BlueYonder

MARCH 6, 2020

Lucky are the companies that can shift production to other countries like Mexico or Vietnam. By using AI and ML, companies can better model and predict demand and fine tune their inventory from procurement to transport to warehouse to routing supplies to locations ahead of demand. The third is exports to China.

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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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Elementum

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

Lee is the Thoma Professor of Operations, Information, and Technology at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Naturally, your boss will look at how good you are in procurement. Nike manufacturers are based in China, Indonesia, and Vietnam. It’s about co-creating value—not just looking at your suppliers for procurement.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 4, 2023

This index is a compilation of seven ASEAN nations- Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand , and Vietnam. A downturn within Vietnam ’s manufacturing sector reportedly weakened to a five-month low of 47.3 These nations reportedly account for 98 percent of ASEAN manufacturing value added. in November.

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Kinaxis

AUGUST 10, 2015

In a related article by the Guardian , David Noble, chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply, points out just how pervasive this issue is, saying 11% of British business leaders report modern slavery likely already plays a role in their supply chains.

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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

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.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

According to a published report by Bloomberg , citing informed sources, this method is being utilized in effort to both lesson the overall use and potential waste of metal in the watch case fabrication process along with ascertaining if 3D printing methods can be effectively utilized for other product models as well.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Procurement and supply management leaders will be expected to provide both leadership for supply resiliency and added value, but also supply network cost reductions. This is likely to include select areas of added business and supply chain digital transformation, but in more managed and focused scope.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

He was also an important contributor to our understanding of the modern field of procurement and supply chain relationship management. This argument made sense in 1937 – because procurement was viewed primarily as a transactional activity. The only focus they had was to drive prices down – otherwise they would keep the job inhouse.

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NC State SCRC

MARCH 9, 2016

An excerpt from our book “The Procurement Value Proposition” got a nice section of CSCMP’s Supply Chain Quarterly edition this week. As a young assistant professor at Michigan State University, I was part of a group called the Global Procurement Benchmarking Initiative, led by Professor Robert Monczka.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

This index is a compilation of seven ASEAN nations- Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand , and Vietnam. We will continue in our efforts to provide reference to pertinent information, added perspectives and viewpoints, leading to our 2024 Research Advisory of 2024 Predictions. Stay tuned.

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Unleashed

MARCH 31, 2021

The life of coffee begins with growers in the likes of Brazil or Vietnam. Some companies like to control their own logistics operations, and may have warehouses around the country or world as well as in-house shipping functions to transfer goods and information from place to place. Examining KPIs: Supply chain vs. logistics.

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SupplyShift

APRIL 27, 2021

This information enables you to quickly prioritize which mills need additional on-site engagement, such as a YESS audit. These facilities are located in India, Malaysia, Pakistan and Vietnam. In a nutshell, technology gives brands an opportunity to understand high-level risk so they can determine where further verification is needed.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

Shortage management is a strategic approach that evaluates the number of items required by a specific date, guiding purchasing managers to procure items accordingly. He has a combined 32 years of research and teaching experience in Australia, Singapore, China, Dubai, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Vietnam.

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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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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 26, 2020

I learned a lot from them over many years; first chasing parts and capacity, then dealing with the contraction after Y2K and migration to lower cost countries in the early 2000’s, the expansion into the BRIC countries, the integration of information from customer to supplier to sub-tier supplier and so on.

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SupplyShift

APRIL 27, 2021

This information enables you to quickly prioritize which mills need additional on-site engagement, such as a YESS audit. These facilities are located in India, Malaysia, Pakistan and Vietnam. In a nutshell, technology gives brands an opportunity to understand high-level risk so they can determine where further verification is needed.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 17, 2018

I learned a lot from them over many years; first chasing parts and capacity, then dealing with the contraction after Y2K and migration to lower cost countries in the early 2000’s, the expansion into the BRIC countries, the integration of information from customer to supplier to sub-tier supplier and so on.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 21, 2023

In addition, our blog commentary referenced a WSJ report, citing informed sources, indicated a major expansion within the country includes plans for expansion of the existing iPhone assembly facility near Chennai to increase annual production to upwards of 20 million units annually by 2024, while tripling the workforce to as many as 100,000 workers.

