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Speculation and Shipping in the South China Sea

Elementum

The historic line still claimed by Beijing—despite contrary findings—referred to rather accurately when drawn out on a map as “the cow’s tongue,” covers the Paracel Islands, the Scarborough Shoal, the Spratlys, and sidles right up to several Southeast Asian countries’ borders: namely, Brunei, Vietnam, Malaysia, and the Philippines.

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Industry Insight: E-commerce in Vietnam

Vinculum

Largely dependent on agricultural produce, Vietnam struggled financially until the United States of America lifted its economic embargo on the Southeast Asian nation in 1994. Malaysia was next, growing at 39 percent a year, with Vietnam hot on its heels (38 percent). percent of the overall grocery revenue.

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7 Mini Case Studies: Successful Supply Chain Cost Reduction and Management

Logistics Bureau

The company began with a pilot operation using a manufacturer in Malaysia. Aside from having too many disparate and redundant processes, the company had multiple IT solutions, none of which provided a holistic view of the supply chain or supported focused analysis. Procurement analysis. Supplier communication.

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Which Industries Have Been Impacted by UFLPA?

Resilinc

From Q3 2022 to Q2 2023, CBP stopped 3,588 shipments for further evaluation valued at $1,078 million mainly from Malaysia, Vietnam, China, and Thailand. Notably, every single shipment from Malaysia detained by CBP fell under electronics. In total, 1042 shipments were stopped from Malaysia; almost 60% of all stopped electronics.

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High Seas Troubles Affect Global Supply Chains, Part One: Security Risks

Enterra Insights

” They go on to note, “To protect its political, security, and economic interests in the region, the United States has challenged China’s assertive territorial claims and land reclamation efforts by conducting FONOPs and bolstering support for Southeast Asian partners.”

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Global Manufacturing PMI Levels Rise in January 2024

Supply Chain Matters

That stated, the January report noted that only two of the five PMI sub-segments, output and vendor lead times, were consistent with an outright improvement in operating conditions. Output reportedly rose in China , India and Brazil and fell more slowly in the Eurozone , Japan and the United States. in January from 49.7

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Gartner’s survey analysis: Women in Supply Chain 2016

Supply Chain Movement

Gartner Survey Analysis Women in Supply Chain 2016. Micronesia, Federated States of. United Arab Emirates. United Kingdom. United States. United States Minor Outlying Islands. >>Please click on the red button and fill in the fields to activate the green download button. Choose country.