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What is Genuinely New in Supply Chain Management?

Logistics Viewpoints

Surprisingly, most of the goods seized did not originate in China but rather in Malaysia and Vietnam. In the case of Vietnam, it was more likely that Vietnamese companies were making apparel with cotton grown or processed into fabric in Xinjiang. This meant that retailers were not maximizing their profitability.

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Supply Chain Risk Management: Risks of Relocating a Business ‘China to Vietnam’

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Japan’s Nintendo also pulled out some of the portion of its video game production from China to Vietnam because of the ongoing trade wars. One of the risks of outsourcing supply chain management (SCM), miscommunication by the partner company or a retailer from another country. According to Global Edge, this does happens in Vietnam.

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Added Evidence of Emerging Regionalization of Global Supply Networks

Supply Chain Matters

Locations that have benefitted from this sourcing shift are noted in the report as Vietnam and Mexico , the latter being a preferred nearshoring or friendshoring alternative. As an example, the authors point to Vietnam gaining ground in electronics, apparel and textiles, while Mexico has been increasing U.S. supply chain activity.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 25 – December 1)

Logistics Viewpoints

million shoppers hit the stores and the internet to capitalize on Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals, according to a survey by the National Retail Federation. companies to import more from countries including India, Thailand and Vietnam. In fact, to kick off the holiday shopping season, a record 200.4 million this year, up from 130.2

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Don’t Procrastinate This Holiday Season

BlueYonder

If you thought 2020 was filled with retail chaos due to store closures, in many ways the retail sector is struggling even more due to a combination labor shortages, driver and trucking shortages, semi-conductor shortages, container shortages, and long delays at ports. Let’s start with inventory issues.

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This Week in Logistics News (April15 – 20)

Logistics Viewpoints

billion for Bollore logistics unit Retailers Tackle Cardboard Overload With Made-to-Fit Boxes Robust.AI In percentage terms, Vietnam’s exports grew the most. And now for this week’s logistics news: Walmart Adds Truck Powered by Compressed Natural Gas to its Transportation Fleet CMA CGM offers $5.5

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5 Things You May Have Missed in Supply Chain News

BlueYonder

What’s going on in Vietnam? Before July, COVID-19 wasn’t widespread in Vietnam, but since then, over 10,000 cases have been identified. Blue Yonder’s retail guru, Jim Hull, shares three predictions for the coffee shortage: coffee substitutes will rise; soda sales will increase; and big coffee will prevail, but at a cost.