The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JUNE 30, 2022

Feature Article by Mark Yong , Managing Director, APAC & EMEA at Blume Global. This article will look at five things a firm might want to consider when choosing a supply chain technology provider: Your current resources and capabilities. Then he made a career change to shipping.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 14, 2021

The creation of the Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) and an increasing number of startup challenges, incubators etc. This article is a call for a considerate and wise use of technology. LogiSYM—Vietnam Digital 2020 – LogiSYM December/January 2021. marked the development. MORE FROM THIS EDITION.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Feature Article by Anthony Beavis, Managing Director APAC at Körber Supply Chain. Border controls, China’s zero-covid policy and global shipping costs and energy prices is putting increasing pressure on supply chains throughout the Asia Pacific region. The Age of Agility: Building Resilience in the Supply Chain.

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Resilinc

JULY 6, 2021

The extreme port congestion and container shortages that drastically reduced shipping out of Southern China last month have eased, but as freight volumes from Yantian and other Pearl River Delta ports recover, the rebound will send another wave of disruptions through the troubled global shipping network, according to American Shipper.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 28, 2022

Feature Article by Sembcorp Industries (Sembcorp). As a leading energy and urban solutions provider, Sembcorp has more than 5.7GW of renewable energy portfolio across key markets such as Singapore, Vietnam China, India and the UK. Power Your Business Sustainably Through Solar Energy.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Same-day delivery (or is it shipping?) German shipping banks face $22 billion in losses: Moody’s ( Reuters ). Side note: I received a comment yesterday about my Home Depot posting because the title referenced same-day delivery but I also mentioned same-day shipping in the writeup. Three of Five Modes Carried More U.S.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 19, 2020

Examples are: Samsung Electronics , which is shifting part of its domestic phone production to Vietnam due to the rapid advance of COVID-19 in South Korea. It is also airlifting parts from China to its Vietnam operations. It takes time to turn a moving ship around, though, so this will not happen immediately.

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NC State SCRC

JUNE 22, 2023

The volumes shipped by VF are incredible. 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?

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Resilinc

JULY 20, 2021

This trio of supply chain experts began advocating earlier this year for public and private investment in what they call the Pan-American Manufacturing Ecosystem year (see their June guest article in Harvard Business Review). Proximity = lower costs and lower carbon.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 20, 2020

In this article, we take a quick look at one possible approach which could help to mitigate against any future widespread supply chain shocks. Many Japanese companies are already manufacturing in Vietnam. Factors That Could Complicate Departure From China. Very regulated economy. Labour lacking skills in high-tech manufacturing.

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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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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 3, 2023

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. Meanwhile, countries in Southeast Asia, such as Vietnam and Cambodia, are enjoying growth as offshore manufacturing centres.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 15, 2021

Closed borders, quarantine restrictions and social distancing requirements for staff combined with an explosion in delivery demand from online retail sales made for a tough period of shipping delays and warehouse backlogs across the globe. Essentially, demand for deliveries skyrocketed yet the capacity of delivery firms shrunk.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 3, 2020

Containers are piling up in ports, international shipping has been hammered, Western companies are battling to source products from traditional suppliers, and disruptions are being experienced throughout the global supply chain. COVID-19 Impact on Shipping. Deere is using costly expedited shipping to avoid disruptions.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 25, 2020

Supply Chain Storm article and permission to publish here provided by Bryce Boothby. With less transportation capacity, carriers are forced to hike shipping costs, and airfreight rates from China to Europe were already up 253% YOY in April. Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer.

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Ware2Go

OCTOBER 14, 2021

One measure of this is the daily tally of container ships idling outside the congested ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach — the entry point for about 40 per cent of goods imported into the US. Some large retailers, including Walmart and Costco, have resorted to chartering ships to deliver goods. That throughput is fixed in nature.

