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LogiSYM Vietnam 2020: Navigating the global patent thicket – How to build IP resilient and flexible supply chains

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

A presentation by Dr Jonas Block, Head of Artificial Intelligence Development at IPwe.

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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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Chinese New Year Shutdown 2020: How to Prepare

ShipBob

In mainland China (and even in other countries that celebrate the holiday such as Indonesia, Malaysia, North Korea, Singapore, South Korea, Vietnam, and Brunei), the Chinese New Year holiday is a very big deal. The post Chinese New Year Shutdown 2020: How to Prepare appeared first on ShipBob. Request a quote from ShipBob.

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How to Handle Logistics During Chinese New Year

Material Handling & Logistics

Guenzerodt outlines what can happen during this time and how to prepare for it. . How CNY can affect your business: --Longer production and quotation times: Production time will be delayed and quotation requests will be processed slower. Vietnam – Lunar New Year – February 14-20 . Some suppliers are off for more than a month.

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Unethical Sourcing Practices in Procurement and How to Avoid Them

EC Sourcing Group

Unethical Sourcing Practices in Procurement and How to Avoid Them. Also, in 2016, Nike’s ties with Georgetown University were affected when reports of extremely poor working conditions were reported from a Nike factory in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam. Unethical Procurement Practices : How to Avoid Unethical Procurement .

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The Small & Medium Enterprises (SME) World – LogiSYM July 2020

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

But remember the words of Akufo-Addo, President of Ghana: “We know how to bring the economy back to life. What we do not know is how to bring people back to life.”. Some of the big accounting firms and brand name consultants have been busily drafting processes, procedures and recommendations on how to operate business post-pandemic.

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Bringing It All Back Home – OTR TMS Supports Reversion to Regional Manufacturing

Supply Chain Collaborator

With trade wars and tariffs pinching operational profitability, manufacturers are looking at alternative locales like VietNam, India and, Mexico. The survey shows that a full third of companies with global supply chains intend to move their sourcing and manufacturing activities out of China in the next few years.