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The path to recovery from COVID-19 – LogiSYM August 2020

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

e-Commerce delivery overview in Southeast Asia. Parcel Monitor tracks parcels all over Southeast Asia. This analysis focuses on four Southeast Asian economies: Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia. In late March this year, Malaysia started a ‘Movement Control Order’ to restrict the movement of people, goods and services.

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People and Halal Supply Chains

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Muslim (majority) countries in Asia (such as Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia) and several countries in the Middle East are moving to stage 3: the halal supply chain. This new standard has three modules: transportation, warehousing, and retailing. Three halal retailing business models can be differentiated: 1. The way forward.

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Malaysia and Singapore’s 7 Best ERP Systems for Omnichannel Operations

Vinculum

Such systems are suitable for small and medium-scale enterprises in Singapore and Malaysia. Per a survey, the Asia Pacific region stands at the top level in the emerging ERP markets, with an annual rate of 9.8 Malaysia and Singapore deal more in trade and business. per cent by 2027. It provides two industry-.

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Restructuring Global Value Chains & Tariff Reduction – A Continuous Evolution for Supply Chains

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

This strategy, however, may incur additional warehousing and storage costs, and firms may experience accounting challenges where an inventory is considered an asset, which could affect cash flow. Firms could store products that attract tariffs in bonded warehouses until they are required. Operational strategies. Buying forward.

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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. For now, it seems like Alibaba has the firmer grip on Southeast Asia.

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CSR Initiatives in the Global Supply Chain

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

In Malaysia, CEVA Logistics worked closely with L’Oréal , a major producer of luxury and consumer products, to develop a social initiative of providing jobs for the hearing impaired at our warehouse since June 2020. Making Asia a Leader – One Green Initiative at a Time. Photo Credit: L’Oréal.

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Solar panel logistics: tariffs waived for 24 months

Kanban Logistics

In recent months, the US Commerce Department has been investigating whether “imports of solar panels from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam are circumventing tariffs on goods made in China.” But, for the next two years, companies are free to import solar panels from Southeast Asia without fear of tariffs. Warehousing services.