Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 22, 2022

The United States Postal Service will slow delivery times for a third of its first-class packages in an effort to cut costs and its dependency on air transportation amid financial struggles. The move, which goes into effect May 1, is part of the Postal Service’s 10-year plan to reduce more than $100 billion in projected losses.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 16, 2023

Also Malaysia has dedicated halal parks, 22 in total, supported by halal park guidelines and incentives. He is also an Adjunct Professor with UTM Azman Hashim International Business School in Malaysia, conducting research on halal procurement strategy, halal supply chain management, and halal risk and reputation management.

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DELMIA Quintiq

JUNE 20, 2018

Natural gas is a suitable source of energy to fuel the need for heat and the power, making it an influential player on the market. The current top seven exporters of LNG in the world are Qatar, Australia, Malaysia, Nigeria, Indonesia, Algeria and Russia. Low carbon sources and natural gas meet 85% of the increase in global demand.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 5, 2024

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. This index is a compilation of seven termed ASEAN nations- Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 26, 2022

A couple of Swisslog’s recent, publicly-stated client projects include a US facility for The Giant Company (Ahold Delhaize) and a facility in Malaysia for IKEA. **. Murata Machinery provides a range of warehouse automation systems including traditional AS/RS, shuttle systems, conveyors and sortation, warehouse transporters (AGVs) and more.

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DELMIA Quintiq

DECEMBER 9, 2015

Suhas Bhise (Head of PPC, Logistics and Sourcing, Arvind Limited): At Arvind, we began looking for a new solution because there was a limitation to how much our existing planning system could meet our requirements. It creates a two-sided marketplace for those in the freight transport industries. But today I say, “Why wait?”

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Kinaxis

JANUARY 4, 2016

The same can be true for evaluating different transportation options. Severe weather can cause substantial delays, or even total shutdowns, of certain routes or modes of transportation. The number of heat stress days may rise to as high as 364 in Singapore and Malaysia, with Indonesia looking at 355 days and the Philippines 337.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Consumers, activists, and investors increasingly want to know the products they buy are sourced sustainably and ethically. Transparency, on the other hand, involves moral and ethical dimensions of activities associated with sourcing and manufacturing. sources of raw materials. They are demanding more supply chain transparency.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 8, 2024

This index is a compilation of seven ASEAN nations- Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Declines in the manufacturing sector were noted for Myanmar , Thailand , and Malaysia. These nations reportedly account for 98 percent of ASEAN manufacturing value added. by the end of the year.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 3, 2023

Further indicated were signs of weakness occurring in China , Japan , Malaysia, South Korea , Taiwan and Vietnam. Source: S&P Global and Other Sources. Report authors noted that sector data of new orders indicated that contraction occurred across consumer, intermediate and investment goods industries.

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o9 Solutions

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Having instantaneous knowledge that an underperforming product in Malaysia is taking up 30% of manufacturing capacity but the ROI is negative, running a scenario that recommends shifting production to a product that is stocking out in Japan but can improve your margins by 4%.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 28, 2022

In these times of global turmoil, there are five (5) important megatrends shaping supply chain innovations in the coming years, namely in e-fulfillment, sourcing, food and agriculture, labour intensive operations, and halal supply chain management. From global to local and regional sourcing. Marco Tieman – CEO, LBB International.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 25, 2020

With less transportation capacity, carriers are forced to hike shipping costs, and airfreight rates from China to Europe were already up 253% YOY in April. There’s also the issue of sourcing , as companies consider nearshoring and reshoring and requalify and re-assess their suppliers and sub-suppliers. How Best to Prepare.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 17, 2018

initiative set to encourage commercial investment and an upgrade to the transport infrastructure imminent, there may be no time like the present for enterprises in the ASEAN region to expand ecommerce operations into this fast-developing nation. SOURCE: Statista. With the Thai government’s Thailand 4.0 billion (US).

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 30, 2022

Then Jabil handles the sourcing and manufacturing of those products. They are sourcing from over 27,000 suppliers. Those sites are primarily located in China, Hungary, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, and the United States. The company engages in contract manufacturing services for companies.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

JANUARY 13, 2015

With Amazon and others going to same day deliveries, the e-commerce boom is making transportation and delivery infrastructure more difficult to navigate. As Companies Expand Globally, So Will the Level of Operational Complexity. No surprise here – many, many complexities continue to arise.

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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. billion in population will be the linchpin of an alternative sourced Asian supply network. One example indicated was that U.S.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

Changing Landscape of Supply Chain Executives Traditionally, supply chain executives excelled in managing functions like transportation, warehousing, inventory, and production planning but supply chain process extends beyond the firm, involving global relationships with suppliers and customers.

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NC State SCRC

JUNE 15, 2016

There is an overlap of countries that are party to both the TPP and RCEP, however for those nations, such as Japan, Vietnam, Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Brunei, most have gone on the record saying that they see the US led TPP as the most critical and inclusive, and will put the RCEP on hold pending the decision on TPP.

