Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 21, 2023

Metropolitan Bostonians take a lot of pride in the marathon as a major part of Patriots Day celebrations across Massachusetts. In percentage terms, Vietnam’s exports grew the most. The Boston Marathon is considered one of the worlds “ Big 5 ” marathons. Spectators line the sides of the 26.2

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 29, 2022

and China trade war had resulted in added tariffs being applied to footwear causing designers to consider sourcing within other countries, especially Vietnam. Yesterday the company conducted a grand opening ceremony for this new production facility located in Methuen Massachusetts , just up the highway from where this blog originates.

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Moreover, Amazon refused even to discuss the situation in good faith with Gilimex, locking Gilimex’s CEO and management team out of Amazon’s headquarters in North Reading, Massachusetts after the Gilimex team had traveled thousands of miles from Vietnam for a meeting.”

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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.

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EMERGE App

JULY 11, 2018

In fact, China’s wages have been on the rise and fast-growing countries like Vietnam and Bangladesh are developing niches in footwear and clothing manufacturing as well. Bill hails from Nantucket, Massachusetts. China still has an advantage that few countries will ever match. Giving and receiving.

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Stord

APRIL 26, 2022

In terms of reshoring, New Balance recently opened a North American manufacturing facility in Massachusetts, and Intel will invest $20 billion in building two new chip factories in Ohio. After Gap experienced factory delays in Vietnam, it started working with Mexican and Central American manufacturers to cut down on lead times.

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Material Handling & Logistics

MARCH 23, 2018

While the world’s biggest luggage maker is based in Mansfield, Massachusetts, it is listed on the Hong Kong exchange. Multinationals with mature supply chains like Walmart could shift to Vietnam or India to avoid the tariffs, he said. We are the ones who will move first and the industry will follow.". Closer to home in the U.S.,

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