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FedEx and UPS Look Outside of the US to Offset Weak Domestic Demand

Cathy Roberson

However, increased parcel delivery competition has whittled FedEx and UPS’s domination to the point of no longer referring to them as a ‘duopoly.’ In May, UPS introduced international next-day and two-day delivery in Johor, Malaysia, across destinations in the Asia Pacific region and two-day delivery for Europe and the US.

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What Retailers are Saying About Tariffs - Part 3

Cathy Roberson

With these actions and the tariff mitigation strategies referred to earlier, we believe we can offset 70% to 80% of the tariff impact in fiscal '26 based on tariffs currently in place. billion in supply from the rest of the world, 75% of that is comprised of four countries, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Thailand. billion to $1.6

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Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech- March 7 2025

Supply Chain Matters

It was reported that Hutchinson will retain ownership of ports located in Hong Kong and mainland China while selling its control of 43 other ports spanning Germany to Malaysia. As a reference, CMA CGM is the owner of the U.S. Net proceeds to Hutchinson with the collective deal is reportedly $19 billion.

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The US Leads the World in the Fight Against Slavery

Logistics Viewpoints

Today we refer to slavery as “forced labor.” Surprisingly, most of the goods seized did not originate in China but rather in Malaysia and Vietnam. In the case of goods detained from Malaysia, manufacturers in those countries were producing goods often made with extractive materials that were mined and processed in Xinjiang.

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Driving Sustainable Supply Chain Change

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

These investments are occurring in foundational technology capabilities that will allow organizations to increase their reporting capabilities, draw insights from data, and reduce paper use and administrative load on workers through process automation (refer Figure 1).

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Anatomy of Agility

MIT Supply Chain

Dr. David Gligor , Malaysia Institute for Supply Chain Innovation (MISI), is engaged in research to answer these questions. This dimension refers to the ability to access relevant data. Strategy company response malaysia institute for supply chain innovation MIT research SCALE Network supply chain agility' Accessibility.

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Probabilistic Forecasting: Right Fit for Your Business?

Supply Chain Shaman

Customers include Qantas, Air France, Lufthansa, and Malaysia Airlines. Reference the video.) Spairliners, founded in 2005, to provide spare parts for Airbus A380 planes (the largest passenger airliner in the world). Spairliners guarantees component availability. Instead, outcomes need to be the focus.