Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 30, 2023

Locations that have benefitted from this sourcing shift are noted in the report as Vietnam and Mexico , the latter being a preferred nearshoring or friendshoring alternative. As an example, the authors point to Vietnam gaining ground in electronics, apparel and textiles, while Mexico has been increasing U.S. supply chain activity.

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Freightos

APRIL 27, 2023

Here are some interesting highlights: Justification Is Key Interestingly enough, one of the most important drivers for market intelligence is justifying procurement decisions or operational decisions to internal stakeholders, like executive teams, or to customers. While this isn’t news to me, the importance it took on was. And they are.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 1, 2023

Prediction Three of the report indicates : More Direct Control in Strategic or Tactical Material Sourcing Will Continue to be a Prominent Element of Business Strategy for Businesses and their Chief Supply Chain or Chief Procurement Officer Efforts. Our sense was that Apple’ s experience, along with others involving U.S.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

Shortage management is a strategic approach that evaluates the number of items required by a specific date, guiding purchasing managers to procure items accordingly. He has a combined 32 years of research and teaching experience in Australia, Singapore, China, Dubai, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Vietnam.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The S&P Global Vietnam Manufacturing PMI® reentered expansionary level at a reported value of 50.3 This index is a compilation of seven ASEAN nations- Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar , the Philippines , Singapore , Thailand , and Vietnam. from the 48.9 level reported for December. in January from 49.7 reported for December.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 31, 2023

We stated that procurement and supply management leaders will be expected to lead in supply resiliency efforts across product and business areas. sourcing from China, with a correspondingly rise in import share from low-wage locations, chiefly Vietnam, and regional trade areas, particularly Mexico. ” In 2022, more U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 21, 2023

GoerTek established operations in Vietnam ten years ago to produce acoustic products for Samsung Electronics and was considering an initial $280 million investment in a new production facility in northern Vietnam. The report specially highlighted Apple AirPods producer GoerTek Inc.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 6, 2022

The S&P Global Vietnam Manufacturing PMI® declined to a value of 51.7 Commenting on the March data, Andrew Harker, Economics Director at S&P Global noted in part: “ The surge in COVID-19 cases in Vietnam during March took its toll on the manufacturing sector, pushing output back into contraction territory. for February, and 53.7

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 20, 2022

In Asia, Vietnam and Bangladesh are more important sourcing locations. The supply plan will include the procurement plan for their raw material supplies (Tier 2) needed for their finished goods suppliers (Tier 1). VF had committed itself to largely selling goods to consumers in the same region they are manufactured in.

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Resilinc

JANUARY 23, 2024

Accomplished procurement veteran and author Tom Linton provides valuable insights into the supply chain risk management landscape in 2024 in this exclusive Q&A. In this Q&A, Tom shares insightful stories from his over 20 years in procurement and tells us what should be top of mind for supply chain managers in 2024.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JUNE 10, 2021

My projects in Malaysia, Philippines, China, Indonesia and eventually Vietnam, ranged from customer service and order fulfillment, shop-floor planning, inventory management, import/export and procurement. Family reasons relocated me to Bangkok in 2011. .

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 10, 2023

2023 Prediction Three: More Direct Control in Strategic or Tactical Multi-tiered Direct Materials Sourcing will Continue to be a Prominent Element of Business Strategy for Chief Supply Chain or Chief Procurement Officer Efforts. . In this Part Two posting, we provide highlights to Prediction Three outlined in our advisory.

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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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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 5, 2024

along with Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia. This index is a compilation of seven termed ASEAN nations- Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Growth expansion has returned across China and the U.S. Q1-2024 Highlights The average PMI level for the three months of Q1-2024 was 50.3 reflecting a 1.3

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

If that is correct, then the likely alternatives would be India and Vietnam. Other hardware products such the Apple watch are produced in China and Vietnam. Further noted in this report were sources indicating that in recent days, Apple has informed suppliers- “ to more actively plan on increasing production outside China.”

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 5, 2022

We have highlighted various published reports over the last three years of Apple instructing its contract manufacturers to begin evaluating and seeking out new hardware sourcing outside of China , specifically India and Vietnam. There were certainly opportunities presented not only involving India and Vietnam , but Eastern Europe and the U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 31, 2023

Countries such as India , Vietnam and others welcome an Apple supply network presence with open arms. India along with Vietnam have the potential to be other significant markets for smartphones and consumer electronics as employment and income levels increase over the coming years.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 5, 2023

Vietnam Again in the Doldrums The S&P Global Vietnam Manufacturing PMI® is here highlighted because the May value dropped deeper into contraction and “ signaling a third successive monthly deterioration in operating conditions. ” The reported May PMI value of 45.3 percentage points from the April value of 46.7,

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 19, 2020

Examples are: Samsung Electronics , which is shifting part of its domestic phone production to Vietnam due to the rapid advance of COVID-19 in South Korea. It is also airlifting parts from China to its Vietnam operations. It takes time to turn a moving ship around, though, so this will not happen immediately.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 7, 2022

The S&P Global Vietnam Manufacturing PMI® posted a value of 54 in June, compared to a value of 51.7 Whereas, among a grouping of developing regions consisting of China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Vietnam and Thailand , production and supply chain activity levels declined 2.4 reported for March. percentage points from Q1 to Q2.

