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Doing Business in Thailand

QAD

Once known as Siam, Thailand became a constitutional monarchy in 1932. Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country not colonized by a European power. Thailand borders the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand. Manufacturing in Thailand. Thailand’s 63 paved airports moved 2,134,149,001 mt-km of freight in 2015.

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Introducing Inside the Founders’ Studio

The Logistics of Logistics

Engagements included: value stream mapping, supply chain optimization, lean product development, module strategy, and quality improvement. Joe began his career as an automotive design engineer and eventually rose to program launch manager for Jeeps built in Thailand and China.

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Innovative Approaches to Supply Chain Risk

Kinaxis

This scenario played out for thousands of companies after the Japan earthquake, the Thailand floods and numerous other smaller scale disasters. Inventory management Supply chain risk management IBM Japan Natural disaster Risk management Supply chain Taiwan Thailand' Your heart sinks as you pick up the phone to call your boss….

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Supply Chain Ethical and Compliance Issue- Volkswagen

Supply Chain Matters

The report indicates that the VW entity: “ no longer produces vehicles, but only performs quality control and technical services for about 10,000 vehicles per year.” Reportedly, the vast majority of detained goods were produced in either Malaysia, Vietnam or Thailand.

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How Floranow is Maximizing Customer Delight With Locus

Locus

Based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Floranow is an online B2B floral marketplace that connects buyers to growers from across the world, including Holland, Kenya, Thailand, Columbia and China. He also saw a need to expand the product selection for buyers and the growers’ access to other markets. Digitalizing the last-mile to bring 99.5%

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Selecting a 3PL – 8 Things the Great 3PLs Do

The Logistics of Logistics

During his 25 years in the automotive industry, Joe led a variety of consulting engagements including: value stream mapping, lean product development, supplier development, module strategy, and quality improvement. Joe has successfully launched cars in China and Thailand.

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Slavery and Supply Chain Transparency

Enterra Insights

… As long as the price was cheap and the quality was good, companies saw little need to ask further questions.” and European countries that purchase much of Thailand’s seafood exports. and European countries that purchase much of Thailand’s seafood exports. ” Ignorance is not bliss. “[5].