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MobiVi: Establishing Credit Lending In Vietnam Using Telecom Technologies

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

MobiVi: Establishing Credit Lending In Vietnam Using Telecom Technologies By Hau Lee (Stanford), Jawad Masood (UCLA), and Christopher Tang (UCLA). Like many developing countries, access to credit for middle and lower classes through formal banking channels is limited in Vietnam. Only time will tell!

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Has China lost its relevance as a production location?

Supply Chain Movement

This is still very favourable in comparison with wages within the EU, and wages have increased more significantly in other nearby countries, such as Vietnam and Bangladesh to name but a few. It’s true that, on your first request, you will be given higher MOQs than, say, in 2007. This is both true and false.

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Top 6 Wholesale Distribution Trends for 2019

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The rise of China in the past decade coincided with a global economic boom after the financial crisis of 2007-2008. China, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Malaysia produced Japanese branded goods. For example, Vietnam supplies replacement exports for frozen shrimp, leather goods, bags, and furniture. Relocate to Avoid Tariffs.

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Sales and Operations Alignment: Often The Missing Link

Supply Chain Shaman

He had recently returned from his stint as the commercial leader for Syngenta in Vietnam, and was excited to tell me about his beach-side investment in Australia. I first met Shane in 2007 at the beginning of his work with Syngenta’s value chain. He led the team during the period of 2007-2009. Shane’s Story.

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

GlobalTranz

In July 2007, the price of natural gas rose to an astronomical $14 per MMBtu. The lower cost of production will lure a lot of manufacturers back to the US or at least encourage them to invest in manufacturing plants domestically. Fall in the price of natural gas. Since then, it has taken a big tumble and remained below $5 for the most part.

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Unethical Sourcing Practices in Procurement and How to Avoid Them

EC Sourcing Group

For example, employees at Smith & Wesson entered into a series of unethical practices with foreign countries between 2007 and 2010. Also, in 2016, Nike’s ties with Georgetown University were affected when reports of extremely poor working conditions were reported from a Nike factory in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam.

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Top E-Commerce Sites in Malaysia 2022

Vinculum

Lazada is one of the famous and attractive sites among Malaysians and the Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, and Singapore. Mudah came to screen in 2007 as one of the largest e-commerce sites all over Malaysia. Lelong is the pioneer e-commerce site in Malaysia and was set up in 2007.