Flooding in Thailand Disrupts Tech Supply Chain
The ongoing severe flooding in Thailand appears to have impact on the availability on the overall supply in the region.
According to a report published by Forbes, more than 200 factories have been closed due to flooding.
Honda, Microsemi, ON Semiconductor, Hutchinson Technology, Canon, and Western Digital confirmed plant closures at this time, while Nikon, Pioneer, Toyota and Sony reported that either supply disruption or water damage to their facilities has occurred. Seagate said that supply of components for its products will be "constrained" due to the flooding.
There were no details from the tech industry just how severe the supply constraints will be. We know, however, that Toyota produces about 630,000 vehicles (Camry and Corolla models) in its Thai plants - about 8 percent of its production.
Millions of people in Thailand have been affected by the flooding, 281 people were confirmed dead as of Thursday.
When it comes to situations like this, I would care more about the human life than economics. Morals and compassion are one of the things that make us humans, not technology and money. I have relatives that live VERY close to Thailand for career purposes, so to me, economic is the least of my worries.
Hope my home is ok when I go back.
Sorry for you loss or damages to human life there. But this is still a Tech site, and we'd be the last on earth to be bothered by such stuff if it didn't hit us technologically. We'd be writing this stuff on the BBC in that case.
My sympathies anyways.
Agreed, it kind of feels odd to be saying "oh damn! i won't get a bigger HDD this month because millions of people decided to get affected by flooding"
But then again...this is a tech site...*moral dilemma*
Anyway, i hope they get the help they need...
Anyway Mother Nature two weapons are wind and water. A breeze or a trickle means no harm, but when they comes at you with full force,
just pray you will live through it. Hope the people of Thailand are safe and well.