Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

.” Alex Saric, a procurement expert at Ivalua, observes that poor supply chain visibility exposes companies to unwanted risks. Here, a smart approach to procurement will allow companies to improve supplier visibility, put effective measures in place and identify supply chain risks as they appear. . Footnotes. [1]

Supply Chain Planning Software

EcoVadis

MARCH 13, 2018

Consider the tablet you bought on Black Friday, your friend’s company-issued smartphone or even the computer monitor you may be reading this blog on. Companies operating in Asia are especially prone to unfair labor practices, particularly Malaysia, which has nearly 200 electronics factories. Do you know how each device was made?

Electronics

Supply Chain Matters

JULY 19, 2023

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group via its affiliated Supply Chain Matters blog provides supply chain focused perspectives on this week’s indications of slower economic growth across China. The lack of momentum in China based manufacturing has had a discernable contractionary impact on other regions, especially Taiwan and Malaysia.

China

Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Background Supply chain ethical and social responsibility, that which umbrellas ESG conformance, have increasingly become a concern for businesses, large and small, along with their procurement organizations. Reportedly, the vast majority of detained goods were produced in either Malaysia, Vietnam or Thailand. All rights reserved.

Manufacturing Procurement

Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 9, 2023

Investment firm Pimco indicated that countries such as India, Vietnam and Malaysia would benefit from China Plus sourcing actions. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. For those businesses located in the U.S., Further noted is that such efforts do not come cheap.

Manufacturing Procurement

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. © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. All rights reserved.

Sourcing Strategies

Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 19, 2024

That includes plans to make batteries and car parts in Thailand and Vietnam and microchips for cars in Malaysia. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2024, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. This report indicates that “ Foxconn has invested hundreds of millions of dollars in E.V.-related

Manufacturing Procurement

Supply Chain Matters

MAY 3, 2024

Other Asian Nations The S&P Global ASEAN Manufacturing PMI is a compilation of seven ASEAN nations- Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2024, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. an increase of 0.3 reported for March.

Manufacturing Procurement

Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 3, 2024

manufacturing and procurement activity levels, namely the ISM Report on Business Manufacturing PMI , and the S&P Global U.S. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2024, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. United States The two followed indices of U.S. in September. That value contrasts with 51.1

Manufacturing Procurement

Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

manufacturing and procurement activity levels, namely the ISM Report on Business Manufacturing PMI , and the S&P Global U.S. Other Asian Nations The S&P Global ASEAN Manufacturing PMI® , a compilation of seven ASEAN nations- Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand , and Vietnam reportedly fell from 51.6

Manufacturing Procurement

Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 8, 2024

This index is a compilation of seven ASEAN nations- Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Declines in the manufacturing sector were noted for Myanmar , Thailand , and Malaysia. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2024, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog.

Manufacturing Procurement

Supply Chain Matters

JULY 25, 2022

Our Ferrari Consulting and Research Group clients and Supply Chain Matters blog readers are likely well aware that each year we publish at the start of that year, a Research Advisory outlining our ten predictions for the coming year. © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog.

Sourcing Strategies

Supply Chain Matters

JULY 18, 2023

Investment firm Pimco indicated that countries such as India, Vietnam and Malaysia would benefit from China de-risking sourcing actions. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. For those businesses located in the U.S., All rights reserved.

Sourcing Strategies

Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 4, 2024

Other Asian Nations The S&P Global ASEAN Manufacturing PMI ® is a compilation of seven ASEAN nations- Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar , the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand , and Vietnam. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2024, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. compared to an April value of 42.5.

Manufacturing Procurement

Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 5, 2024

manufacturing and procurement activity levels, namely the ISM Report on Business Manufacturing PMI , and the S&P Global U.S. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2024, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. Manufacturing PMI® again reported differing production activity levels for July.

Manufacturing Procurement

Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 5, 2024

This index is a compilation of seven ASEAN nations- Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand , and Vietnam. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2024, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. These nations reportedly account for 98 percent of ASEAN manufacturing value added.

Manufacturing Procurement

Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 3, 2023

Further indicated were signs of weakness occurring in China , Japan , Malaysia, South Korea , Taiwan and Vietnam. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. Commenting on the July data implications, a compelling observation by Bennett Parrish, Global Economist at J.P.

Manufacturing Procurement

Supply Chain Matters

JULY 2, 2024

Various industry supply chain and procurement management teams are obviously going to have to differentiate as to two different narratives presented in these separate reports. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2024, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. All rights reserved.

Manufacturing Procurement

Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

This index is a compilation of seven ASEAN nations- Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand , and Vietnam. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. These nations reportedly account for 98 percent of ASEAN manufacturing value added. Stay tuned.

Procurement Analytics

Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 4, 2023

This index is a compilation of seven ASEAN nations- Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand , and Vietnam. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. These nations reportedly account for 98 percent of ASEAN manufacturing value added. Stay tuned.

Procurement Analytics

Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

This index is a compilation of seven ASEAN nations- Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar , the Philippines , Singapore , Thailand , and Vietnam. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2024, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. These nations reportedly account for 98 percent of ASEAN manufacturing value added.

Manufacturing Procurement

Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 5, 2024

This index is a compilation of seven termed ASEAN nations- Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2024, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. These nations reportedly account for 98 percent of ASEAN manufacturing value added.

Manufacturing Procurement

Resilinc

MAY 31, 2022

Among the countries flagged for high ESG concerns is Malaysia, which in 2021 exported $280 billion worth of goods and commodities, according to the Malaysian trade ministry. And that was just the latest enforcement action by CBP against Malaysia exporters. Malaysia is also challenged with a reputation for corruption.

Malaysia

Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Collective Asian Regions The S&P Global ASEAN Manufacturing PMI , a compilation of seven ASEAN nations- Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand , and Vietnam reportedly reflected a modest improvement to a value of 50.8 for November, rising by 0.3 percentage points from 50.5 reported for October.

Manufacturing Procurement

NC State SCRC

JULY 28, 2019

Organizations continue to scour global markets for even lower labor rates, moving from Western China to the Pearl River, and now to Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Cambodia, and North Africa.

Manufacturing Procurement

NC State SCRC

APRIL 22, 2017

” Tim Barnes, who has written in this blog in the past, was our next speaker. Australia and Japan are pushing to continue, however Malaysia and others are moving on, as they are not going to join now that the US is gone. Education is the best medicine against having your job “robofied!”

Price Reduction

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JULY 25, 2024

E-invoicing in Malaysia To support the growth of the digital economy, the government of Malaysia is implementing e-invoicing. It will be doing this to enhance the efficiency of Malaysia’s tax administration management and enable near real-time validation and storage of transactions for multiple industries.

Manufacturing Procurement

Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 5, 2025

Administration are becoming either a noted concern or business opportunity area for global based manufacturers and materials procurement teams. manufacturing and procurement activity levels, namely the S&P Global U.S. Bob Ferrari Copyright 2025, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters blog.

Optimal Sourcing

Supply Chain Matters

MAY 5, 2025

manufacturing and procurement activity levels, namely the ISM Report on Business Manufacturing PMI , and the S&P Global U.S. Bob Ferrari Copyright 2025, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters blog. United States The two followed indices of U.S. Currently there exists upwards of a 145 percent U.S.

Manufacturing Procurement

Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 7, 2025

During the trade war began during Trump’s first administration, Chinese companies started moving the final stages in production to countries such as Vietnam, Malaysia and Mexico, in order to avoid or ameliorate duties. All eyes will now be turning to the issue of transshipment.

Optimal Sourcing