Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 21, 2023

GoerTek established operations in Vietnam ten years ago to produce acoustic products for Samsung Electronics and was considering an initial $280 million investment in a new production facility in northern Vietnam. The report specially highlighted Apple AirPods producer GoerTek Inc.

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 29, 2019

That’s sort of what retailers are going through right now with the whipsaw nature of the trade war with China. Soon after, realizing the damaging impact on retailers and consumers during the holiday shopping season, he backed the start date off to December 15. But which retailers will be impacted most?

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 10, 2023

2023 Prediction Three: More Direct Control in Strategic or Tactical Multi-tiered Direct Materials Sourcing will Continue to be a Prominent Element of Business Strategy for Chief Supply Chain or Chief Procurement Officer Efforts. . In this Part Two posting, we provide highlights to Prediction Three outlined in our advisory.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JUNE 10, 2021

My projects in Malaysia, Philippines, China, Indonesia and eventually Vietnam, ranged from customer service and order fulfillment, shop-floor planning, inventory management, import/export and procurement. It was a challenge to learn about retail and consumer driven supply chain strategies.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 31, 2023

In addition to visiting some Apple retail stores and work teams, Mr. Cook met with China’s Minister of Commerce , Wang Wentao. Countries such as India , Vietnam and others welcome an Apple supply network presence with open arms. The first is this company’s sheer influence and clout within high tech and consumer electronics networks.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 2, 2022

Supply Chain Matters highlights the latest financial performance from bellwether firms in CPG , online retail, high tech and consumer electronics regarding ongoing supply chain related inflationary cost and supply impacts on performance. Online Retail. Kraft Heinz indicated that overall sales volumes declined 2.3

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 20, 2022

front that retailers and certain businesses may have procured too much inventory , and now that these inventories have arrived, the challenge will be not to exposed to a decline in consumer buying activity in the months to come. There is further growing evidence on the U.S. percentage points from Q1 to Q2. Summary Thoughts.

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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. Gupta, Ph.D.

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Elementum

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

There’s an increased chance of the produce getting spoiled as the distance between the supplier and the retailer gets farther, especially now that globalization has widely influenced the market, making it even more complicated. Operators progressively distribute networks, infrastructure and logistics.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 6, 2022

In this update we highlight General Motors , Nike , and retailer Bed Bath and Beyond. In 2021, Nike experienced discernable production and transportation disruptions for products sourced in Vietnam as suppliers struggled with Covid-19 lockdowns, labor and transport shortages. General Motors. Bed Bath & Beyond.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 3, 2023

So, for example, outsourcing sales activity is not typically a good idea if yours is a retail sales company. Meanwhile, countries in Southeast Asia, such as Vietnam and Cambodia, are enjoying growth as offshore manufacturing centres. Indeed, I caution you against outsourcing anything you consider a core business function.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 19, 2024

retailers are already experiencing notifications of extended arrival times of ordered inventory. This comes as many retailers have taken aggressive strides to reduce their prior inventory surpluses, some of which date back to effects of the global pandemic. Shippers assessing shipping from China, India or Vietnam to either U.S.

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Resilinc

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

To adapt to these disruptions, OEMs and retail chains are seeking to procure holiday goods earlier than usual—which is contributing to the shipping congestion. And even when final production or assembly is procured elsewhere, the non-Chinese suppliers are often still dependent on Chinese parts and materials.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 3, 2022

A country of continued optimism remains that of Vietnam , which has been the go-to country for businesses seeking to manage supply network risk exposure in China. The IHS Markit Vietnam Manufacturing PMI® rose again to a level of 54.3 Inflationary pressures reportedly remain a concern. for February, up from 53.7 reported for January.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

With manufacturers now electing to source more production in regions such as India and Vietnam , or in nearshored areas of Mexico or Northern Europe , the notions of changing global supply networks have implications going forward, not only for FedEx, but other global based carriers.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 18, 2023

In early April 2022, economists at Goldman Sachs indicated that supply chain resilience was a top-of-mind topic for manufacturers and retailers and observed that three main strategies were being undertaken. For those businesses located in the U.S.,

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Supply Chain Movement

JULY 19, 2016

the world’s largest network of optical retail stores is far along the path from historically being supplier-led to having a strong demand driven supply chain. After that it quickly went on to buy many other optical retailers including the French based, multinational GrandVision SA in 2005. Grandvision has grand plans.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 25, 2022

The most visible was that of Apple , which influenced its network of suppliers and contract manufacturers to shift sourcing to regions such as India and Vietnam. Investment firm Pimco indicated that countries such as India, Vietnam and Malaysia would benefit from China Plus sourcing actions. Mid-Year Assessment.

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Jaggaer

APRIL 14, 2020

Define your procurement response strategy. In the retail sector, supermarkets in many countries have seen their highest weekly sales ever, as consumers stock up on goods that they fear may be in short supply. Catch up on the webinar, COVID-19: YOUR PROCUREMENT RESPONSE STRATEGY co-hosted with Philip Ideson of Art of Procurement.

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Vinculum

APRIL 28, 2021

Retailers and eCommerce giants who have established their presence in the local market are eyeing to expand their horizons, and explore the overseas customer bases. Now with almost all transactions being performed online, it’s no more enough for retailers to have a restricted presence, either online or offline.

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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, More manufacturers, retailers and businesses are now electing to more aggressively offload inventories over the remainder of this year.

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SupplyShift

APRIL 27, 2021

These facilities are located in India, Malaysia, Pakistan and Vietnam. As this attendee pointed out, “we saw a big step back on this front with retailers deleting or altering their statements on forced labor in Xinjiang, which drastically lowers public trust in whether they are still working on such issues behind the scenes.” .

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Vinculum

APRIL 28, 2021

Retailers and eCommerce giants who have established their presence in the local market are eyeing to expand their horizons, and explore the overseas customer bases. Now with almost all transactions being performed online, it’s no more enough for retailers to have a restricted presence, either online or offline.

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SupplyShift

APRIL 27, 2021

These facilities are located in India, Malaysia, Pakistan and Vietnam. This is a case and point example of why we think procurement will be key in enabling a global transition towards more sustainable and resilient supply chains. Learn more about the YESS pilot here.

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Vinculum

JULY 16, 2021

And, Lazada is your best bet if you have been eyeing to expand your eCommerce business boundaries in Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore, and the Philippines. Lazada has its presence in major ASEAN countries such as Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, and Indonesia. How to Get Started with Lazada.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

The agreement enabled Belkin to leverage Brightpoint’s relationships across both operator and retail channels and provided opportunities for Brightpoint to increase revenues through additional product offerings. The move was in time for the retailer’s busy Halloween season. billion in annual sales across 500 stores.

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Vinculum

JUNE 15, 2020

Traditionally warehouse was mainly thought as a storage location where items were procured from manufacturer and supplied to retail stores (mainly bulk operation) as end customer buy from stores. The largest increase in e-commerce is in Vietnam (57%), followed by India (55%). during 2019-2024. billion in 2018.

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Requis

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Sourcing is now predominantly overseas: China is one of the big sourcing countries of course, along with India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, Vietnam and Thailand. Of course, if you’re talking to major retailers, they’ve known this for decades, that the business foundation is supply chain. That’s been a massive trend. That’s hard to do.

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Vinculum

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

specializes in procuring products that are unavailable in the country. The popularity of the website has seen it expand its wings to Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Thailand, Vietnam, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. Galleon.ph. Shopee Philippines. is every Filipino’s one-stop shop, designed along the lines of Amazon and Flipkart.

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