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Freight Market Intelligence: Data is crucial, but context is king

Freightos

But a strike at a port in Germany or a typhoon off the coast of Vietnam, while temporary, can have major implications for supply chains. We must fight the temptation of Big Data and, instead, focus on The Right Data…at the right time. And they are.

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Redesign to Improve Value: A Case Study of a Supply Chain Leader

Supply Chain Shaman

The strength of your decisions is directly dependent on having accurate data going in. For example, we produce in Vietnam and China. Vietnam is a low-cost market to produce products. We produce there because the regulations say that you need to manufacture there to sell there.

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Five Key Takeaways From JOC’s TPM 2016

Freightos

The world’s most popular route is still chock full of surprises, including: Vietnam has emerged as star exporter to the U.S., The combination of a huge market looking for efficiency and new, Big Data technology means huge opportunities. So if you too missed out … Photo via JOC. Transpacific Shipping in 2016.

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Needed: A New Way to Manage Risk in Low Cost Countries

NC State SCRC

By deploying the “fast fashion” business model, the apparel industry began to outsource garment manufacture to suppliers and subcontractors in low-cost countries, such as China, India, Vietnam, Malaysia, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.

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SCRC Meeting Insights Part II: Management Principles for Executing Visibility Strategies

NC State SCRC

Even as US-based companies worldwide invest in software such as SAP and Oracle, the standards, availability and consistency of the data produced by these systems will never be 100% stable.