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Doing Business in Malaysia

QAD

Malaysia became an independent nation, the Federation of Malaya, in 1957. Despite the years of political turmoil, the country was able to diversify its economy to include robust manufacturing, services and a thriving tourism industry. Manufacturing in Malaysia. Manufacturing products vary by region within Malaysia.

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Risk Management in Halal Supply Chains

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Halal risk management practices of most companies are passive, meaning it is limited to the compliance of suppliers and their own (manufacturing) operations based on the requirements of the halal certification body and their halal standard(s). On the other hand, halal risks in the entire supply chain are not on their radar screens.

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Is TPPA going to ground e-commerce or let it fly (ideally, as air freight)?

DELMIA Quintiq

And, if many of those packages cross the Pacific waters, or generally travel farther than 600 kilometers, the air cargo shippers specializing in express packages will also stand to benefit from that wave of volume. Looking at the TPPA economies, it appears that any growth in air cargo would come from the food and pharmaceuticals segments.

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Ho Ho No! Port Congestion and Supply Chain Delays Threaten to Disrupt Christmas

Resilinc

Reuters’ reporting team interviewed a wide range of managers at manufacturers, distributors, and retailers who predicted shortages of holiday gift items. importers of containerized goods, they may get priority access to containers and space on cargo ships,” according to Reuters. Because the two retailers are among the top U.S.

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How to Handle Logistics During Chinese New Year

Material Handling & Logistics

With Chinese New Year approaching fast workers will travel throughout the country to return to their families and celebrate the New Year, with all manufacturing shutting down for the duration. Provide a forecast of your expected cargo to your shipper’s representative. Malaysia – CNY – February 16-17. .

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Who said supply chains are boring?: Using GPS to track cargo.

Supply Chains Rock

Using GPS to track cargo containers. Many months ago I blogged about some new services that were being created to help shippers track cargo using wireless technologies. 4 comments: logistics malaysia. Manufacturing Central. Still not excited, well visit often and eventually you will be. Subscribe To. Christopher Sciacca.

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An Air Charter Solution for Teradyne in a Time of Disruption

CH Robinson Transportfolio

The spread of the pandemic directly impacted international and inter-city logistics for Teradyne’s inbound materials in Suzhou, China, and Penang, Malaysia. Thanks to effective collaboration and special arrangements among Teradyne’s inbound planning and manufacturing teams, vendors, and our team at C.H. An air charter solution.