Material Handling & Logistics

JANUARY 2, 2018

But the near-record incidences of supply-chain delays seen toward the end of 2017 indicate that pricing power is shifting from the buyer to the seller, suggesting upward price pressures are gradually returning.”. pace estimated for 2017, according to the International Monetary Fund’s most recent projections.

Manufacturing Procurement 58

Manufacturing Procurement Global Manufacturing South Korea 58

Elementum

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Now, Amazon is further expanding their reach, announcing their plans to enter Southeast Asia with a launch in Singapore in the first quarter of 2017. Lazada, a privately owned Singaporean e-commerce company, is the leading marketplace in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Asia 60

Asia Singapore Los Angeles Pharmaceutical 60

EcoVadis

DECEMBER 11, 2017

Forming an industry-wide initiative on the EcoVadis platform represents the most mature phase of this collaborative effort: A group of companies in the same business sector, whether at a European or International scale, comes together and shares tools for assessing and improving ethical, social and environmental practices within their supply chains.

Supply Chain Design Software 53

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Sustainability Industrial 53

EcoVadis

MARCH 13, 2018

Though we don’t typically consider the production background of the electronics we buy, it might come as a shock to know many of these devices are created in environments where exploitive labor practices are unfortunately commonplace across the supply chain. Further, the 2017 Trafficking in Persons Report , published by the U.S.

Electronics 64

Electronics Manufacturing Procurement Chemicals Malaysia 64

Material Handling & Logistics

JANUARY 23, 2018

Supply chain industry executives are split sharply about how Mexico will fare if it is able to agree with the United States and Canada on terms to update the North American Free Trade Agreement. . Malaysia remained the leader for smaller emerging markets. GDP growth. GDP gain in 2010. GDP gain in 2010. 2 for business conditions.

Saudi Arabia 64

Saudi Arabia Sri Lanka Qatar UAE 64

Logistics Bureau

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

But also: Why do they love supply chain management so much? Steven, you were a customer of Benchmarking Success with three different companies, most recently as Supply Chain Director with Ingram Micro, the world’s largest IT distributor. At each of these three companies, I had inherited a broken supply chain.

Benchmarking 40

Benchmarking Thailand Asia Indonesia 40

MIT Supply Chain

DECEMBER 7, 2017

In our book Faster, Smarter, Greener – The Future of the Car and Urban Mobility (MIT Press, September 2017) * we proposed a framework for future passenger mobility which would be Connected, Heterogenous, Intelligent and Personalized (CHIP). Changes in mobility are […].

Malaysia 56

Malaysia Innovation Sustainability Global 56

Material Handling & Logistics

AUGUST 16, 2017

This is truly a brilliant plan on China’s part,” explains David Gonsalvez, CEO of the Malaysia Institute for Supply Chain Innovation, which is part of the MIT Global Supply Chain and Logistics Excellence Network. They are really taking a broad perspective.

China 73

China Logistics Network Optimization Software Global Logistics 73

Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 25, 2017

When items are on the long tail of the supply chain, demand is lumpy and unpredictable. The Long Tail of the Supply Chain. Customers include Qantas, Air France, Lufthansa, and Malaysia Airlines. Probabilistic forecasting in supply chain is relatively new. 2017 Summit Presentations.

Forecasting 152

Forecasting Forecasting Software Modeling Supply Chain Planning Software 152

6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

The world of supply chain and logistics is changing every day. Each one is featured as having done something unique to reinvent their supply chain and logistics. For discount retailers like Burlington, the supply chain is often a competitive advantage — and thus a secret recipe for success.

Supply Chain Design Software 45

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Sourcing Strategies Inventory Reduction 45

Logistics Bureau

MAY 24, 2019

If you were to tell me that your company had never looked at its supply chain costs and sought to deliver reductions, I would be mightily surprised. On the other hand, if you told me your company hasn’t been able to sustain any progress in supply chain cost reduction, I wouldn’t be surprised at all.

Cost Reduction Strategies 54

Cost Reduction Strategies Inventory Reduction Expense Reduction Price Reduction 54

Resilinc

JUNE 6, 2023

This framework aims to prevent detrimental supply chain shortages (such as the chip shortage the automotive industry faced during the pandemic) and improve response time when supply chain disruptions occur across the partnered countries.

Negotiate Pricing 62

Negotiate Pricing Negotiating Skills Brunei Price Reduction 62

Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 30, 2018

GDP growth lags that of Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam. Infrastructure investment will reach $32bn between 2017 and 2021, with electricity projects worth more than $224bn over that time, Jatusripitak said. In the 2018 edition of the Bloomberg Innovation Index , Thailand ranked 45th.

Thailand 40

Thailand Price Reduction Price Mitigation Strategies Philippines 40

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

AUGUST 20, 2019

To find out the truth, a group of reporters from the Guardian (a leading newspaper in the UK) tracked down the supply chain operations of US plastic waste and presented a chilling report in [link]. . But do we know if these items will actually be recycled? According to the Guardian, America generates 34.5 Source: The Guardian.

Waste Reduction 60

Waste Reduction San Francisco Price Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies 60

Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Journalist Andrew Freedman explains, “Geopolitical risks in the Red Sea and extreme weather in Central America are converging, jostling global supply chains fed by the Suez and Panama Canals.”[3] Even so, global supply chains have been impacted. Climate change is affecting another crucial waterway, the Panama Canal.

Supply Chain Planning Software 130

Supply Chain Planning Software Security Supply Chain Software Global 130

NC State SCRC

APRIL 22, 2017

The Supply Chain Resource Cooperative held its bi-annual Industry Partner Meeting in the Talley Student Center at North Carolina State University this past week. Participants also attended the Innovation Showcase in Nelson Hall,, featuring two winning supply chain teams in the undergraduate and graduate divisions!

Price Reduction 0

Price Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies Resource Reduction Inventory Reduction 0

Supply Chain Movement

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Rethink your optimum: Prepare your supply chain for the challenges of 2017 and beyond. The benefits of the Self-Learning Supply Chain in manufacturing. Learn more about: How data, advanced analytics and optimization technology combine to give your company the adaptability it needs in challenging markets.

Guinea-Bissau 60

Guinea-Bissau Virgin Islands Papua New Guinea Burkina Faso 60

Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 8, 2024

Detainees listening to speeches in a camp in Lop County, Xinjiang, April 2017 All countries claim that they have outlawed slavery. Infor Nexus provides a solution that connects physical and financial supply chains and provides end-to-end visibility and supply chain agility. But slavery still exists.

China 200

China Malaysia Apparel Vietnam 200