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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

TPP is a unprecedented trade deal in history because it involves 12 countries (United States, Japan, Australia, Peru, Malaysia, Vietnam, New Zealand, Chile, Singapore, Canada, Mexico, and Brunei Darussalam), which accounts for 40% of global trade. (The trillion and US was second with US$ 3.9 trillion.) . Is this concern valid?

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Top 6 Wholesale Distribution Trends for 2019

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Unfortunately, much of the changes are factors caused by the escalating trade wars between the two largest nations in the world: the United States and China. At the same time, the United States grew further in size as the world’s largest contiguous market. Business Costs Will Rise. Supply Chains Will Be Redefined.

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Considerations for China Plus Supply Chain Sourcing Actions

Supply Chain Matters

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.

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Five Tips on Sourcing Products From China

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China is about the same size as the United States and the flying distance between Shenzhen and Shanghai, two powerhouses in the Chinese industry, is the same as the distance between San Francisco and Tucson, Arizona. Or you might want to spend a week in Guangzhou and chill entirely at The Canton Fair. Conclusion.

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If You Can’t Stand the Fire, then Tame It: Chef José Andrés and Supply Chain Management

Elementum

Since its founding, the NGO has organized meal drives around the world, including in the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Zambia, Peru, Cuba, Uganda, Cambodia, and throughout the United States. Andrés began the mission to provide healthy food to families and individuals touched by disasters.

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Interoceanic Passages

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Because it allows for quicker connections between the East and West coasts, cutting the distance traveled by ship by nearly 13,000 km (from 21,000 km to 8,000 km), the Panama Canal is of particular strategic importance to the United States. But in 1903, the United States-backed Panamanian revolution led to the country's independence.

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The Pullback From China: Will it Be Harder for SMEs?

Logistics Bureau

Some of the most notable include: Steve Madden , shoe and bag retailer: Moving production to Cambodia, Brazil, Mexico, and Vietnam. LG Electronics: Hit by tariffs on its refrigerators for the United States market, this South Korean enterprise re-shored manufacturing of those appliances. Meanwhile, in Japan.

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