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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. Rules were used to make these decisions. These rules can be put into a hierarchy.

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

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

For example, in the year 2019 the trade war between the US and China was dragged on for more than a year resulting in 25% tariffs placed on US$200 billion of Chinese goods. 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. Source: Vietnam Briefing.

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Three Examples of Ongoing Supply Chain Disruptions Impacting Business Operational and Financial Performance

Supply Chain Matters

During this unprecedented period of non-stop global supply chain disruption, the Supply Chain Matters blog provides readers with additional industry specific examples, along with their implications. In this update we highlight General Motors , Nike , and retailer Bed Bath and Beyond. General Motors. Bob Ferrari. All rights reserved. .

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Added Evidence of Emerging Regionalization of Global Supply Networks

Supply Chain Matters

Locations that have benefitted from this sourcing shift are noted in the report as Vietnam and Mexico , the latter being a preferred nearshoring or friendshoring alternative. As an example, the authors point to Vietnam gaining ground in electronics, apparel and textiles, while Mexico has been increasing U.S.

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The Dangers of Single Sourcing in Your Supply Chain

Resilinc

For example, Mattel moved production of Barbie toys from Asia to Mexico. For example, companies like Apple, General Electric, and Ford have moved some manufacturing back to the US. Key countries that businesses are moving to include India, Thailand, and Vietnam. However, there are times when sole sourcing can be avoided.

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

Logistics Viewpoints

companies to import more from countries including India, Thailand and Vietnam. A few examples of funding supporting the meat and poultry industry include the following: Centrillium Protein LLC will purchase meat processing equipment with $15.1 Schneider National says it’s the first major carrier to rack up 1 million miles (1.6

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The Top 6 Use Cases for Network Optimization

Logility

Case in point: a consumer electronics company made a critical off-shore/near-shore decision and determined that the long-term risk and operational impact of near-shoring in Mexico outweighed the cost advantage of production in China and Vietnam.