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Elementum

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

Naturally, your boss will look at how good you are in procurement. Nike manufacturers are based in China, Indonesia, and Vietnam. Instead of looking to the supplier for only procurement, they now look at them as a source of potential ideas and innovation. One company he’s impressed with? There has to be a deep level of trust.".

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 29, 2022

and China trade war had resulted in added tariffs being applied to footwear causing designers to consider sourcing within other countries, especially Vietnam. At the time, the economics of producing shoes in the region of consumption came down to the economics of cheaper direct labor across China and other Asian countries.

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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. A prior downturn in Vietnam moderated during December. These nations reportedly account for 98 percent of ASEAN manufacturing value added. by the end of the year.

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Bristlecone

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

But reality might seem to indicate that German manufacturers need to continue to pivot from the high dependence on China and perhaps take advantage of the new manufacturing investment underway in regions such as India, Vietnam, Mexico , the United States and other regional areas.

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Resilinc

MAY 31, 2022

But China has been Malaysia’s largest trading partner for more than a decade, and the two countries are tightening trade ties through the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership ( RCEP ) that also includes Japan, Vietnam, Australia and 10 other Asian nations.

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QAD

JUNE 13, 2023

That includes front-end forecasting and planning, procurement, manufacturing, logistics and import/export. When you use local labor, procure raw materials locally and center production in the same area, the benefits flow into the nearby economy in the form of job growth and financial stability.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 3, 2023

Meanwhile, countries in Southeast Asia, such as Vietnam and Cambodia, are enjoying growth as offshore manufacturing centres. Through collaboration with your procurement partner, you can reduce inventory levels and then potentially downsize your warehouse capacity needs.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 3, 2022

One apparent bright spot stemmed from the S&P Global Vietnam Manufacturing PMI® which reported production growth achieving a 13-month high in May, amid recovery from the latest wave of Covid-19 infections earlier this year. This was the first downbeat assessment of the business outlook recorded for two years.”. This index rose to 54.7

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Resilinc

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

To adapt to these disruptions, OEMs and retail chains are seeking to procure holiday goods earlier than usual—which is contributing to the shipping congestion. But major challenges from delta outbreaks in vital supplier nations such as Vietnam must be resolved with vaccination campaigns for consistent recovery in supply chain reliability.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

In its current form the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a potential free trade agreement (FTA) between the US and 11 Asia-Pacific (APAC) countries (Canada, Mexico, Peru, Chile, Japan, Vietnam, Brunei, Singapore, Australia, Malaysia, and New Zealand). The United States currently has FTA’s with six (6) of the 11 TPP countries. Gupta, Ph.D.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 4, 2023

This index is a compilation of seven ASEAN nations- Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand , and Vietnam. A downturn within Vietnam ’s manufacturing sector reportedly weakened to a five-month low of 47.3 These nations reportedly account for 98 percent of ASEAN manufacturing value added. in November.

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DELMIA Quintiq

DECEMBER 7, 2015

In e-commerce, the supply chain begins from the point we procure our products to the point they reach the distribution center (DC) and finally, to the customer’s doorstep. In countries like Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines, where labor costs are still relatively low, using manpower makes more sense than automation technology for now.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Over the last three years Supply Chain Matters has highlighted various published reports of Apple instructing its contract manufacturers to begin evaluating and seeking out new hardware sourcing outside of China , specifically India and Vietnam. What apparently was missing is what specific challenges that entailed.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 20, 2022

front that retailers and certain businesses may have procured too much inventory , and now that these inventories have arrived, the challenge will be not to exposed to a decline in consumer buying activity in the months to come. This month, the Economist Intelligence Unit revised its forecast of the overall U.S. inflation rate to be 9.2

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 3, 2022

A country of continued optimism remains that of Vietnam , which has been the go-to country for businesses seeking to manage supply network risk exposure in China. The IHS Markit Vietnam Manufacturing PMI® rose again to a level of 54.3 Inflationary pressures reportedly remain a concern. for February, up from 53.7 reported for January.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 2, 2023

Vietnam The S&P Global Vietnam Manufacturing PMI® returned to expansion level with a reported value of 51.2 Report authors however, qualified that the domestic market demand was the prime source of activity growth. In December output growth achieved a 13 month high, the fastest rate in new orders since February 2021.

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