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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. Vestring et al.

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Apple’s Fiscal Q1 Financial and Operational Holiday Fulfillment Disappoints

Supply Chain Matters

Bloomberg , it its reporting indicated that this was the first time the company had missed analyst holiday sales projections since 2005. That has been the case in Vietnam, and the looking glass will be in India in 2023. Wall Street estimates were for revenues amounting to $121.1

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The Changing Face of Manufacturing: How US Manufacturers are Looking Homeward

GlobalTranz

The only time it was higher was in December 2005, when it had briefly crossed $15. Unless the source of natural gas dries up, which is not likely for many years to come, the price of gas is likely to remain low for the foreseeable future. Since then, it has taken a big tumble and remained below $5 for the most part.

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A chat with Scott Phillips

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Global Supply Chain & Sourcing Director for ECCO Global Shoe Production & Sourcing. Starting out as a Marketing Intern in Adelaide, Australia for a Fielders Steel Roofing, my international studies lead to an opportunity to work in Singapore in 2005. Family reasons relocated me to Bangkok in 2011. .

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Essential Skills for Supply Chain Leaders in Asia during Pandemic

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Companies emphasized offshore sourcing, single suppliers, and centralized warehousing to optimize their operations. To enhance resilience, supply chain strategies have shifted from cost-saving to redundancy by engaging multiple suppliers, particularly from local or nearshore sources, to mitigate supply disruptions.

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36 innovative companies re-inventing and rethinking supply chain and logistics

6 River Systems

Strategies include sourcing more items directly from manufacturers to improve margins, SKU rationalization and space reduction, “show more carry less” and assisted-store ordering. Mary Kay @MaryKay Mary Kay has a long history of supply chain innovation, earning accolades as far back as 2004 and 2005.

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China and the global textile machinery

Exapro Hub

As the world’s largest investor in short-staple spindles, China sees a jump of 34%, while deliveries to Vietnam and Bangladesh fall respectively by 39% and 33%. India and Vietnam ranked 2nd and 3rd with 2,000 and 5,1000 units. Percentage of textile imports from China (in 2015 and 2005): Bangladesh: 47% / 39%.

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