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Reliability assessment for multistate semiconductor global logistics networks with freight charges and carbon taxes considerations

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  • Chang, Ping-Chen
  • Yeh, Cheng-Ta
  • Cheng, Tzu-Yun
  • Yu, Vincent F.

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The semiconductor industry is highly globalized and technologically intensive, making supply chain operations critically important for global economic development and industrial stability. Semiconductor enterprises rely heavily on global logistics networks (GLNs) to ensure efficient delivery across international boundaries. Within a semiconductor GLN, the carrier capacity is often affected by bookings from other customers or operational disruptions, resulting in multiple states. Accordingly, the network can be modeled as a multistate semiconductor GLN (MSGLN). This study assesses the logistics reliability of an MSGLN under a transportation cost constraint, in which the transportation cost comprises both freight charges and carbon taxes. An algorithm based on minimal paths is developed to evaluate its reliability. The applicability of the proposed method is demonstrated through a case study that explored the impact of varying carbon tax rates, demands, budget levels, and booking lead times on logistics reliability. The proposed reliability metric offers quantitative decision support to semiconductor enterprises in supply chain risk assessment, transportation budgeting, market prioritization, and the evaluation of order-fulfillment capability, while also aligning with the climate action objectives of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 13 (SDG 13).

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  • Chang, Ping-Chen & Yeh, Cheng-Ta & Cheng, Tzu-Yun & Yu, Vincent F., 2026. "Reliability assessment for multistate semiconductor global logistics networks with freight charges and carbon taxes considerations," Reliability Engineering and System Safety, Elsevier, vol. 269(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:reensy:v:269:y:2026:i:c:s0951832025012268
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2025.112027
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