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What is Genuinely New in Supply Chain Management?

Logistics Viewpoints

Surprisingly, most of the goods seized did not originate in China but rather in Malaysia and Vietnam. In the case of Vietnam, it was more likely that Vietnamese companies were making apparel with cotton grown or processed into fabric in Xinjiang. Historically, an OOM has access to all the company’s inventory.

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Supply Chain Risk Management: Risks of Relocating a Business ‘China to Vietnam’

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Customer service, parts shortages, unprecedented inventory growth, and warrant management can actually take up internal sources and affect profit margins. Japan’s Nintendo also pulled out some of the portion of its video game production from China to Vietnam because of the ongoing trade wars. Source: Vietnam Briefing.

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As Inventories and Capacity Expansion Grew Too Quickly in 2022, Customers are Forcing Suppliers to Bear the Brunt of Optimistic Forecasts

NC State SCRC

Moreover, Amazon refused even to discuss the situation in good faith with Gilimex, locking Gilimex’s CEO and management team out of Amazon’s headquarters in North Reading, Massachusetts after the Gilimex team had traveled thousands of miles from Vietnam for a meeting.”

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The Dangers of Single Sourcing in Your Supply Chain

Resilinc

This provides benefits like shorter transportation times and improved inventory efficiency. Key countries that businesses are moving to include India, Thailand, and Vietnam. For example, Mattel moved production of Barbie toys from Asia to Mexico.

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The Top 6 Use Cases for Network Optimization

Logility

Determine the optimal scenario that minimizes total production, freight, inventory costs and meets service requirements. Manufacturing Analysis: Optimize the total landed costs of production decisions. Balance your capacity constraints and operational requirements in one model.

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The VF Corporation Invested in Supply Chain Agility Before COVID Made “Agility” the New Buzzword

Logistics Viewpoints

In Asia, Vietnam and Bangladesh are more important sourcing locations. There will be one view of inventory across the entire distributed network.”. Because there is now one global view to inventory, the right warehouse can be leveraged to support order flows. There will be no emails or spreadsheets. Conclusion.

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5 Things You May Have Missed in Supply Chain News

BlueYonder

What’s going on in Vietnam? Before July, COVID-19 wasn’t widespread in Vietnam, but since then, over 10,000 cases have been identified. Big clothing brands are all feeling the pain, with inventory that is severely delayed and often with no estimated arrival dates.