Supply Chain View from the Field

MARCH 13, 2015

Somebody will do it regardless of our country – there is X amount of demand for total fuel and chemicals in the market and nothing we can do policy-wise is going to change that. If we use soybean oil to make biodiesel in this country which promotes palm tree growth in Malaysia – it is not something we can control.

Sourcing Strategies 60

Sourcing Strategies Food Haiti Forecasting 60

Logistics Bureau

JUNE 21, 2020

Former Dow Chemical Chief Andrew Liveris, who is advising the Australian government on ways to mitigate the economic effects of the pandemic, is adamant that the country has to “look at on-shoring key capabilities.” There Are Some Hopeful Signs….

Manufacturing Procurement 59

Manufacturing Procurement China Manufacturing Australia 59

Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 30, 2018

GDP growth lags that of Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam. Targeted sectors include automotive, aviation, medical and bio-based energy and chemicals. In the 2018 edition of the Bloomberg Innovation Index , Thailand ranked 45th.

Thailand 40

Thailand Price Reduction Price Mitigation Strategies Philippines 40

Ware2Go

OCTOBER 9, 2021

Bindiya Vakil, a supply chain expert, wrote in the Harvard Business Review that storms exacerbated the shortage by shutting down Texas and Louisiana oil producers that process the chemicals used in manufacturing plastic. That slows the flow of empty containers back to ports in China and Vietnam and makes them even harder to get.

Shipping 52

Shipping Supply Chain Planning Software Demand Planning Software Vietnam 52

EMERGE App

JANUARY 8, 2019

Also, these imports generally avoid any regulatory scrutiny or prohibitions unlike, say, food and groceries, or paints and chemicals. Thankfully, these lend themselves perfectly for generic bedding ware that you can source from countries such as China, Vietnam, and Bangladesh. Arts, Crafts & Sewing.

Trends 40

Trends Inventory Management Software Forecasting Software Modeling Software 40

Resilinc

MAY 2, 2023

From Q3 2022 to Q2 2023, CBP stopped 3,588 shipments for further evaluation valued at $1,078 million mainly from Malaysia, Vietnam, China, and Thailand. As for the other countries, 38% of electronics came from Vietnam and nearly 1% came from Thailand. 51% of the goods came from Vietnam and 49% came from China.

Industrial 62

Industrial Industry Malaysia Vietnam 62

Vinculum

JULY 16, 2021

And, Lazada is your best bet if you have been eyeing to expand your eCommerce business boundaries in Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore, and the Philippines. Lazada has its presence in major ASEAN countries such as Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, and Indonesia. Potential Product Portfolio at Lazada.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 52

Logistics Network Optimization Software Philippines Thailand Malaysia 52

Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 1, 2020

In line with these pandemic times, while the ASEAN meeting was nominally held in Hanoi, Vietnam, it was a virtual signing ceremony that saw 15 countries in Asia Pacific become part of what is now the world’s largest free trade agreement, representing 30 percent of global gross domestic product and encompassing almost 2.3 billion people.

Japan 130

Japan Australia India Asia 130

Enterra Insights

MAY 30, 2022

Roberts was specifically writing about Vietnam War veterans who had been exposed to Agent Orange. She observes, “The Vietnam Memorial lists the names of more than 58,000 Americans who died overseas. vets who were exposed to the poisonous chemical while serving and later died.” million U.S. million claimed by Roberts.

Iraq 130

Iraq Afghanistan Military Vietnam 130

NC State SCRC

JULY 28, 2019

Organizations continue to scour global markets for even lower labor rates, moving from Western China to the Pearl River, and now to Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Cambodia, and North Africa. A good example of environmental policy involves the chemical industry, which traditionally has been a major source of industrial pollution.

Manufacturing Procurement 40

Manufacturing Procurement Purchasing Skills Sourcing Strategies Sourcing 40

Material Handling & Logistics

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Southeast Asian countries such as Vietnam are experiencing a new flood of interest as a manufacturing alternative to China. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizerr, Mitsubishi Chemical warned that a proposed tariff on imported lithium hexafluorophosphate would paralyze its $38 million plant in Shelby County, Tennessee, the U.S.'s

China 74

China Global Supply Chain Planning Software Manufacturing Procurement 74

QAD

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Typical manufacturing products made in South Korea include electronics, telecommunications, automobiles, chemicals, shipbuilding, mining and steel. Its primary export trading partners were China , the US , Vietnam, Hong Kong and Japan. Family-owned chaebol conglomerates like Hyundai, Samsung and Daewoo helped to fuel the growth.

South Korea 85

South Korea North Korea Saudi Arabia Japan 85

Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 8, 2024

Surprisingly, most of the goods seized did not originate in China but rather in Malaysia and Vietnam. In the case of Vietnam, it was more likely they were making apparel with cotton grown or processed into fabric in Xinjiang.

China 200

China Malaysia Apparel Vietnam 200