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Supply Chain Ethical and Compliance Issue- Volkswagen

Supply Chain Matters

Governments including Canada , Germany , and the United Kingdom have enacted special legislation in these areas. Because of pressures from investors along with the governments of Germany and the United States , the automaker completed an audit of this facility in December, reportedly finding no evidence of human rights abuses.

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

Logistics Viewpoints

In other Walmart news, the company is importing more goods to the United States from India and reducing its reliance upon China as it looks to cut costs and diversify its supply chain. companies to import more from countries including India, Thailand and Vietnam. Walmart shipped one quarter of its U.S.

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Shorter Supply Chains are Upending Globalization Patterns

Enterra Insights

Vietnam and India are two countries that have benefited from such decisions. Nevertheless, with tensions growing between the United States and China, analysts have to consider what a conflict with China would mean to the world’s economy.

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U.S. Apparel Brands Hit by Vietnam's Covid Surge

Supply Chain Brain

Vietnam has grown in recent years to become the second-biggest supplier of apparel and footwear to the United States after China.

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New Balance’s Added U.S. Manufacturing Presence

Supply Chain Matters

Just shy of three years ago, athletic and leisure footwear manufacturer New Balance announced plans to build the company’s sixth footwear factory within the United States. This manufacturer had boasted that it is the only major company to make or assemble more millions of pairs of athletic footwear per year in the United States.

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AmCham Survey Indicates China Strategic Investment is a Lesser Priority

Supply Chain Matters

Apple CEO Tim Cook acknowledged that the company’s 60 percent sourcing of supplier manufacturing in the country was too much and industry reports pointed to stepped-up efforts to seek alternative sourcing options across Asia including India and Vietnam. Our sense was that Apple’ s experience, along with others involving U.S.

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Added Headwinds for Global PMI Production Indices in June and Q2 2022

Supply Chain Matters

United States. Indices reflecting manufacturing across the United States were subdued as well. The S&P Global Vietnam Manufacturing PMI® posted a value of 54 in June, compared to a value of 51.7 Select Regional Highlights. The S&P Global US Manufacturing PMI™ fell to a two-year low 52.7 reported for March.