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Selecting a Supply Chain Technology Provider is Harder than it Seems

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

He joined the then P&O Containers and then subsequently P&O Nedlloyd from 1994-2000, of which a major part of the time was spent in emerging markets such as Vietnam, Cambodia and China, alongside the UK. Then he made a career change to shipping.

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November Global PMI Reporting Reflects Some Stabilization

Supply Chain Matters

contractionary mark for fifteen consecutive months and reportedly the longest sequence of deterioration since the period of December 2000 to February 2002. This index is a compilation of seven ASEAN nations- Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand , and Vietnam. percentage point increase from the 49.6

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Supply Chain Disruption. A Deeper Look Into Context, Causes, and Trends  

Elementum

They expanded first into other parts of eastern Asia (Vietnam, Thailand, India), then into eastern Europe (Poland, Ukraine) and Mexico. From 2002 to 2013, the cost of manufacturing in China increased almost 500%, making China significantly more expensive than places like India.

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October Global PMI Reporting-Continued Production Contraction

Supply Chain Matters

contractionary mark for fourteen consecutive months and reportedly the longest sequence of deterioration since the period of December 2000 to February 2002. This index is a compilation of seven ASEAN nations- Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand , and Vietnam. This index has now remained below the 50.0

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Professor Yossi Sheffi on Resilience, Visibility, and Biggest Risks this Holiday Season

Elementum

Professor Yossi Sheffi was on a sabbatical in the UK in 2002, when the world was still reeling from the 9/11 attacks. Now, though, we might go to China for some things, but for assembly we might go to Vietnam, Malaysia, or more recently, an African country. Supply chain management is becoming a lot more sophisticated.”.

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Interoceanic Passages

Abivin

In order to manage the increasing containerized traffic, the rail line between the Atlantic and Pacific sides was reopened in 2002 under a private concession. China, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, and the Philippines are among the countries that have staked partial claims to the Spratly and Paracel island groups.

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