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Developing Agile Procurement Strategies: Thriving Amid Global Trade Disruptions

Logistics Viewpoints

Theyre feeling the heat most, as sudden trade policy curveballs throw procurement plans into chaos. Traditional procurement, with its long-term contracts and rigid supplier ties, just isnt cutting it anymore. Traditional procurement, with its long-term contracts and rigid supplier ties, just isnt cutting it anymore.

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Vietnam Inks Deals to Buy $3 Billion U.S. Products Before Talks

Supply Chain Brain

Products Before Talks Vietnam Inks Deals to Buy $3 Billion U.S. Billion I Have to Actually Buy This Thing Before It Will Work?

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Is Nearshoring the Solution to Rising Transportation Costs?

Logistics Bureau

The explosion in globalisation, and corresponding reduction in transport availability over the last decade or so, have together kiboshed some of the factors which once fueled a steady growth in offshore manufacture and procurement. Indirectly, the rest of the world benefits too.

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Costs increases and supply chain reconfiguration the widespread consequences of tariffs and trade dislocation

EFT

The research notes that noticeably expanding trading relations are between businesses based in: Malaysia (61%) and Vietnam (52%) with China; India (54%) and the United States (51%) with Europe; and the United Kingdom (46%) and India (62%) with the United States.

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Surviving the Tariff Storm of 2025: Why Post Payment Audits are Now Essential

TransAudit

These rapid changes are creating uncertainty for logistics professionals, procurement teams, and trade compliance experts who now must monitor updates almost daily. Lack of communication between logistics, procurement, and accounts payable departments. Overreliance on freight forwarders without independent post audit validation.

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The VF Corporation Invested in Supply Chain Agility Before COVID Made “Agility” the New Buzzword

Logistics Viewpoints

In Asia, Vietnam and Bangladesh are more important sourcing locations. The supply plan will include the procurement plan for their raw material supplies (Tier 2) needed for their finished goods suppliers (Tier 1). VF had committed itself to largely selling goods to consumers in the same region they are manufactured in.

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China volumes fall as demand climbs from S. East Asia – April 29, 2025 Update

Freightos

While prices to Long Beach from both Shanghai and Vietnams Saigon Port increased more than 40% between the time of the reciprocal tariff announcement on April 2nd and their start date on April 9th, since then Shanghai – Long Beach rates have fallen more than 30% while prices out of Saigon have remained at their elevated level.

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