QAD

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Since 1981 Spindex has supplied precision engineered components to customers in industries like automotive, office equipment, power tools and consumer appliances. This began by deploying the core model to facilities in Malaysia and Singapore, followed by Vietnam and finally, two sites in China. That was the case at Spindex Industries.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Several European, American, Japanese, Korean, Taiwanese & Indian business, in many industry sectors, like automotive, aerospace, electronics, pharmal and medical, have experienced supply chain earthquakes. Many are now actively pursuing opportunities to diversify sourcing and reduce the China risk factor.

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Jaggaer

APRIL 14, 2020

It may seem like an eternity ago now, but the disruption to component supply from China had a severe impact on many automotive and hi-tech manufacturers. Sectors such as apparel, which have shifted production to countries such as Vietnam and Bangladesh, may see reshoring in the long run.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 9, 2023

Further, some industries are defining more direct control under the notions of supply chain vertical integration, or complete transformations of strategic supply networks in the case of global automotive industry manufacturers. Vietnam is business-friendly, but it doesn’t have enough skilled workers. Mexico is near the U.S.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 5, 2017

As reported in the Wall Street Journal last week: “Automotive value chains are international. struck Vietnam. We have N weeks of component supply on hand and have secured additional N weeks of inventory from the broker market. Store-level inventory. At 9:05am today, an earthquake of magnitude 7.0 Customs clearance status.

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Resilinc

JANUARY 23, 2024

Then, everything else becomes inventory. I’ve talked to many automotive companies over the last few years. If it’s not easy to do business in China, companies will shift to Vietnam, India, or other countries that are easier to do business with. For example, if a small cancer grows and an MRI catches it—you can act.

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BR Williams Supply Chain Management

MARCH 10, 2023

However, manufacturers continued to produce goods and inventories began to rise dramatically toward the end of 2021 and beginning of 2022. Inventories were drawn down over the next several months and without increases in consumption which did not occur, this reduced demand for truckload capacity.

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