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DELMIA Quintiq

MAY 11, 2015

You could either build a new plant in the Philippines or alternate short runs in your existing plants in Malaysia. Short production runs challenge operational efficiency with more frequent changeovers, added time lags, and higher transport costs. In Malaysia, you could parcel the large shipments between multiple plants or lines.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 9, 2023

That would include alternatives to China under the umbrella of China Plus sourcing. based companies had indicated in survey data and in concerted actions in termed China Plus sourcing strategies that either alternative, nearshoring, or reshoring efforts were being undertaken. We pointed out that in 2022, more U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 5, 2024

We view such an indicator as clear evidence that sourcing for lowest cost manufacturing is again apparent among multi-industry supply networks. This index is a compilation of seven ASEAN nations- Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand , and Vietnam. Contrasting Reporting for U.S. in January, and 49.7

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Arena Solutions

APRIL 21, 2022

We need to keep recognizing the necessity of reducing our reliance on gasoline-powered transportation as we mark Earth Day in April. By suspending global transport and enforcing resident lockdowns due to the pandemic, the environment was able to briefly reset. Innovation in the e-transportation industry.

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MIT Supply Chain

JUNE 5, 2014

There are as many as a dozen middlemen in this supply chain says Dr. Manish Shukla, Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Malaysia Institute for Supply Chain Innovation (MISI). The wholesaler is responsible for selling the produce to retailers in local markets, or to transport it to larger markets where higher returns are possible.

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Vinculum

JULY 1, 2022

eBay generates money through various sources, including listing and valuation fees, service costs, contractual service expenses, lead-referral commissions, and other sources. In Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia, the platform is also available. Rakuten Singapore. Monthly Traffic Estimate: 63.97M.

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Intelligent Audit

JANUARY 27, 2022

However, that initial online connection immediately increases the chances that the customer will make a purchase, which again extends the demands for transportation and shipping. Shippers need to understand these fees, also available in full detail here , and how they emphasize the value of a single source of truth for shipping data.

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Intelligent Audit

JANUARY 27, 2022

However, that initial online connection immediately increases the chances that the customer will make a purchase, which again extends the demands for transportation and shipping. Shippers need to understand these fees, also available in full detail here , and how they emphasize the value of a single source of truth for shipping data. .

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 24, 2019

The company was replenishing dealers’ inventory weekly, using direct shipment and cross-docking operations from source warehouses located near Deere & Company’s manufacturing facilities. The company began with a pilot operation using a manufacturer in Malaysia.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Strategies include sourcing more items directly from manufacturers to improve margins, SKU rationalization and space reduction, “show more carry less” and assisted-store ordering. About 40% of VF Corp’s production is sourced from the Americas, more than double the industry average. million items each day.

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20Cube Logistics

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

A trade lane represents a means of transportation between a combination of locations. In the freight forwarding industry, this classification explains how a shipment will travel from its source to the destination. If one means of transportation is popular, and many freight forwarding companies are using it, the prices are lower.

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Logistics Bureau

JUNE 13, 2016

The company was replenishing dealers inventory on a weekly basis, by direct shipment and cross-docking operations, from source warehouses located near Deere & Company’s manufacturing facilities. The company began with a pilot operation using a manufacturer in Malaysia.

Cost Reduction Strategies 40

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Abivin

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Global Maritime Routes and Chokepoints Maritime routes are a few kilometers wide corridors that connect economic regions and cross land transportation gaps. Major routes also involve the transport of raw commodities, including petroleum, grains, minerals, and food items. They form a continuum. More than 1.14

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Arena Solutions

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

getting parts actually transported from the ports into the factory. And what that often means is finding a second source, finding other options, another alternative. They were impacted by one of their sole source suppliers for a critical raw material for their widely used chromatography media called Sephacryl. Yeah, sure.

Quality 52

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Intelligent Audit

AUGUST 10, 2022

However, the battle is still the same for shippers; they must find affordable transportation, watch their costs, and know what to expect. Shipments From Australia, New Zealand, Vietnam, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, Philippines, or Taiwan to the U.S. per pound from Aug. 14, 2022, until further notice. . .

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NC State SCRC

JULY 28, 2019

Low-cost country (LCC) sourcing is now a commonplace strategy for shrinking bottom line labor and material costs in most consumer products industries, including apparel, footwear, toys, and other manufactured products. This includes, but is not limited to, the proper disposal of hazardous waste.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

What alternative sources of supply are available for the essential resources? What alternative means and routes of transportation can be used? 9] Parisa Hafezi and Andrew Hayley, “ Exclusive: China presses Iran to rein in Houthi attacks in Red Sea, sources say ,” Reuters, 25 January 2024. [10]

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 26, 2021

Other products, such as motherboards and smart-home components, will no longer be produced in China either, as Alphabet plans to move their manufacture to Taiwan, Thailand, and Malaysia. For those SMEs that wait, though, sourcing costs might become an even more significant factor in the pullback from China.

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