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LogiSYM—Vietnam Digital 2020 – LogiSYM December/January 2021

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

On 1st and 2nd Dec LogiSYM held its Vietnam 2020 Digital event on a platform called AirMeet. “EVFTA and CPTPP will be boosting Vietnam’s export to Asia Pacific and Europe as such FTAs leverage taxes and facilitates trade. Vietnam has spent no effort for a decade to be full member of such agreements. Royston Phua.

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The Top 6 Use Cases for Network Optimization

Logility

A potent combination of incorrect assumptions, changing business needs and unforeseeable disruptions will eventually degrade the network that has been painstakingly created, resulting in supply chain rigidity, sluggishness, missed opportunities and higher costs. Manufacturing Analysis: Optimize the total landed costs of production decisions.

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Power Your Business Sustainably Through Solar Energy

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

At the COP26 climate conference in 2021, more than 1,000 companies committed to adopt targets to reduce emissions in line with the Paris Agreement goals. A report also found that a fifth of the 2,000 largest publicly-listed companies in the world have pledged to pursue a net-zero strategy. Cache Logistics Trust, Singapore.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 25 – December 1)

Logistics Viewpoints

Amazon’s outsize growth combined with strategy shifts at FedEx and UPS have changed the balance. In other Walmart news, the company is importing more goods to the United States from India and reducing its reliance upon China as it looks to cut costs and diversify its supply chain. billion packages in the U.S.,

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The Power of Outsourcing for Supply Chain Improvement

Logistics Bureau

If you’re a decision-maker with accountability for your organisation’s entire supply chain, and you’re just starting to think about outsourcing, perhaps to reduce costs or improve service, this post should prove well worth the few minutes it will take you to read it.

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More Evidence of Supply Chain Cost Inflation Impacting Various Industries

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters highlights the latest financial performance from bellwether firms in CPG , online retail, high tech and consumer electronics regarding ongoing supply chain related inflationary cost and supply impacts on performance. Supply chain cost inflation remains prominent. Higher costs reportedly have resulted in a 2.8

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Don’t Procrastinate This Holiday Season

BlueYonder

And did we mention that many retailers are scrambling since factories in Vietnam are shut down or operating at very limited capacity due to COVID outbreaks. Many retailers who rely on merchandise produced in Vietnam are re-evaluating what they can get to showrooms in time for fall and winter. What does all this mean for consumers?