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What the Coronavirus Pandemic Means for Global Supply Chains

Shipchain

Europe, and Asia. The activity of Chinese manufacturing plants has fallen in the past month and is expected to remain depressed for months.” . These supply chain disruptions are unprecedented, and as the issues spread from beyond Asia to the rest of the world, the extent of the repercussions are yet to be seen.

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Seasoned Leadership in Action™ – An Interview with Raymon Krishnan!

Supply Chain Game Changer

I then went on to work as a ‘shipper’, for a swiss confectionary manufacturer and then a global IT distributor. Running a cost effective and safe supply chain distribution network across multiple geographies in the Asia Pacific region manufacturing and shipping chemicals where we averaged one delivery every 50 seconds.

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Multi Currency ERP for Small Businesses – EMERGE App

EMERGE App

World exports of manufactured goods increased from US$ 8 trillion in 2006 to US$ 11 trillion in 2016. Developing countries make up the bulk of suppliers and manufacturers today. They have a comparative economic advantage: lower wage costs, specialized design and manufacturing skills, and a finely-tuned supply chain.

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The Year in Logistics: Most Popular Articles from 2020

Logistics Viewpoints

Earlier this week, the death toll from the Wuhan coronavirus rose to over 1,000 people, invoking memories of the 2003 SARS outbreak. Coronavirus Impacts Manufacturing Supply Chains in Southeast Asia ; Bob Gill. Coronavirus and the Automotive and Pharmaceutical Supply Chains ; Chris Cunnane.

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A Conversation with Vittorio Favati, TVS Supply Chain Solutions GFS

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

As part of LogiSYM Asia Pacific 2022, we had the opportunity to chat with Vittorio Favati, Chief Executive Officer – TVS Supply Chain Solutions GFS. The experience stems from the ground up as an operator, then assuming global roles spanning Asia, Europe, and North America and the journey has been incredibly exciting and fulfilling.

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Supply Chain Disruptions Are New Opportunities – LogiSYM October/November 2020

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Unlike SARS in 2003, the Covid-19 pandemic has spawned an unprecedented Global health pandemic. In a highly globalised and integrated world economy, China plays a pre-eminent role as a manufacturing heavyweight – the factory of the world representing 17%-20% of world GDP.

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Can Auto Industry Hero Carlos Ghosn Reboot Troubled Mitsubishi Motors?

Elementum

The test affected 157,000 eK Wagon and eK Space cars, and 468,000 Dayz and Dayz Roox Nissan cars, which were manufactured for Nissan. Christopher Richter, a senior auto analyst at CLSA Asia-Pacific Markets said “Masuko knows a lot about what needs to be fixed, and Ghosn will give him cover from outside criticism to make the changes.”