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Don’t Fret: Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement will not play havoc with the economic development of developing countries

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

In late June of 2015, the Senate passed legislation that gave President Obama the authority to present the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade package to Congress with no amendments or filibusters allowed.

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Speculation and Shipping in the South China Sea

Elementum

A destabilized shipping route drives up costs in more ways than one, but how close are we to a problem that has yet to definitively present itself? Spanning quite a distance. To speak of the situation as if disruption were imminent would be unwise, lest bridges over troubled waters be burned before they've even been built.

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Interoceanic Passages

Abivin

When fully laden, ultra-large crude carriers (ULCC; tankers of more than 300,000 tons) cannot pass through the canal because of its present capacity of 240,000 tons. China, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, and the Philippines are among the countries that have staked partial claims to the Spratly and Paracel island groups.

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Navigating the Future in an Uncertain Political and Regulatory Environment

NC State SCRC

The theme, Navigating the Future in an Uncertain Political and Regulatory Environment”, included a keynote I gave, followed by presentations from Jason Schenker (Prestige Economics), Tim Barnes (AsiaPacific Consulting), and an industry panel of experts, representing a variety of different public and private sector companies.

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Manufacturing Pulse Report 2016

Supply Chain Movement

If they do decide to support omni-channel shopping, then a change of approach is needed to ensure their supply chain operations are evolved to address both the challenges and opportunities presented. >>Please Brunei Darussalam. Manufacturing Pulse Report 2016. Please fill in the following fields to activate the download button.