Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Local officials began lockdown of districts based on the government wide zero tolerance Covid policy. If that is correct, then the likely alternatives would be India and Vietnam. Other hardware products such the Apple watch are produced in China and Vietnam.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The increased geo-political tensions involving influential global nations is more and more spilling over into supply chain sourcing and business policy dimensions.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 6, 2022

The S&P Global Vietnam Manufacturing PMI® declined to a value of 51.7 Commenting on the March data, Andrew Harker, Economics Director at S&P Global noted in part: “ The surge in COVID-19 cases in Vietnam during March took its toll on the manufacturing sector, pushing output back into contraction territory. for February, and 53.7

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 10, 2023

A China Plus sourcing stance has become ever more important as is longer-term alignment to government induced supply chain policies and legislation initiatives for deemed critical materials. Throughout most of 2022, China’s zero tolerance Covid-19 lockdown policies precipitated numerous manufacturing and transportation disruptions.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 7, 2022

The S&P Global Vietnam Manufacturing PMI® posted a value of 54 in June, compared to a value of 51.7 Whereas, among a grouping of developing regions consisting of China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Vietnam and Thailand , production and supply chain activity levels declined 2.4 reported for March. percentage points from Q1 to Q2.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

As our readers are likely aware at this point, a new Prime Minister has been appointed to lead the government of the United Kingdom , after former Prime Minister Lizz Truss was forced to resign after serving a mere 50 days in office, amid controversial and noted de-stabilizing economic and taxation policies. . United States.

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Adexa

OCTOBER 18, 2021

It enables replicating your policies, business rules, and constantly adapts itself to the on-going changes in the supply chain. For example, a high priority customer’s order from EU may ask for the following attributes: From Vietnam OR Mexico AND wavelength between 1.2 It needs to be both the body and soul of your supply chain.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 13, 2023

Our commentary reiterated that over the last three years there were reports indicating that Apple was instructing its contract manufacturers to begin evaluating and seeking out new hardware sourcing outside of China , specifically India and Vietnam , with the former garnering the most attention.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 24, 2022

In addition to India, Vietnam has been another area under consideration for component or final assembly production of Apple’ s consumer electronics hardware products. in the light of increased geo-political, industry competitiveness and government policy tensions. India reportedly accounts for 3 percent of production capability.

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Resilinc

AUGUST 31, 2021

Much of it is caused by surges in COVID-19 in China, Vietnam, and other Asian exporters. After stay-at-home policies early in the pandemic forced food manufacturers to shift to smaller package sizes, they shifted back to large packages with re-openings of restaurants and other food service venues.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 20, 2020

Many Japanese companies are already manufacturing in Vietnam. One-China policy hampers global trade. Very regulated economy. Labour lacking skills in high-tech manufacturing. The Pros: Geographically close to China, with its raw materials and manufactured components. High-tech manufacturing infrastructure in place.

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Logistics Bureau

JUNE 21, 2020

The short answer is that it is indeed possible to re-shore manufacturing but it will take a change in government policies as well as sizeable state incentives to private enterprise to turn the ship around. Government policy. Most of all, however, it will require a change in the Australian consumer’s thinking and buying patterns.

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NC State SCRC

AUGUST 7, 2017

This will never work – particularly as we move into an era of global outsourcing and contract manufacturing in low cost countries such as Vietnam, India, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Indonesia, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, and others in Asia. This entails answering questions workers may have about how policies will affect them.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

In its current form the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a potential free trade agreement (FTA) between the US and 11 Asia-Pacific (APAC) countries (Canada, Mexico, Peru, Chile, Japan, Vietnam, Brunei, Singapore, Australia, Malaysia, and New Zealand). The United States currently has FTA’s with six (6) of the 11 TPP countries.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 14, 2022

As we publish this blog commentary, China ’s government leaders have now elected to ease many of the Zero Covid policies that were in-place for the bulk of 2022. The country’s imports declined by 11 percent, the largest decline in 30 months. Higher cost levels will need to be mitigated or reduced.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

Recognizing the critical importance of proper inventory management during these times, most interviewees emphasized the need to constantly review and adjust inventory policies and supplier reliability for survival. Establishing policies within the system ensures efficient inventory management.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

MARCH 13, 2015

Somebody will do it regardless of our country – there is X amount of demand for total fuel and chemicals in the market and nothing we can do policy-wise is going to change that. If we use soybean oil to make biodiesel in this country which promotes palm tree growth in Malaysia – it is not something we can control.

