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Doing Business in Singapore

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Located in southeastern Asia between Malaysia and Indonesia, Singapore is made up of a series of islands. Singapore is ranked as the third most competitive financial services sector in the world, behind only London and New York. Import partners were China, Malaysia, the US, Japan and South Korea. in the United States.

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The Importance of Transparency in Supply Chains

Enterra Insights

Notable examples include the Rana Plaza factory collapse in the fast fashion industry, slave labor in the Thai seafood industry, and deforestation in Malaysia and Indonesia. The fallout has resulted in a raft of new laws pertaining to transparency. Footnotes. [1]

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China Flexes Its Global Logistics Muscle

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This is truly a brilliant plan on China’s part,” explains David Gonsalvez, CEO of the Malaysia Institute for Supply Chain Innovation, which is part of the MIT Global Supply Chain and Logistics Excellence Network. They are really taking a broad perspective. At that point, she believes, “other opportunities will come.”.

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Is More Innovation in Education Required?

Enterra Insights

Robert Philkill, a senior sales engineer at Teradici, had a similar experience when he introduced his company’s products to remote schools in Malaysia. 5] Paul Tough, “ Don’t Drop Out of School Innovation ,” The New York Times , 19 August 2010. [6] 4] Heather Staker, “ Who cares if it’s disruptive?

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36 innovative companies re-inventing and rethinking supply chain and logistics

6 River Systems

As of mid-2017, 80% of the company’s shipments out of its warehouse were going to areas other than California and New York. Wayfair is also running a pilot program through its CastleGate warehouse network to ship consolidated containers of goods from multiple suppliers from China, Malaysia and Vietnam.

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High Seas Troubles Affect Global Supply Chains, Part One: Security Risks

Enterra Insights

8] Agnes Chang, Pablo Robles and Keith Bradsher, “ How Houthi Attacks Have Upended Global Shipping ,” The New York Times, 21 January 2024. [9] 11] Michael Howlett, “ New IMB report reveals concerning rise in maritime piracy incidents in 2023 ,” International Chamber of Commerce, 11 January 2024. [12]

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Lack of Trust Between the USA and China Could Affect the Future of the Globe

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Jeffrey Kucik , an associate professor at the University of Arizona, and Rajan Menon , an emeritus professor at the City College of New York, explain, “President Joe Biden has continued his predecessor’s hard line toward Beijing. Friedman, “ America, China and a Crisis of Trust ,” The New York Times, 14 April 2023. [3]

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