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Vinculum

APRIL 28, 2021

This will save them the cost of premises, procuring necessary amenities, and a team of professionals to carry out the daily operations. Being the most prominent online marketplace to sell products in the Philippines and southeast Asian countries such as Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Thailand, Lazada enjoys 25.6

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 13, 2023

That subsequently led to Apple having to issue a press release informing customers of unanticipated shipping delays of the then newly released iPhone14 models which were later reflected in Apple ’s iPhone revenue shortfalls that year. What apparently was missing is what specific challenges that entailed. Welcome to the new, new normal.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 7, 2023

The alternative supply chain or “ Altasian” is defined as countries consisting of Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, India, the Philippines , Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Bangladesh.

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Vinculum

APRIL 28, 2021

This will save them the cost of premises, procuring necessary amenities, and a team of professionals to carry out the daily operations. Being the most prominent online marketplace to sell products in the Philippines and southeast Asian countries such as Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Thailand, Lazada enjoys 25.6

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 31, 2023

In our Supply Chain Matters commentary that highlighted this development , we mentioned various business media reporting citing informed sources, indicating that China’s health officials and government advisors leveraged the letter to bolster the case for easing the country’s pandemic controls.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 16, 2022

McCrea reports, in response to the current situation, “some companies are procuring materials from more U.S. Still others are shifting focus to countries like Mexico, Malaysia or Vietnam, and all with the goal of minimizing the geographical gaps that exist between their operations and their end customers.

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QAD

JUNE 13, 2023

That includes front-end forecasting and planning, procurement, manufacturing, logistics and import/export. When you use local labor, procure raw materials locally and center production in the same area, the benefits flow into the nearby economy in the form of job growth and financial stability.

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Requis

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Sourcing is now predominantly overseas: China is one of the big sourcing countries of course, along with India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, Vietnam and Thailand. Because one of the major costs in a business, if you take in procurement and cost of goods, is supply chain. That’s been a massive trend.

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Vinculum

JULY 16, 2021

And, Lazada is your best bet if you have been eyeing to expand your eCommerce business boundaries in Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore, and the Philippines. Lazada has its presence in major ASEAN countries such as Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, and Indonesia. How to Get Started with Lazada.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 26, 2022

The second aspect of this movement are media reports indicating that Apple has informed its major contract manufacturers that is wants to boost product sourcing outside of China , preferably India or Vietnam. Instead, articulate what long-term investments are being made in supply network capabilities.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 19, 2024

Shippers assessing shipping from China, India or Vietnam to either U.S. Accurate, timely and proper context of data and information supporting an integrated business-wide operating plan. Logistics teams assessing options and related costs in shipping from Asia to Europe or from Europe to U.S. West Coast or U.S.

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 22, 2017

What US industrial leaders must now worry about is the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) which includes China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Brunei, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia and others. The RCEP doesn’t cover labor laws, data, information services – just products.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 5, 2022

We have highlighted various published reports over the last three years of Apple instructing its contract manufacturers to begin evaluating and seeking out new hardware sourcing outside of China , specifically India and Vietnam. There were certainly opportunities presented not only involving India and Vietnam , but Eastern Europe and the U.S.

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Elementum

APRIL 4, 2018

While they may not all be cheap, there are options for companies that want to weave domestic procurement into their supply chains. India and Vietnam might snag bigger shares of apparel and electronics manufacturing as US companies look to restructure their supply chains.

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Elementum

APRIL 4, 2018

While they may not all be cheap, there are options for companies that want to weave domestic procurement into their supply chains. India and Vietnam might snag bigger shares of apparel and electronics manufacturing as US companies look to restructure their supply chains.

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