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NC State SCRC

AUGUST 23, 2017

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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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

With governments in crisis management mode, policy priorities pivoted on Saving Lives and Livelihoods. In ASEAN, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, Myanmar and Singapore are reportedly experiencing strong inbound FDIs and capital investments in new production and logistics facilities. SUPPLY CHAIN DISRUPTION—Respond, Recover and Regrow.

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Supply Chains Rock

JULY 7, 2009

By the end of 2008, we had completed a cumulative total of 553 initial audits; including expansion into three additional growth market countries (36 initial audits): Argentina, Malaysia and Vietnam. Public Policy & Sustainability Blog. In 2008, IBM spent $1.5 billion inside the U.S. Latin American Logistics. MIT Supply Chain 2020.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 3, 2023

Meanwhile, countries in Southeast Asia, such as Vietnam and Cambodia, are enjoying growth as offshore manufacturing centres. Indeed, nowadays, the supply chain is one of the first targets for improvement when seeking to enhance customer service, and outsourcing can be one way to attain your service objectives.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 5, 2023

South and east Asia, as well as the Pacific region are expected to benefit most from the change, with India, Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia receiving particular mentions, followed by rivals in Latin America.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Among the six countries that our research arm monitors in the Developing Economies category ( China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Vietnam, Thailand ) the average PMI value for Q3 was 52.1, However, report authors indicated that demand increases were generally driven from domestic needs as opposed to export needs.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 21, 2019

Vietnam to become world’s factory? Vietnam may just come out on top of the trade disruptions. With a strong infrastructure, including a deep-sea port that serves mega-vessels, Vietnam could be on track to replace China as the world’s factory. Industrial policies favor domestic commodities.

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Resilinc

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Most impacted are Asian exporters such as China, Vietnam, and Malaysia where rigorous policies to contain any COVID-19 outbreaks are leading to factory and port shutdowns. Outbreaks in Vietnam and other Asian countries are being met with strict quarantine and distancing policies to prevent the infections spreading.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JULY 14, 2022

To enable SEA manufacturers and distributors, governments are implementing policies, collaborating regionally, and leveraging the potential of Industry 4.0. Policies to promote regional collaboration. Governments across Southeast Asia have implemented several policies to encourage intra-ASEAN collaboration and improved production.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Border controls, China’s zero-covid policy and global shipping costs and energy prices is putting increasing pressure on supply chains throughout the Asia Pacific region. The Age of Agility: Building Resilience in the Supply Chain. Feature Article by Anthony Beavis, Managing Director APAC at Körber Supply Chain.

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EMERGE App

JULY 16, 2018

You might want to check out other regional manufacturing hubs if you’re doing clothing (Bangladesh and Vietnam) or leather goods and shoes (Vietnam). In this case, since your products tend to be low-cost, high volume items, it’s best to have a flexible “no questions asked” return policy and window.

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Resilinc

MARCH 29, 2022

After nearly two years of rigorous zero-COVID policies, President Xi Jinping told the country’s ruling Politburo Standing Committee in mid-March to make containment policies more flexible to reduce the impact on people and the economy.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Essentially it is a proposed trade agreement between 12 countries—the United States, Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, and Vietnam.

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Tailwind

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

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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Vinculum

JUNE 29, 2020

Starting with Malaysia, it has widened its reach to Singapore, Thailand, Brunei, Hong Kong, Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, Taiwan, Australia, and New Zealand. You need to adhere to all the relevant state laws and policies of the nation where your business operates. You should always pay attention to your pricing and product range.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 31, 2023

As our readers are likely aware, this consumer electronics provider maintains a strict confidentiality policy with suppliers in overtly disclosing supply chain strategy actions and hence does not directly comment to such published reports of a China Plus movement. Last year the company reported $75 billion in China sales.

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New Horizon Supply Chain Blog

JULY 21, 2022

Related changes were also under way long before the pandemic, such as a slowing down of investment in China and a shift of focus to elsewhere in Asia, such as the Philippines, India, and Vietnam. This shift has been driven primarily by lower costs in such countries.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

”[1] To bolster his assessment, Ryan cites a statement by Jonathan Gold, Vice President for supply chain and customs policy at the National Retail Federation. He stated, “Strong consumer demand has outpaced supply chain operations since late last year and could remain a challenge as the holidays approach.

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Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 30, 2018

Contrast that with their use of words like “continuity” and “security” to describe the junta-run government’s economic policies since it seized power. GDP growth lags that of Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam. In the 2018 edition of the Bloomberg Innovation Index , Thailand ranked 45th.

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EMERGE App

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

For example, China for just about everything that can be made, Vietnam for clothing and shoes, and Bangladesh for garments. The seller must also present the invoice, insurance policy and the bill of lading to the buyer. This should serve as a general framework to source products from different countries according to their strengths.

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