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Logistics Experts from SSI Schaefer Implement Automated Deep-Freeze Warehouse in Manila, Philippines – LogiSYM October/November 2020

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SSI Schaefer has delivered an outstanding project in terms of sustainability in partnership with ORCA Cold Chain Solutions in the Philippines. Of the over 100 million inhabitants of the Philippines, 1.8 ORCA Cold Chain Solutions (ORCA) was founded in 2017 as a subsidiary of ISOC Holdings.

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Fast Fashion in the Philippines Retail Market

Vinculum

The rise of Fast Fashion in the Philippines. The Philippines also prefers imported clothing and accessories to locally-produced clothing and accessories sold at tiangges since imported Fashion is more appealing and seen as a superior quality to local fare. Philippine Fashion that is ethical and sustainable.

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Amazon vs. Alibaba: A Battle for Southeast Asia

Elementum

By becoming key players in trucking, warehousing, and shipping, Amazon is able to lower its shipping costs, open doors for smaller merchants to publish more products, and allow Chinese and Indian sellers and manufacturers to access Amazon warehouses. Rumors are circling that the company is planning a launch in Singapore in early 2017.

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Top 13 Asian eCommerce Marketplaces

Vinculum

The undisputed world leaders in manufacturing and exports have also steadily taken over the e-commerce sphere, sitting pretty as the largest e-commerce market in the world. billion in 2017 to $200 billion by 2026. An exploding population has its benefits too as China has proven repeatedly over the years. billion in annual sales.

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Thailand Courts Foreign Investment, While Leadership Questions Remain

Supply Chain Brain

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.

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What happens after you toss a recyclable plastic container in the recycle bin?

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

Since China banned the import of plastic waste (except the cleanest plastics) in late 2017, America has been shipping its plastic waste to other countries including: Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia, Turkey, etc. . Source: The Guardian.

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Trends 2019: Let the Prediction Season Begin

Enterra Insights

Those technologies include: artificial intelligence, robotics, blockchain, the Internet of Things, big data analytics, and additive manufacturing (aka 3D printing). 3] Chris Weller, “ 4 mega-trends that could change the world by 2030 ,” World Economic Forum, 25 August 2017. [4] technologies will affect jobs sustainability.