Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 20, 2022

In Asia, Vietnam and Bangladesh are more important sourcing locations. To improve efficiency, they have begun to install warehouse robots from Locus robotics in North America and Europe. This increases worker productivity and helps the company deal with the difficulty in finding workers who want to work in warehouses.

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Supply Chain Movement

JULY 19, 2016

We are transitioning our Chinese supplier base to other regions such as Bangladesh and Vietnam for labour cost and quality reasons. Now we have 4,000 SKUs carefully segmented into 21 exclusive high quality brands, which we sell globally, and 16 suppliers that are currently in China and Italy. It is a very significant change.

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Jaggaer

APRIL 14, 2020

On top of this, a growing number of truck and van drivers are off work, often with symptoms of the virus, while many warehouse workers are unhappy about the risks posed. As China returns to normal export activity, a further challenge on the short to medium-term horizon may be warehousing capacity. pic.twitter.com/T8B9C8bbi9.

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Requis

OCTOBER 30, 2020

People are still worried about having efficiencies in their warehouses, making sure they’re laid out properly, and having the right processes. A lot of companies now will have regional hubs with just smaller satellite warehouses in each country. Use of assets such as warehouses and trucks. That’s been a massive trend.

Manufacturing Procurement 52

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EMERGE App

JULY 16, 2018

You might want to check out other regional manufacturing hubs if you’re doing clothing (Bangladesh and Vietnam) or leather goods and shoes (Vietnam). The first shipment was due to at Amazon’s warehouse in the States in a 3 weeks time. It’s not the world’s manufacturing hub for a reason.

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EMERGE App

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

For example, China for just about everything that can be made, Vietnam for clothing and shoes, and Bangladesh for garments. For a fee, they will transport your goods from the manufacturer to your warehouse. Meanwhile, you will incur storage costs for a bonded warehouse if your shipment is less than a container load (LCL).

Purchasing Skills 49

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EMERGE App

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

For example, China for just about everything that can be made, Vietnam for clothing and shoes, and Bangladesh for garments. For a fee, they will transport your goods from the manufacturer to your warehouse. Meanwhile, you will incur storage costs for a bonded warehouse if your shipment is less than a container load (LCL).

Purchasing Skills 40

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