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Doing Business in Singapore

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The Malaysian island of Singapore was originally known as Temasek (“Sea Town”) after the first settlers found it in AD 1298-1299. In 1819, the British East India Company established a trading settlement on the island, which set modern Singapore into motion. Singapore’s landmass is only 719 sq. Manufacturing in Singapore.

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The India supply chain revolution

Supply Chain Movement

India is on the cusp of a supply chain transformation that may end up being nothing short of a major game changer. At IMD, we often discuss the distribution footprint of L’Oréal which had an outsized 15% of distribution centers located in India. Unilever, for example, has 38 factories in India out of more than 300 factories worldwide.

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The Supply Chain Response to India’s Second Wave of Covid!

Supply Chain Game Changer

India’s second wave of Covid article and permission to publish here provided by Ajay Jha. April 2021 saw India grappling with Covid- 19 again. Between the 2 nd and 3 rd week of April itself, India had recorded 38 lakh new cases. An important point to note here is that India has adequate oxygen production.

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Amazon vs. Alibaba: A Battle for Southeast Asia

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2015 was a big year in terms of logistics and globalization for Amazon, who began making their way into the shipping industry, registering in China as a freight forwarder and a shipping broker for 12 routes, including Shanghai to Los Angeles and Hamburg. Rumors are circling that the company is planning a launch in Singapore in early 2017.

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Hanjin's Insolvency Leaves Few Options

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As of Friday, September 2, 45 of its ships remain adrift at different ports in China, Japan, Singapore, and India, and other countries—they’ve been denied access by operators who fear that the company might be unable to pay docking fees. Rahul Kapoor, Director at Maritime Consultancy Drewry Financial Research Services.

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Staying Ahead of Supply Chain Paradigms – LogiSYM September 2020

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

He was Director, Head of Supply Chain and Transport Industries at the World Economic Forum, Partner and Managing Director (China and India) at the global strategy firm CVA, and President and CEO of GeoPost Intercontinental, the global expansion vehicle of French La Poste. He gave over 100 speeches worldwide. MORE FROM THIS EDITION.

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“Too Big to Fail”: 10 Things you Need to Know About El Niño

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The fires are causing high levels of haze in Singapore and other countries, where pollution levels are almost unprecedented. This could be a record-setting year for typhoons, meaning heavy disruptions of air and sea freight. Droughts in Southeast Asia and India, too, have caused crop output to fall. Rice shortages in the U.S.