RFgen

JULY 12, 2013

Recognizing a need to improve the efficiency of its global supply chain, Nestle recently announced that it is building a new storage and shipment facility in Vietnam. Along with this move, the multinational corporation is also using warehouse logistics as a way to make its supply chain more effective and cost-efficient.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 13, 2013

XPO Logistics Agrees to Acquire NLM. I’m guessing, however, that many supply chain and logistics software vendors (and probably many 3PLs too) rushed to their phones yesterday to call Home Depot’s SVP of Supply Chain Management in hopes of getting a piece of that $300 million pie. Freight Shipments Fell 0.7% in October from September.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Understanding the benefits of cloud technology has helped businesses realise the importance of flexibility and agility, especially in emerging countries like Indonesia and Vietnam, where there is a growing interest in cloud adoption among manufacturers.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 11, 2021

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.

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Resilinc

AUGUST 31, 2021

In a recent webinar on the state of risk and trends in supply chains, Resilinc CEO, Bindiya Vakil, and Director of Supply Chain Risk Consulting, Hirra Akhtar, described how aftershocks arising from the pandemic continue to disrupt supplies and logistics, and that these disruptions will continue well into 2022.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 10, 2023

A clear opportunity ripe to be addressed is the shifting of the prior focus of just-in-time driven, end-to-end efficiency flow of materials and resources, to an outside-in flow of physical and digital based information focused on customer or channel focused fulfillment material, resource and support needs. Bob Ferrari. All rights reserved.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 5, 2023

Well, ARC Advisory Group , the owner of Logistics Viewpoints, has been conducting research on the PLC market for decades. And now on to this week’s logistics news. million-square-foot warehouse in Connecticut Flexport announced the acquisition of Shopify Logistics’ assets, including Deliverr. Come on – not a chance!

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 3, 2023

Across our many blog posts, videos, webinars, eBooks, and other shared content, you’ll find a wealth of information about various aspects of outsourcing in the supply chain. However, I can’t recall writing a general guide about exploiting outsourcing opportunities to improve your supply chain.

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Supply Chain Network

JUNE 30, 2011

Secondary markets like Vietnam and Turkey are also getting more attention. Bangladesh, Cambodia, and Vietnam experienced similar wage-related strikes and walkouts. Bangladesh, Cambodia, and Vietnam experienced similar wage-related strikes and walkouts. Will you make it yours?

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BlueYonder

MARCH 6, 2020

Lucky are the companies that can shift production to other countries like Mexico or Vietnam. Some of this data includes taking feeds from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in real-time and mapping manufacturing and logistics sites to model responses to get more accurate predicated arrival times of supplies.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 10, 2022

We further cited CMS provider Pegatron ’s announced manufacturing investment in India, and expansion in Vietnam. In the “ new normal ” of Lean , information is constantly changing, and the flow of supply will be interrupted because of market, supply, or logistics network disruptions. Number Nine. February 4, 2021.

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Elementum

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

Lee is the Thoma Professor of Operations, Information, and Technology at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. His areas of specialization include global value chain innovations, supply chain management, global logistics, inventory modeling, and environmental and social responsibility. You can’t ever look at just one end.

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Locus

JUNE 13, 2022

Locus has been working with Unilever to optimize the operations of its 600+ depots spread across Vietnam and Indonesia and counting. According to Nishith, the brand teamed up with Locus four years ago as it was an informed consumer that prized agility and precision in decision-making in an increasingly complex and nuanced last-mile space.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

In its current form the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a potential free trade agreement (FTA) between the US and 11 Asia-Pacific (APAC) countries (Canada, Mexico, Peru, Chile, Japan, Vietnam, Brunei, Singapore, Australia, Malaysia, and New Zealand). Be on the lookout for more information on TPP on this blog. Gupta, Ph.D.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

In prior years, especially last year, component availability, Covid-19 related restrictions among Foxconn’s production facilities in China and added logistics disruptions had the effect of delaying the availability of some new model versions until very late in the holiday fulfillment cycle.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 18, 2023

Investment firm Pimco indicated that countries such as India, Vietnam and Malaysia would benefit from China de-risking sourcing actions. For those businesses located in the U.S., the strategies were exploring nearshoring of prior foreign production, diversifying supplier networks and adding additional contingency inventories.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 14, 2022

That will have a direct impact on the dynamics of global container shipping, airfreight and logistics networks. In the latter category, renegotiation of transportation and logistics contracts will be an obvious action as will analysis of other supply chain cost reduction opportunities. Global Wide Transportation and Logistics.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 25, 2020

It’s a matter of time before many China-based supply chains shift into Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Thailand, or come home. What about the expectation of near-immediate gratification from customer support services requiring real-time information? How Best to Prepare.

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Material Handling & Logistics

OCTOBER 9, 2018

The supply chain attack could have siphoned corporate secrets and government information while leaving few fingerprints. The supply chain attack could have siphoned corporate secrets and government information while leaving few fingerprints. This week there was a blockbuster Bloomberg Businessweek report about U.S.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 12, 2015

” We have many manufacturing shipper customers, and we love to create content of value for them on such subjects as best practices in logistics or trends around the supply chain. This is the first post in a two part series on the “Changing Face of Manufacturing.” Rising costs of labor in China and other places.

