The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2023

On the air side, our top airports of Asia increasingly needs to support not only regional needs, but also global ones. 2022 did see increasing numbers of charging stations, but the traditional filling stations with EV charging points are not seeing queues of cars waiting for power in the Asia Pacific. EV Charging Infrastructure.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 29, 2022

While the company does outsource manufacturing and component needs across Asia, there has also been a commitment toward maintaining some U.S. While this footwear producer still maintains a supply network that stretches to Asia , these local facilities have supported a strategy for leveraging and promoting a U.S. onshore presence.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 26, 2024

Retailers have been working to get inventories back in line with sales after bringing in too much merchandise that was no longer in demand in 2022 as consumers shifted spending from items such as home decor to office apparel and then toward travel. These devices will also be required in all cars sold in the European Union beginning this July.

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Vinculum

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Ecommerce revenue in Southeast Asia (see Fig.1) 1) is expected to grow significantly in Southeast Asia with ecommerce leader in Southeast Asia, Indonesia, forecasted to grow from $37.48 1 Ecommerce revenue forecast of selected Southeast Asia countries. billion in 2023 to $60.63 billion in 2024.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

But what happens to the “Super Bowl Champion” apparel, or really from any major sporting event, for the losing team? In the first half of last year, the average Asia-West Coast long-term rate was around $3,000 per forty-foot equivalent unit. Instead, they are printed ahead of time, for both teams. And now on this week’s logistics news.

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Tompkins Blog

JANUARY 15, 2014

Supply chain executives in the US and Europe nervously listen to news out of Asia about factory fires, typhoons and labor disputes. Compliance with industry or corporate standards has a strong impact on industries such as toys, apparel and electronics. Asia Supply Chain Excellence - Visit this site to learn about the Asia Opportunity.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 15, 2024

Services by Amazon Here are some of the key services offered by Amazon: General public: Amazon.com – an e-commerce platform offering a diverse selection of products such as books, electronics, apparel, and groceries. billion (net profit) Profit by Region/Country: North America is a major market, followed by Europe and Asia.

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Logility

JANUARY 26, 2022

Customs and Border Protection Agency’s Withhold Release Order (WRO) on cotton products sourced from China and other countries in south-east Asia. Businesses that fail to comply may be penalized up to 2% of their annual revenue. Add to this the U.S.

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QAD

JULY 16, 2020

Located in Southern Asia between Burma and Pakistan, India borders the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal. Coupled with its favorable location in Asia, the strong air support makes shipping products in or out of India easy. Mahatma Gandhi led a non-violent resistance to British rule, and India became an independent nation in 1947.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 25, 2021

The industry being hit the hardest, Weinswig said, is the apparel industry. Journalist Lucy Handley ( @lucyhandley ) notes, “The pandemic has created rapid innovation in retail as shoppers switched to e-commerce and used curbside pickup, according to [the American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA)].”[7]

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 15, 2022

That former is the hub of high tech, consumer electronics and telecommunication product supply networks along with specialized apparel manufacturers. Impacted are manufacturing clusters located in Shenzhen and Changchun city areas which have been placed on minimum one-week lockdowns as of this past weekend. Nearly every U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Adidas has partnered with online resale company ThredUp to launch a new program where consumers can send in used apparel and accessories to be resold. The issue has been exacerbated by the pandemic’s surge in Southeast Asia, where many key chip and electronics-assembly facilities are based.

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Vinculum

JULY 15, 2020

In the Asia-Pacific region including Southeast Asia, 57.9% So, if the question is on the eCommerce business in South-eastern Asia, let’s understand how the major businesses work and where they are today. With a presence in four other countries, Zalora is another top eCommerce platform in Southeast Asia. trillion by 2023.

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20Cube Logistics

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Though fashion and apparel is an indispensable part of the human lifestyle and one of the basic necessities, we can also say that it has gone beyond the scope of being one and has become a yardstick to judge an individual’s personality. Additionally, as we have mentioned, the demand for clothes and apparel also fell down drastically.

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SupplyShift

JUNE 23, 2021

Apparel brands may overlook human rights risks at its cut-and-sew factories; automobile manufacturers may source semiconductors and materials from suppliers who violate emissions targets; electronics companies may unknowingly support pollution and environmental degradation in Southeast Asia.

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SupplyShift

JUNE 23, 2021

Apparel brands may overlook human rights risks at its cut-and-sew factories; automobile manufacturers may source semiconductors and materials from suppliers who violate emissions targets; electronics companies may unknowingly support pollution and environmental degradation in Southeast Asia.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 2, 2022

The question of near-shoring or reshoring is really a question for labor-intensive industries like apparel. … Expectations for developing a North American alternative to Asia-based supply chains are overblown.”[8] But, even then, the relocation of capacity is not a snap of the fingers. ” Concluding Thoughts.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

MAY 8, 2013

Companies like Nike and Disney have publicly stated that they are not going to Bangladesh for apparel sourcing in the future. In Thailand, workers at a factory producing Nike apparel were forced by military personnel allegedly hired by the manufacturer to sign a petition allowing them to be paid less than the minimum wage of $4 a day.

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QAD

OCTOBER 8, 2020

The country is located in southeastern Europe and southwestern Asia. The major export commodities were apparel, food, textiles, metal and manufactured metal parts and transportation equipment. Since its founding, Turkey has dealt with instability and military coups, although each time, the country returns to democracy.