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Gravity Supply Chain

MAY 20, 2022

Spire provides real-time information and analytics based on global maritime automatic identification system (AIS) technology—Spire’s constellation of small satellites captures the courses and current status of container ships across the globe. In 1956, manually loading a ship cost $5.86

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6 River Systems

AUGUST 23, 2019

With access to the company wiki, I spent hours reading everything from information about the market and competing companies to articles written about The Phoenix Project. This has placed a huge amount of pressure on traditional retailers to improve shipping capabilities and provide for a market flooded with high consumer expectations.

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EMERGE App

JULY 16, 2018

When you’re in the e-commerce industry or entrepreneurship space, buzzwords like “drop shipping” and “Amazon FBA” just roll off your tongue. You might want to check out other regional manufacturing hubs if you’re doing clothing (Bangladesh and Vietnam) or leather goods and shoes (Vietnam).

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RFgen

AUGUST 12, 2020

In this article, we will explore past use cases from around the food and beverage industry. Recognizing a need to improve the efficiency of its global supply chain, Nestle built a storage and shipment facility in Vietnam near its top coffee bean producers. 46% have altered food choices over food safety concerns.

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RFgen

AUGUST 12, 2020

In this article, we will explore past use cases from around the food and beverage industry. Recognizing a need to improve the efficiency of its global supply chain, Nestle built a storage and shipment facility in Vietnam near its top coffee bean producers. 46% have altered food choices over food safety concerns.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 21, 2019

trade war, and the trade conflict between Japan-Korea all impact today’s shipping market. Robinson’s coverage of these and other disruptions has focused on what it means for companies shipping into North America. Vietnam to become world’s factory? Vietnam may just come out on top of the trade disruptions. A lot of C.H.

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Vinculum

JULY 16, 2021

And, Lazada is your best bet if you have been eyeing to expand your eCommerce business boundaries in Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore, and the Philippines. In this article, we will be touching upon the basics of being an international seller on Lazada. How to Get Started with Lazada.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

The enforcements of draconian lockdowns, various economies have experienced severe shocks, adversely affecting global trade, global tourism & travel, International Aviation and Airports as well as International Shipping and Ports. SMEs have been hit hard with mounting job losses and financial haemorrhaging. FTAs and Trade Flows.

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Exapro Hub

JUNE 21, 2018

Number of draw-texturing spindles and shuttle-less looms that were shipped increased by 23% and 13%. Most of the new short-staple spindles (95%) are shipped to Asia. 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%.

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Freightera

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

How Freightera compares to traditional carriers and brokers and online solutions, with pros and cons for each provider If you are trying to compare Freightera with other shipping solutions, this article will make it easier for you. Much like Freightera, they specialize in ground freight shipping and they operate across North America.

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Freightera

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

How Freightera compares to traditional carriers and brokers and online solutions, with pros and cons for each provider If you are trying to compare Freightera with other shipping solutions, this article will make it easier for you. Much like Freightera, they specialize in ground freight shipping and they operate across North America.

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Vinculum

JUNE 29, 2020

Starting with Malaysia, it has widened its reach to Singapore, Thailand, Brunei, Hong Kong, Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, Taiwan, Australia, and New Zealand. It also offers super-fast shipping, free returns, cash-on-delivery, and access to the latest trends of fashion. How is Zalora’s Delivery and Shipping Fees?

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Vinculum

JULY 24, 2019

Ease of shopping, product variety, secure payments and free shipping are some of the reasons that have made online shopping a huge success. We promise that at the end of the article you will know where to sell. It makes it easier for sellers to store, pack and ship their products. In 2021, over 2.14 Just imagine. 3) Europe.

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Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 2, 2020

Heading the list of alternative manufacturing hubs are Vietnam, India, Thailand, and Mexico. Small businesses may be nimble enough to rapidly shift away from China, but larger businesses may take longer to turn the ship onto a different trajectory. Larger businesses may take longer to ‘turn the ship’ onto a different course.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Supply chain reaction: trade war refugees race to relocate to Vietnam, Thailand (Reuters). Easyship, a Stripe for global e-commerce shipping, raises $4M (TechCrunch). So without delay, here are my thoughts about this breaking news and the other headlines that caught my attention this week: U.S.,

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