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Supply Chain Ethical and Compliance Issue- Volkswagen

Supply Chain Matters

The global automaker’s joint partner entity in China , SAIC Motor, had established the entity, SAIC Volkswagen Automotive, to originally produce vehicles in the region, but has since been winding down operations. Reportedly, the vast majority of detained goods were produced in either Malaysia, Vietnam or Thailand.

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Global Wide Manufacturing Output Strengthens in March 2024

Supply Chain Matters

along with Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia. New order growth reportedly accelerated at the fastest in nearly three plus year, which is a likely indication that this region has become the new go-to for China Plus product sourcing strategies. Growth expansion has returned across China and the U.S. reflecting a 1.3 in essence a 0.6

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Which Industries Have Been Impacted by UFLPA?

Resilinc

From Q3 2022 to Q2 2023, CBP stopped 3,588 shipments for further evaluation valued at $1,078 million mainly from Malaysia, Vietnam, China, and Thailand. 1 Electronics: Solar Panels and Automotive Electronics accounted for 48% of all shipments stopped by CBP and 86% of the total value of shipments stopped by CBP, according to the dashboard.

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ERP Aids Your Sustainability Initiatives

QAD

We will see the continued adoption of a wide range of sustainability efforts across manufacturing verticals, from automotive to food and beverage to life sciences. In 2020, Biogen committed to transitioning to an all-electric vehicle fleet by 2025 and joined the EV100 partnership to help catalyze change.

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Introducing QAD Adaptive ERP 2022.1

QAD

Updates in the past few months address new requirements for Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Norway, Thailand and other global regions. . For automotive clients, QAD now supports the US/German FMEA-MSR standards. Complete Customer Management.

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Unethical Supply Chains Cost More Than Dollars and Cents

QAD

Now they want to know what acre of land it was grown on, the source of the water and the living conditions of the workers.” Taking Ford as an example, the company is working with key suppliers in China, India, Thailand and South Africa to eliminate over 4,900 metric tons of CO2 and 24 million gallons of water usage over the next three years.

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6 Steps to Supply Chain Resilience

ThroughPut

Manufacturing network diversification: The US-China trade war has forced many businesses to consider diversifying their sourcing and manufacturing bases. For example, the use of common vehicle platforms to manufacture a variety of models in the automotive industry is a great example of harmonization.