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Bristlecone

MAY 31, 2020

Application support and monitoring for corporate apparel leader. Asia-Pacific. IBP S&OP deployment replacing tech company’s homegrown system. IBP and Control Tower implementation at health sciences company. S/4HANA and Ariba integration for Germany-based manufacturer. AMS and divestiture support for a Swiss technology company.

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Cathy Roberson

MAY 19, 2021

Apparel brand, Carhartt struggled with limited routing visibility and transportation costs were difficult to manage. Indeed, shippers are embracing TMS to book and schedule shipments, decide on the optimal mode of transportation needed for a shipment, track shipments and much more. TMS has come a long way since its early days.

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o9 Solutions

JANUARY 13, 2021

o9 added bookings across all its core industry verticals of CPG, Manufacturing and Retail with notable growth in the Food & Beverage and Fashion & Apparel sub-segments. o9’s has the most advanced cloud-native platform for all planning capabilities, as evidenced by its adoption by leading Fortune 100 companies.

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 1, 2023

For instance, a large apparel brand requested about 20 of their largest textile mills (many in Pakistan, Singapore, China, and other regions) to travel all the way to San Francisco for a “Vendor Summit”. As pointed out in the NY Times – even apparel manufacturing in Mexico is largely dependent on fabric produced entirely in China!

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NC State SCRC

AUGUST 23, 2017

Nowhere are disruptions more prevalent than in Low Cost Countries (LCC’s), which have become the focal point for outsourced contract manufacturing for major apparel brands such as Nike, Under Armour, Gap, Apple, and others. More efficient processes, cheaper products, and happier consumers – a winning combination.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

This dispute has left a damaging effect on our industry—causing extreme delays and millions in lost sales,” the American Apparel & Footwear Association said, as reported in the WSJ. “If ports lags those in Asia and Europe. If our ports aren’t open, we can’t trade. Productivity at U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 30, 2023

As an example, the authors point to Vietnam gaining ground in electronics, apparel and textiles, while Mexico has been increasing U.S. The report observes that for Apple ’s supply network, Vietnam and India are the new benefactors in a China Plus sourcing shift along with other supplier hot spots in Asia that are currently playing out.

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QAD

JULY 16, 2020

Located in Southern Asia between Burma and Pakistan, India borders the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal. Coupled with its favorable location in Asia, the strong air support makes shipping products in or out of India easy. Mahatma Gandhi led a non-violent resistance to British rule, and India became an independent nation in 1947.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 5, 2022

… Companies are struggling to find space for the glut of apparel, kitchen appliances and other goods filling up their supply chains.” .”[1] Here’s the rub: “All those excess retail inventories are starting to weigh on warehousing markets.

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QAD

AUGUST 8, 2019

Spain manufactures textiles and apparel, footwear, food and beverages, metals, chemicals, automobiles, machine tools, medical equipment, footwear, pharmaceuticals, clay and refractory products. It also has borders on the Mediterranean Sea, Bay of Biscay and the Atlantic Ocean, and sits along the Pyrenees Mountains. Manufacturing in Spain.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 21, 2019

But these same disruptions are also causing serious challenges to the transportation industry in China and Asia at large. . Labor-intensive products such as textiles, apparels, footwear, and furniture are the first industries whose production will leave China. Ongoing impact in Southeast Asia countries. With growth only at 0.1%

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Material Handling & Logistics

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

In the apparel industry, just this past January, luxury fashion retailer Hugo Boss said it found cases of forced labor. And it’s not just the tech industry where the abuse is happening, either. Young female workers have been held captive behind the walls of garment factories in southern India. And let’s not forget about the seafood industry.

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Freightos

JANUARY 12, 2017

Steve Jobs famously purchased the entire available air freight capacity along key Asia-US routes to ship the first iMac prior to holiday season. Since air cargo is prohibitively expensive, it’s usually limited to smaller, high-value goods or time sensitive items, such as: Electronics. Seasonal trends in clothing can shift fast.

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

knitted apparel).  Hanbo of Hong Kong) rather directly from a contract manufacturer located in Asia.      In general, the customs duties for importing goods from Asia amount to anywhere from 5% to 20% of the declared value (i.e., Every year, U.S. seeds) to finished goods (e.g., company (e.g.,

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Pivot88

MARCH 30, 2017

This two days gathering in the heart of Asia’s World City will allow you to discover the technologies disrupting the fashion, apparel and footwear industry. PI Apparel is a World Series of events that examine the crucial role technology plays in the fast-moving World of fashion, apparel, and footwear.

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Logility

APRIL 27, 2015

For example, apparel trends, fit—active, slimming, skinny—style and color; or industry products—made with recycled material, and so on. Sales history—not just categories sales, but also the SKU’s attributes. Software that allows for classification of products helps retailers plan by many vectors.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 8, 2019

are prompting companies from apparel to electronics to move production out of China and into other low-cost (and less contentious) regions. You provide a geocode to these new delivery companies, which are popping up across Europe and parts of Asia, and they will deliver your package to that location. ”[4].

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

My father soon discovered that the zippers he was importing from Asia lacked consistent quality. There are numerous cut and sew operations, for both hand bags and apparel, that are still here and with whom we have long standing relationships. Our city needed more jobs as things were moving overseas.

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