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Shorter Supply Chains are Upending Globalization Patterns

Enterra Insights

Vietnam and India are two countries that have benefited from such decisions. She writes, “Uncertainty will never go away; in fact, today it feels like it’s only getting worse — pandemics, military invasions, economic downturns, labor shortages, political dysfunction, and increasingly severe weather.”

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Doing Business in Thailand

QAD

Thailand’s transportation and communication pathways are well-developed for manufacturing supply chains. The country has a robust network of roads, waterways, rail and air transport, including several major seaports. Japan, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Australia and Malaysia. Tourism and services account for 55.6% of the workforce.

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Collaboration: The New Battle Cry of Supply Chain

Supply Chain Network

Secondary markets like Vietnam and Turkey are also getting more attention. Bangladesh, Cambodia, and Vietnam experienced similar wage-related strikes and walkouts. Bangladesh, Cambodia, and Vietnam experienced similar wage-related strikes and walkouts.

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The Weight of Memory

Tailwind

I watched the Ken Burns documentary on the Vietnam War for the third time this past week on Netflix. It was said that the Vietnam War was the first war that came into people’s living rooms, and for a young boy living in a northern city in Canada it was like the world came crashing through the door.

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Podcast: Rob O’Byrne on Digital Transformation, Sustainability, and Diversification in Sourcing

Requis

So military logistics was really interesting because it’s big scale stuff. It was far more fascinating than military logistics, so within a few years I decided to leave and headed out to Australia and worked for a consulting company for two or three years. I said, “that’s fine, I’ll take that one”. That’s been a massive trend.

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China’s new COVID strategy has uneven impact on supply chains

Resilinc

Compared to the military-style campaigns that sealed off entire neighborhoods for weeks at a time, local authorities are now using methods like “rolling lockdowns”—in which they confine residents of a single building for a couple days, test everyone, then lift restrictions if all residents test negative.

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Float like a Butterfly, Sting like a Bee

Tailwind

He was a conscientious objector to the war in Vietnam, though his conviction was overturned in a Supreme Court decision. Tailwind Transportation Software. That alone was interesting, but the wider narrative and the greater perspective adds greatness to his journey. What it means to be human. Now that is Conviction. That is Resilience.

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