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Don’t Fret: Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement will not play havoc with the economic development of developing countries

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

TPP is a unprecedented trade deal in history because it involves 12 countries (United States, Japan, Australia, Peru, Malaysia, Vietnam, New Zealand, Chile, Singapore, Canada, Mexico, and Brunei Darussalam), which accounts for 40% of global trade. (The The global trade amounts to US$ 38 trillion in 2014, where China took the lead with US$ 4.2

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Selecting a Supply Chain Technology Provider is Harder than it Seems

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

He joined the then P&O Containers and then subsequently P&O Nedlloyd from 1994-2000, of which a major part of the time was spent in emerging markets such as Vietnam, Cambodia and China, alongside the UK. Then he made a career change to shipping. In year 2008, Mark joined BMT, based in the Hong Kong office.

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Supply Chain Management in Apparel Industry

SCMDOJO

Countries, especially in South Asia, like China, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Vietnam, etc., Another cost factor that troubles businesses is apparel is the ever-increasing cost of local and imported raw materials. offer competitive prices for apparel manufacturing to businesses within this industry.

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As Inventories and Capacity Expansion Grew Too Quickly in 2022, Customers are Forcing Suppliers to Bear the Brunt of Optimistic Forecasts

NC State SCRC

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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Unethical Sourcing Practices in Procurement and How to Avoid Them

EC Sourcing Group

Sales teams at Smith & Wesson were trying to win contracts for firearms supplies in foreign countries, including Indonesia and Pakistan, using third parties to try to cover their tracks. Bribery may seem like the easiest unethical practice to avoid, but it still occurs, particularly when trying to save money.

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Needed: A New Way to Manage Risk in Low Cost Countries

NC State SCRC

By deploying the “fast fashion” business model, the apparel industry began to outsource garment manufacture to suppliers and subcontractors in low-cost countries, such as China, India, Vietnam, Malaysia, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.

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Logistics Execs Split on Outcome of NAFTA Talks

Material Handling & Logistics

India and China are the logistics industry’s favorite investment destinations, but Vietnam leads a second group that includes UAE, Brazil and Indonesia. The countries improving their infrastructure and transport connections most were India, Indonesia, Turkey, Egypt, Iran, Pakistan, Argentina and Bangladesh.