Supply Chain Matters

JULY 18, 2023

Investment firm Pimco indicated that countries such as India, Vietnam and Malaysia would benefit from China de-risking sourcing actions. HP released a statement on Monday in conjunction with the Nikkei report indicating that the PC maker was expanding production in Southeast Asia and elsewhere, including Mexico.

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EcoVadis

MARCH 13, 2018

higher than Food & Beverage (43.8), Transport (42.5) Companies operating in Asia are especially prone to unfair labor practices, particularly Malaysia, which has nearly 200 electronics factories. and Wholesale, Services and Professionals (42.2). Countries Rich in Manufacturing Have Insufficient Labor Rights.

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Elementum

OCTOBER 15, 2015

Because of the absence of winter storms in Southeast Asia, offshore mining will become easier. A shorter monsoon season in Indonesia, the Philippines, and Malaysia will help miners procure more materials, used heavily in the electronics industry. Typhoons can disrupt air and ship travel in Southeast Asia.

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Material Handling & Logistics

AUGUST 16, 2017

Announced in 2013 by Chinese President Xi Jinping, the plan would link China’s Silk Road Economic Belt Project in Central Asia—which was aimed at connecting with Europe via Central Asia to increase trade between the Asia-Pacific region and Europe—with its Maritime Silk Road stretching from the South China Sea to the Indian Ocean.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 25, 2022

Prior long-standing assumptions that mature, foreign based supply networks, low-cost labor and predictable global transportation and logistics costs would remain constant were also blown-up by a series of industry dynamics. Kevin Nolan, the president of U.S. when added efficiencies are implemented. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 5, 2024

One of the more important observations from the March S&P Global report was the following: “ Inflows of new work strengthened from both domestic and export markets, the latter reportedly reflecting better sales to Africa, Asia, Europe and the U.S.” U.S. Manufacturing Growth Shows Signs of Rebound The two followed indices of U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 3, 2023

Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI®, compiled by S&P Global in association with ISM and IFPSM , provided a banner headline of a sharp downturn occurring across the Eurozone and added signs of weakness across Asia. Further indicated were signs of weakness occurring in China , Japan , Malaysia, South Korea , Taiwan and Vietnam.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 7, 2023

The alternative supply chain or “ Altasian” is defined as countries consisting of Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, India, the Philippines , Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Bangladesh.

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Resilinc

JULY 20, 2021

In the decades since, Linton and his teams at IBM, LG, Flex and other companies have driven billions in annual procurement to China and other Asian countries, helping to create the Asia-centric manufacturing supply chains of today. Now, Linton believes those supply chains must change. Proximity = lower costs and lower carbon.

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 22, 2017

He began by discussing how Free Trade Agreements, along with labor costs and transportation rates, are among the three most critical elements to factor in when analyzing global supply chain decisions. Australia and Japan are pushing to continue, however Malaysia and others are moving on, as they are not going to join now that the US is gone.

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