Vertaeon attending Florida Semiconductor Institute event in September 2024
Vertaeon team attended the Florida Semiconductor Institute’s Industry Mixer event in September 2024. Our team had engaging discussions with faculty, industry representatives, and students and was excited to see the interest from tomorrow’s workforce, starting with freshmen. Kudos to University of Florida and the FSI team! https://fsi.institute.ufl.edu/2024/10/florida-semiconductor-institute-hosts-its-first-industry-mixer/
U.S Port strike – A Major Disruption Avoided (At Least for Now)
Background On October 1st 2024, 14 major ports on the East Coast and Gulf Coast of the U.S. went on strike due to union (International Longshoremen’s Association, or ILA) collective bargaining asking for a stop in automation to preserve jobs, and a 77% salary hike over the next 6 years. Negotiations were on-going with the […]
A Look Into Recent Tariff Hikes, Impacts and Gaining Visibility
In recent days, different governments across Europe and the US have announced increased tariffs in an effort to protect their domestic markets from targeted imports. American View Most notable is the quadrupling of import tariffs from Chinese Electric Vehicles sold in the US. The intent is to level the playing field for the US manufacturers, […]
Implications of a Taiwan Disruption – Perspectives from the Recent Earthquake
USGS.gov; M 7.4 – 18 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan (2024-04-02 23:58:11 (UTC); 23.819°N 121.562°E; 34.8 km depth) On April 3rd, Taiwan suffered a 7.4 magnitude earthquake, the largest one in 25 years. Global manufacturers using machinery, chemicals, or electronics from Taiwan as a critical part of their process were paying close attention to […]
Vertaeon’s Managing Partner leads an engaging panel session at the leading supply chain conference CSCMP EDGE 2023
Vertaeon’s managing Partner, Rekha Menon-Varma, led and participated in a very engaging panel session on “Unraveling the impact of global disruptions on supply chains” at the CSCMP EDGE 2023 in Orlando during October 2-5, 2023. The session had Amy Thorn, CEO of DBM Associates, as a panelist. The session was moderated by trade and compliance […]
Some our team members at SPLC 2023 Summit networking event at Atlanta Civil Rights Museum
Members of the Vertaeon team exhibited our risk and ESG analytics cloud platform offerings at the SPLC Summit 2023 in Atlanta, GA during August 14th-16th.
Vertaeon’s Managing Partner, Rekha Menon-Varma, spoke at a panel discussion at SPLC 2023 Summit on “Emerging facets of Risk & Compliance in supply chain assessments and sustainability” on August 15th
The conference organized by Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council (SPLC) took place at The Loews Hotel in Atlanta, GA during August 14th to 16th. Rekha organized the panel to address the important and emerging topic of compliance in supply chain sustainability assessments. Fellow panelists included Christopher Davidson, VP of Sustainability at WestRock Corporation and Julie Volny, […]
Growing Pains in The EV Battery Recycling Market
We are now entering the phase where the first mass-produced EV Lithium-Ion batteries are approaching the end of their useful life. In this blog, we will be focusing on EV battery recycling …
Supply Crunch or Falling Demand? Dichotomies in the Semiconductor Market in 2H22
The Electric Vehicle (EV) Roadmap – Alternate Scenarios as the Ecosystem Evolves?
See our recent publication in the Automotive Industries journal..