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Emerging Supply Chain Trends – A Look at Evolving Finished Vehicle Logistics Amid Market Shifts and Trends

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

At the start of this decade, there have been many discussions centred on how electric vehicles (EVs) will help decarbonise the planet and transform the automotive industry. Major Trends: Volatile Production, Capacity Crisis & The Need for EV Automotive manufacturing is experiencing a huge global transformation compared to the past.

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Supply Chain Ethical and Compliance Issue- Volkswagen

Supply Chain Matters

The global automaker’s joint partner entity in China , SAIC Motor, had established the entity, SAIC Volkswagen Automotive, to originally produce vehicles in the region, but has since been winding down operations. Reportedly, the vast majority of detained goods were produced in either Malaysia, Vietnam or Thailand.

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Digital Megatrends – Shaping Supply Chain Innovation

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

For instance, when Malaysia allowed only 60 per cent of its factory workforce to operate during the lockdown in June last year, it aggravated the global semiconductor shortage. In other manufacturing sectors like the semiconductor industry, labour shortages due to movement restrictions led to supply chain disruptions worldwide.

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Doing Business in Thailand

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Its bordering countries include Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos and Malaysia. In addition, manufactured products in Thailand include textiles, beverages, tobacco products, cement, jewelry, appliances, computers automotive parts and agricultural equipment. . Japan, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Australia and Malaysia. and Malaysia.

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The Natural Rubber Supply Chain! Will it Bounce Back?

Supply Chain Game Changer

Over 90% of natural rubber comes from Asia, with Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia making up 70% of the world’s supply of natural rubber. The largest use of rubber is for tires and tubes, making the Automotive industry the dominant consumer of rubber.

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Ho Ho No! Port Congestion and Supply Chain Delays Threaten to Disrupt Christmas

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Thailand, Vietnam, and Malaysia are among the countries experiencing surges of infection. Dozens of industries including automotive, life sciences, high tech, home goods, and cosmetics have been impacted.

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Global Wide Manufacturing Output Strengthens in March 2024

Supply Chain Matters

What may explain this increased concern is a prior Supply Chain Matters posting in late February highlighting reports indicating that China based automotive and other industry suppliers are being encouraged by dominant industry players to establish a presence in Mexico as a mechanism for both nearshoring and circumventing existing import tariffs.