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Redesign to Improve Value: A Case Study of a Supply Chain Leader

Supply Chain Shaman

For example, we produce in Vietnam and China. Vietnam is a low-cost market to produce products. Our factory is efficient; yet, it costs us more to manufacture the product in Vietnam because of a lack of local raw materials – compared to manufacturing it in the US, shipping it, and paying duties on a landed basis.

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New Balance’s Added U.S. Manufacturing Presence

Supply Chain Matters

and China trade war had resulted in added tariffs being applied to footwear causing designers to consider sourcing within other countries, especially Vietnam. At the time, the economics of producing shoes in the region of consumption came down to the economics of cheaper direct labor across China and other Asian countries.

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Report Indicates Apple India iPhone Output is Now $7 Billion

Supply Chain Matters

Our commentary reiterated that over the last three years there were reports indicating that Apple was instructing its contract manufacturers to begin evaluating and seeking out new hardware sourcing outside of China , specifically India and Vietnam , with the former garnering the most attention.

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Supply Chain Management in Apparel Industry

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And numerous case studies of businesses show that by investing in better supply chain management , the prospect of business growth improves significantly. Countries, especially in South Asia, like China, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Vietnam, etc., There are countless benefits of having an optimized supply chain.

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Smart Supply Chains Adapt to Overcome COVID-19 Challenges

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Examples are: Samsung Electronics , which is shifting part of its domestic phone production to Vietnam due to the rapid advance of COVID-19 in South Korea. It is also airlifting parts from China to its Vietnam operations.

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Sales and Operations Alignment: Often The Missing Link

Supply Chain Shaman

He had recently returned from his stint as the commercial leader for Syngenta in Vietnam, and was excited to tell me about his beach-side investment in Australia. In this year’s agenda, we are featuring some great case studies on new business models—Green Eileen and Sidecar—that I think that you will enjoy.

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Spindex is Building their Adaptive Manufacturing Enterprise

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This began by deploying the core model to facilities in Malaysia and Singapore, followed by Vietnam and finally, two sites in China. To learn more about Spindex and their path to building an Adaptive Manufacturing Enterprise, take a look at the Spindex case study.