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Malaysia a Key Link in Asia’s Disaster Resilience Plan

MIT Supply Chain

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. Witness the massive disruptions to supply chains worldwide caused by the 2011 tsunami in Japan. The AHA Centre is based on this philosophy.

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Resilience and Agility in Supply Chains: Navigating Change in a Dynamic World

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

For instance, during the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, Toyota’s robust supply chain resilience allowed it to quickly recover and restore operations. By automating processes, organizations can streamline operations, reduce manual errors, and allocate resources more effectively.

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Why having your head (and business) in the cloud is a winning strategy

o9 Solutions

Having instantaneous knowledge that an underperforming product in Malaysia is taking up 30% of manufacturing capacity but the ROI is negative, running a scenario that recommends shifting production to a product that is stocking out in Japan but can improve your margins by 4%. Innovation. He also said “Innovate or die”.

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

Elementum

A shorter monsoon season in Indonesia, the Philippines, and Malaysia will help miners procure more materials, used heavily in the electronics industry. Indonesia’s industries will also be halted by the fires, which are burning through natural resources at terrifying speeds. Typhoons can disrupt air and ship travel in Southeast Asia.

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6 Answers for Your Top TPP Agreement Questions

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Essentially it is a proposed trade agreement between 12 countries—the United States, Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, and Vietnam. Here are a few resources I’d recommend if you want to learn more about the TPP agreement: The U.S. What is the TPP agreement?

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Supply Chain Solutions: What You Can Learn From the Semiconductor Industry

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Companies in technology-based industries are vulnerable to becoming obsolete unless they can quickly assess their biggest supply chain challenges and apply the right resources to solve problems. Our offices in Japan, Taiwan, and Xiamen, China, enable a smoother flow of goods for this customer.

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A Big Week for U.S. Trade Legislation: Updates on TPA & GSP

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, and Vietnam. This sets the stage for two critically important trade deals in the works: Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) – The negotiating countries are: U.S., This could potentially come before Congress within the next two to three years.