies to adapt to a sustained shift in consumer behavior and healthcare demand that touches both food and pharma supply chains.