Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 21, 2023

The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) published an article on the increasing use of machinery to create made-to-fit boxes for more efficient fulfillment shipping. In percentage terms, Vietnam’s exports grew the most. Although CMA CGM is best known for being a large container shipping company, it is also the parent of CEVA Logistics.

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New Horizon Supply Chain Blog

JULY 21, 2022

An interesting article in The Economist points out that while we think of the pandemic as having triggered sudden changes in global supply chains, many recent changes just represent an acceleration of trends that had been underway since the 2008 Great Recession. In the above chart, I augmented the article chart with U.S. To Learn More.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Disruptions cause supply chain uncertainty Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) in Asia continue to see strong demand for trade supply. For instance, sourcing of raw materials for battery manufacturing may become the next great supply problem as automakers bet big on electrification in 2023.

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QAD

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The document is daunting, with over 300 pages, but this article will cover key findings and offer advice for those considering establishing an FTZ. If a US company wants to manufacture onshore, they’ll likely still import many parts overseas. Importing a vacuum motor from Vietnam would incur a 5.3% Take vacuums, for instance.

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Resilinc

JULY 6, 2021

Reuters’ reporting team interviewed a wide range of managers at manufacturers, distributors, and retailers who predicted shortages of holiday gift items. It was an outbreak in the vast Shenzhen manufacturing and export hub that led to infections among dock workers and the sharp cutback in shipping out of Yantian, Nansha, and Shekou.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 3, 2023

To date, most of our content has covered topics related either to logistics or manufacturing outsourcing. In this article, I will redress the balance by exploring outsourcing from a more holistic perspective, focusing on ways to consider outsourcing partnerships for improvement throughout the supply chain.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JUNE 10, 2021

I packed my (one) bag to start a considerable journey into becoming a Supply Chain Professional from the manufacturing floor up, with Detmold (Detpak) Packaging. . I took up a role to develop and facilitate the regional S&OP program for BlueScope steel, spanning, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam and Indonesia.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 19, 2020

Some US manufacturers, however, have resorted to airlifting supplies from China at a premium price. These smart operators include: John Deere: The agricultural vehicle manufacturer says it expects to spend $40 million (USD) on expedited freight to ensure there is no disruption in supply. Why not get in touch with us?

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Ware2Go

OCTOBER 9, 2021

The shortage in chips, triggered by a production lag early in the pandemic followed by surging demand, has meant manufacturers have struggled to produce enough computers, phones and tablets to fulfill orders, which soared during COVID lockdowns. Factory shutdowns in Vietnam mean that Nike expects shortages of its products in the New Year.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 16, 2022

Andrew Kinder ( @Kinder_ai ), a Senior Vice President of industry and solution strategy with Infor, insists, “COVID-19 has taught manufacturers a bitter lesson. ” Because finding solutions is difficult, there is obviously no way I can discuss all suggested remedies in one short article. Improve supply chain visibility.

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NC State SCRC

JUNE 22, 2023

Do we have a crystal ball, and a system to produce a dashboard of every unit crossing a border where we pay a duty, and how much we are paying different countries like Japan, Malaysia, Vietnam or any of the hundreds of different countries we do business in today with suppliers or distributors? What happens? Every contain is being inspected!

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 16, 2019

Article written for Supply Chain Game Changer by Casey Heigl at [link]. When a product has a label stating “Made in USA,” it means its manufacturing has complied with several rules set by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). First, any labels reading “Manufactured in USA” or “Produced in USA” are considered unqualified U.S.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 9, 2020

In Part One of this two-part article, I discussed the first six megatrends: Urbanization, smart technologies, society, connectivity, retail, and climate change. This article discusses the remaining six areas: Energy, economics, infrastructure, healthcare, mobility, and new business models.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 6, 2020

A New York Times article from August 2019 highlights how much artificial intelligence (AI) is indebted to humans. Lucky are the companies that can shift production to other countries like Mexico or Vietnam. That is because lots and lots of people are needed to help an AI system learn so that it can eventually act on its own.

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Material Handling & Logistics

OCTOBER 9, 2018

A corporate computing data center might have equipment sold by dozens of manufacturers, which all have similarly complex networks of parts and software suppliers, manufacturers, assemblers, testers and contractors. The companies mentioned in the Bloomberg Businessweek article disputed summaries of the reporting.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 15, 2021

In Asia in particular, we see the market looking to multiple low-cost locations such as Vietnam or Thailand, away from reliance on China. No one vendor, carrier, technology provider or manufacturer has all of the tools available to be successful.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 8, 2020

Supply Chain Professional article and permission to publish here provided by Tim Moore. Consider other possible regional opportunities for the future (such as Vietnam, Bangladesh, etc.), These have led to manufacturing, transportation, and other related strikes and protests. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

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Supply Chain Movement

JULY 19, 2016

In the last three years we’ve developed our strategy, centralised procurement, purchasing and manufacturing aligned our portfolios across all categories globally and developed our exclusive brands portfolio. My role includes purchasing, product development, product management, category management, supply chain and manufacturing.

