Supply Chain @ MIT

AUGUST 22, 2013

How can the region build the capacity it needs to respond effectively to these crises? This was one of the main talking points at the 2013 Health & Humanitarian Logistics Conference, hosted by the Malaysia Institute for Supply Chain Innovation (MISI) in Malaysia this June. When the local or national capacity is overwhelmed the government may request regional or international support. Malaysia is the hub for humanitarian logistics in Asia.

Malaysia 55

Malaysia Asia Indonesia Nepal 55

Quintiq

MAY 11, 2015

You could either build a new plant in the Philippines or alternate short runs in your existing plants in Malaysia. In Malaysia, you could parcel the large shipments between multiple plants or lines.

Beverage 195

Beverage Asia Philippines Manufacturing 195

Quintiq

JUNE 20, 2018

Global LNG export capacity is constantly increasing and there are a large number of liquefaction projects at different stages of construction worldwide. The current top seven exporters of LNG in the world are Qatar, Australia, Malaysia, Nigeria, Indonesia, Algeria and Russia.

Trends 184

Trends Algeria Nigeria Qatar 184

Bristlecone

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Typical results include a 5-10% increase in system response times, a 15-20% reduction in storage capacity and the development of a solid roadmap that enables future readiness. AMERICAN CORPORATE APPAREL COMPANY SELECTS BRISTLECONE.

Romania 52

Romania UAE Taiwan Apparel 52

Abivin

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Apart from the 2 leading nations – Singapore and Malaysia, other nations like Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam are also rapidly upgrading their road, rail, maritime and air cargo infrastructure in line with ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) frameworks.

Indonesia 67

Indonesia Malaysia Laos Myanmar 67

Quintiq

DECEMBER 9, 2015

Dr Mahender Singh (Founding CEO & Rector, Malaysia Institute for Supply Chain Innovation): The simplest thing UPS does is: No left turns for truck routes, only right turns. Freight Exchange is a software platform for excess freight capacity.

Singapore 190

Singapore Malaysia eBook Freight 190

NC State SCRC

AUGUST 23, 2017

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. The same unsafe working conditions prevail, and you are just as likely to encounter the problems with capacity and subcontracting that were discovered in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh 40

Bangladesh Apparel Pakistan Myanmar 40

Elementum

OCTOBER 29, 2015

Now, though, we might go to China for some things, but for assembly we might go to Vietnam, Malaysia, or more recently, an African country. Shippers often face the most stress when it comes to holiday shopping, as the last-mile logistics can be held up by under-capacity or bad weather.

Japan 148

Japan Vietnam Massachusetts Malaysia 148

Material Handling & Logistics

JANUARY 2, 2018

Shrinking capacity may mean companies have to hire or invest more to avoid overheating, yet it could also force them to push up prices, propelling inflation enough to squeeze the expansion.

South Korea 64

South Korea France Germany China 64

NC State SCRC

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Steam ship lines are all suffering from over capacity and downward pressure due to fuel prices. of global container capacity, it still has resulted in more than half a million containers sitting on the ocean. The recent bankruptcy announcement of Hanjin, a major shipping line, on the Friday before the last Labor Day long weekend, was a shock to everyone working in the global logistics shipping industry.

South Korea 40

South Korea Vietnam Thailand Indonesia 40

Supply Chain Movement

MAY 24, 2016

Malaysia. One of the main supply chain challenges is increasing uncertainty; this makes demand planning very difficult, especially if there is no mid-season production capacity available for replenishment purposes when a product should prove to be very successful.

Virgin Islands 78

Virgin Islands Burkina Faso Sierra Leone Guinea-Bissau 78

Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 4, 2019

Indices reflecting Taiwan, South Korea and Malaysia all remain at contracted PMI activity levels, primarily as a result of manufacturing contraction of two larger manufacturing economies, that being China and the Eurozone.

Vietnam 26

Vietnam South Korea Taiwan United Kingdom 26

Supply Chain Movement

JANUARY 21, 2016

Malaysia. Management at the helm. Some companies have a well-developed sales & operations planning (S&OP) process as a safeguard for structured decision-making. Those companies take an integral view of supply and demand, including the financial impact of mediumterm risks.

Virgin Islands 78

Virgin Islands Burkina Faso Sierra Leone Guinea-Bissau 78

Material Handling & Logistics

AUGUST 16, 2017

This is truly a brilliant plan on China’s part,” explains David Gonsalvez, CEO of the Malaysia Institute for Supply Chain Innovation, which is part of the MIT Global Supply Chain and Logistics Excellence Network. For example, China is Malaysia’s top trading partner.

China 80

China Uzbekistan Asia Russia 80

Logistics Bureau

JUNE 13, 2016

The company began with a pilot operation using a manufacturer in Malaysia. Starbucks had to shake up its third party relationships and increase production capacity.

Case Study 83

Case Study Study Malaysia Sustainability 83

Transportfolio

MARCH 13, 2018

Many transportation capacity planners also need to develop far more robust capabilities between Asia and other regions of the world. Supply Chain Solutions: What You Can Learn From the Semiconductor Industry | Transportfolio.

Taiwan 44

Taiwan Malaysia Japan China 44