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What is Genuinely New in Supply Chain Management?

Logistics Viewpoints

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 that Vietnamese companies were making apparel with cotton grown or processed into fabric in Xinjiang. A customer can of course buy goods in a store.

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The Status of Logistics in Vietnam: A Very Brief Appraisal

Logistics Bureau

To help you with your research, we decided to put together this brief summary of the logistics landscape in Vietnam. As the logistics industry in Vietnam becomes more liberalised, opportunities are opening up for new enterprises to cash in on a growing domestic and international demand for locally produced or manufactured products.

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Supply Chain Risk Management: Risks of Relocating a Business ‘China to Vietnam’

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Japan’s Nintendo also pulled out some of the portion of its video game production from China to Vietnam because of the ongoing trade wars. According to Global Edge, this does happens in Vietnam. Vietnam’s risk assessment of their weaknesses is the shortcomings in the business climate led by concerns surrounding data transparency.

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Freight Market Intelligence: Data is crucial, but context is king

Freightos

This was, of course, an extremely popular use case for market data. But a strike at a port in Germany or a typhoon off the coast of Vietnam, while temporary, can have major implications for supply chains. Don’t tell me how much I lost; tell me how I can improve investments today. And they are.

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Shorter Supply Chains are Upending Globalization Patterns

Enterra Insights

Near-shoring and Re-shoring Of course, one way to lower risks from trade with China is to move manufacturing elsewhere. Vietnam and India are two countries that have benefited from such decisions. .”[2] The bottom line is this: Companies are likely to continue to pursue their de-risking strategies.

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In Memoriam: Rear Admiral Stephen Kent Chadwick, USN (retired)

Enterra Insights

Over the course of the next two decades, we met frequently at board meetings, at non-profit functions, and at other festive events — like holiday parties. Business Career and Philanthropic Activities Upon transferring to the Navy’s retired list in 1990, Steve began a second career in business.

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The VF Corporation Invested in Supply Chain Agility Before COVID Made “Agility” the New Buzzword

Logistics Viewpoints

In Asia, Vietnam and Bangladesh are more important sourcing locations. That of course, works to VF’s advantage as well. VF had committed itself to largely selling goods to consumers in the same region they are manufactured in. The company began investing in agility and digitization before the epidemic began.