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Five Tips on Sourcing Products From China

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Google a phrase like “sourcing products from China” and you’ll instantly be faced by almost 39 million results! This underscores the importance of China being the world’s manufacturing hub in the past decade, and most likely for the next few decades. Introduction. Products are the lifeline of your business.

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The Power of Outsourcing for Supply Chain Improvement

Logistics Bureau

To date, most of our content has covered topics related either to logistics or manufacturing outsourcing. Meanwhile, countries in Southeast Asia, such as Vietnam and Cambodia, are enjoying growth as offshore manufacturing centres.

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Top 6 Wholesale Distribution Trends for 2019

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They range from small-batch soap manufacturing to the distribution of sports car parts. It firmly cemented China as the world’s manufacturing hub. The voracious appetite of US consumers for goods — from Apple products to Xmas trees — saw China become the de facto manufacturer of consumer goods.

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6 Common Supply Chain Mistakes and How to Resolve Them

AFFLINK

The cost of recovery from a disruption in procurement management depends on factors such as supply source, volume, manufacturing location and inventory. Supply chains that rely on a single source are now more likely to experience disruptions. Rushing the Launch of New Systems and Protocols.

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Are US-Chinese tariffs part of the new normal?

NC State SCRC

The trade war backlash, impacting more than just soy farmers and auto manufacturers is prompting organizations to adapt in ways that will disrupt global supply chains.”. Steve Madden is currently in the process of shifting handbag production to Cambodia. How much inventory should be accumulated? Finding new raw material sources.

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SCRC Meeting – Patrick Fox from VF Corporation: “Creating a Global Trade Playbook”

NC State SCRC

We work at the intersection of sourcing, logistics, legal, finance, and government affairs, and I spend 25% of my time helping our GA team form trade affairs strategies. For instance, there is a European GSP review of Cambodia in January, one of our second or third largest footprints. This is all very real. What is the trigger point?

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