Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 20, 2022

In Asia, Vietnam and Bangladesh are more important sourcing locations. The supply plan will include the procurement plan for their raw material supplies (Tier 2) needed for their finished goods suppliers (Tier 1). VF had committed itself to largely selling goods to consumers in the same region they are manufactured in.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 211

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Planning Software Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Software 211

Jaggaer

JULY 23, 2019

Factories around the world produce millions of items of clothing and accessories for top European and American brands, which are packaged, shipped and sold in every country worldwide. The “fast fashion trend”, which means that collections are distributed in shorter, and shorter periods of time, has transformed the procurement function.

Manufacturing Procurement 40

Manufacturing Procurement Purchasing Skills Negotiate Pricing Optimal Sourcing 40

Requis

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Sourcing is now predominantly overseas: China is one of the big sourcing countries of course, along with India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, Vietnam and Thailand. Because one of the major costs in a business, if you take in procurement and cost of goods, is supply chain. There’s Bangladesh in the garment industry.

Manufacturing Procurement 52

Manufacturing Procurement Optimal Sourcing Sourcing Strategies Sourcing 52

Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 7, 2023

The alternative supply chain or “ Altasian” is defined as countries consisting of Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, India, the Philippines , Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Bangladesh. Foxconn chairman Young Li travelled to both Bengaluru and Hyderabad last week.

Sourcing Strategies 52

Sourcing Strategies Manufacturing Procurement China Sourcing 52

EcoVadis

MARCH 17, 2016

One key limitation of audits is that they have become “generic”: The content has been generalized in a trend to pre-develope “packaged audits” that often fail to assess the material issues unique to the site’s business activity and hinders engagement between the trading partners (Buyer and Supplier). Limitation 1. Genericized Audit Content.

Manufacturing Procurement 61

Manufacturing Procurement Optimal Sourcing Purchasing Skills Procurement Analytics 61

NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 28, 2015

For instance, we know that e-commerce will continue to drive smaller package size, and will drive up volumes even further. (UPS UPS and FedEx both saw package volumes soar by 17% or more during the Christmas season over last year). Talent should be part of building a procurement transformation, and not an after-thought.

Predictive Analytics Software 40

Predictive Analytics Software Predictive Analytics Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software 40

Logistics Bureau

JULY 26, 2021

US import tariffs and the desire to diversify manufacturing locations are the key drivers of the move, which will see some of the company’s production transferred to Indonesia, Vietnam, Bangladesh, and Cambodia. On the other, it’s unwise to underestimate the costs of switching procurement from one country to another.

China 98

China Manufacturing Procurement Cost Reduction Strategies Resource Reduction 98