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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. A recent article (Chu, 2012) noted that low cost countries all have the same problems that factories in Bangladesh do.

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NC State SCRC

JULY 28, 2019

Low-cost country (LCC) sourcing is now a commonplace strategy for shrinking bottom line labor and material costs in most consumer products industries, including apparel, footwear, toys, and other manufactured products. Dow Chemical, for example, considers environmental concerns a critical feature of its policies and procedures.3

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 3, 2020

It adds that while all its manufacturing partner sites in that country have reopened, they are ramping up more slowly than expected. In the United States , automotive stocks have fallen as manufacturers General Motors, Ford, Toyota, and Fiat Chrysler scramble to find parts and Moody’s Investor Service forecasts a drop of 2.5%

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RFgen

AUGUST 12, 2020

This has become even more apparent as manufacturers and warehouses adjust to irregular surges in demand with significantly disrupted supply chains caused by COVID-19. In this article, we will explore past use cases from around the food and beverage industry. The food and beverage industry is a vital part of our economy.

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RFgen

AUGUST 12, 2020

This has become even more apparent as manufacturers and warehouses adjust to irregular surges in demand with significantly disrupted supply chains caused by COVID-19. In this article, we will explore past use cases from around the food and beverage industry. The food and beverage industry is a vital part of our economy.

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EMERGE App

JULY 16, 2018

These two e-commerce business models have really taken off in the past decade, helped no doubt by the resurgence of China as the world’s manufacturing hub, the app economy and the convenience of an always-on mobile web. It’s not the world’s manufacturing hub for a reason. Also, you’ll want to meet manufacturers.

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Gravity Supply Chain

MAY 20, 2022

As outlined in an article in The Maritime Executive , it: … dramatically reduced the cost of loading and unloading a ship. made great use of this innovation during the Vietnam War to ship supplies to soldiers, who sometimes even used the containers as shelters … This innovation made the modern globalized world possible.

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Ware2Go

OCTOBER 14, 2021

This year’s supply chain pressures have had ripple effects throughout the economy that are hurting US retailers and manufacturers. Logistics, labour and manufacturing headaches combined are likely to add another $223bn to US retailers’ costs this holiday season, Salesforce estimates. The stakes are high.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 21, 2019

Vietnam to become world’s factory? Vietnam may just come out on top of the trade disruptions. With a strong infrastructure, including a deep-sea port that serves mega-vessels, Vietnam could be on track to replace China as the world’s factory. Industrial policies favor domestic commodities. Depreciation of China’s renminbi.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

In a highly globalised and integrated world economy, China plays a pre-eminent role as a manufacturing heavyweight – the factory of the world representing 17%-20% of world GDP. Arising from the pandemic is risk diversification i.e. reducing sourcing risks from China. FTAs and Trade Flows.

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Exapro Hub

JUNE 21, 2018

As the world’s largest investor in short-staple spindles, China sees a jump of 34%, while deliveries to Vietnam and Bangladesh fall respectively by 39% and 33%. India and Vietnam ranked 2nd and 3rd with 2,000 and 5,1000 units. Vietnam: 23% / 50%. Shipments to Indonesia surged 135% year-on-year. Malaysia: 25% / 49%.

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Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 30, 2018

GDP growth lags that of Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam. Comment on this article. Kobsak Pootrakool, who holds the title of minister attached to the prime minister’s office, told the investment seminar that Thailand’s international competitiveness has been on the decline in recent years.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 26, 2021

Whether to relocate supply or manufacturing from China to another low-cost country or switch to a near-shoring or re-shoring strategy is not a decision to take lightly. Some of the most notable include: Steve Madden , shoe and bag retailer: Moving production to Cambodia, Brazil, Mexico, and Vietnam.

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Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 2, 2020

Heading the list of alternative manufacturing hubs are Vietnam, India, Thailand, and Mexico. Around three decades ago, Western companies began moving manufacturing and sourcing to China for one reason: costs. A Kearney study showed a “particularly sharp decline” in manufacturing imports from China to the US in 2019.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 30, 2023

It is not just US tool manufacturers that are affected. The goal is to set China’s chip manufacturing industry back by at least a decade. There were two excellent articles in the Financial Times (FT) on the Apple supply chain. Foxconn is Apple’s key contract manufacturing partner. This is disingenuous at best.

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