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Gravity Supply Chain

MAY 20, 2022

Spire provides real-time information and analytics based on global maritime automatic identification system (AIS) technology—Spire’s constellation of small satellites captures the courses and current status of container ships across the globe. Gravity regularly uses the data of third-party logistics (3PLs) providers.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

It even took authorities some time to recognise the vital importance of warehouse logistics, supply chain continuity, truck drivers and other transport operators. In ASEAN, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, Myanmar and Singapore are reportedly experiencing strong inbound FDIs and capital investments in new production and logistics facilities.

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MIT Supply Chain

AUGUST 22, 2013

This was one of the main talking points at the 2013 Health & Humanitarian Logistics Conference, hosted by the Malaysia Institute for Supply Chain Innovation (MISI) in Malaysia this June. Created by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the AHA Centre collates information on disasters in the region.

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Vinculum

AUGUST 8, 2021

Due to issues like low internet connectivity in SE Asia regions like Vietnam, the Philippines, and Indonesia, e-commerce shopping itself is considered a new concept. From the perspective of financial readiness, Vietnam, Indonesia, and the Philippines continue to struggle. Cross-border e-commerce needs an efficient logistic network.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

Figure 1: Identifying gaps in supply chain competency Overall Findings from three segments of industry were identified namely logistics, manufacturing and trading. The logistics industry is known for its cost sensitivity and customer-oriented approach.

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RFgen

AUGUST 12, 2020

Nestle Incorporates Warehouse Logistics to Improve Coffee Supply Chain. Recognizing a need to improve the efficiency of its global supply chain, Nestle built a storage and shipment facility in Vietnam near its top coffee bean producers. Mobile barcoding for ERP and other rapid data collection technologies can make that goal a reality.

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RFgen

AUGUST 12, 2020

Nestle Incorporates Warehouse Logistics to Improve Coffee Supply Chain. Recognizing a need to improve the efficiency of its global supply chain, Nestle built a storage and shipment facility in Vietnam near its top coffee bean producers. Mobile barcoding for ERP and other rapid data collection technologies can make that goal a reality.

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Elementum

OCTOBER 29, 2015

Dr. Yossi Sheffi is a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology , where he serves as Director of the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (MIT CTL). Now, though, we might go to China for some things, but for assembly we might go to Vietnam, Malaysia, or more recently, an African country. Visibility is a big word.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 26, 2020

Our interactions spanned the full range of Customer-Supply Chain activities: materials costing, planning, materials availability, inventory, delivery performance, and logistics. I was in the Supply Chain organization and Derek Panchyshyn was the Executive in charge of the EMC Account. Derek was always the consummate professional.

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NC State SCRC

MARCH 9, 2016

Supply chain management as a field evolved as large organizations saw the need for dedicated functions responsible for management of materials, which included purchasing of raw materials, management of manufacturing processes, and logistics (movement of materials). The mid-1960s witnessed a dramatic growth of the materials management concept.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

While we’re still sorting through the full text, we wanted to provide you with some background, answer some questions, and offer some insight about what the TPP agreement means for the transportation and logistics industry. Where can I get more information? What is the TPP agreement? What are your thoughts on the TPP agreement?

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RFgen

JUNE 20, 2013

While many companies have witnessed significant success as world trade shifts toward rapid growth markets such as India, China, Vietnam and Thailand, it is important for businesses to effectively manage variables like cross-border and country taxes. Being aware of potential challenges is the first step on the way to optimization.

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RFgen

JUNE 20, 2013

While many companies have witnessed significant success as world trade shifts toward rapid growth markets such as India, China, Vietnam and Thailand, it is important for businesses to effectively manage variables like cross-border and country taxes. Being aware of potential challenges is the first step on the way to optimization.

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 27, 2016

Often the sources of information are hidden in piles of data that we don’t think about. Social media feeds are just one more form of intelligence that can be leveraged to deal with the flood of information. The problem of course is that information in the supply chain is never complete, and will always contain bad data.

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Requis

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Supply chain and logistics consultant, educator, and podcast host Rob O’Byrne has over 40 years of supply chain experience. He has been helping companies design more profitable supply chains for over 25 years, most of them as founder and CEO of Logistics Bureau. It’s embarrassing to say, but I’ve been in logistics since 1975.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

OCTOBER 17, 2022

As part of the launch of its hotly anticipated iPhone 14, it has ramped up its production output in India and Vietnam as an alternative to China, with Foxconn, the manufacturer of Apple’s iPhones, announcing plans for creating 10 to 12 facilities in India. The New and Game-Changing Technology Solutions Redefining Last-Mile Logistics.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 17, 2018

Our interactions spanned the full range of Customer-Supply Chain activities: materials costing, planning, materials availability, inventory, delivery performance, and logistics. I was in the Supply Chain organization and Derek was the Executive in charge of the EMC Account. Derek was always the consummate professional.

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