article thumbnail

Supply Chain Disruptions Are New Opportunities – LogiSYM October/November 2020

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

In ASEAN, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, Myanmar and Singapore are reportedly experiencing strong inbound FDIs and capital investments in new production and logistics facilities. Many are now actively pursuing opportunities to diversify sourcing and reduce the China risk factor. FTAs and Trade Flows.

article thumbnail

So Your Supply Chain is Banning Bangladesh….and Going to Cambodia?: “The Ugliest Race to the Bottom”

Supply Chain View from the Field

That’s considered high pay when you look at Myanmar, where people are paid as little as 40 cents to $1.10, but that’s only if they have perfect attendence, meaning coming in seven days a week.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Doing Business in Thailand

QAD

Its bordering countries include Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos and Malaysia. 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. About twice the size of the U.S. Manufacturing in Thailand.

Thailand 121
article thumbnail

Modern Slavery in Today’s Supply Chains

Kinaxis

The British Standards Institution (BSI) has also raised the alarm regarding slavery in the supply chain, releasing a new Risk Index Report identifying China, India, Vietnam, Bangladesh and Myanmar as the five highest risk countries for human rights violations.

article thumbnail

July 2022 Global Manufacturing Indices Indicating Declining Momentum

Supply Chain Matters

The bottom three were listed as Poland , Taiwan and Myanmar. . Also highlighted was that purchasing activity, stocks of purchases and finished goods inventories collectively rose in July. The top three regions exhibiting PMI growth were that of India, Australia and the Netherlands. Select Regional Highlights. United States. down from the 52.7

article thumbnail

Digitizing the COVID Vaccine: India’s Got This Figured Out

NC State SCRC

The manufacturing capacity for vaccines in India is massive: The Serum Institute produces 50M vaccines per month in a single plant, and can produce 1.5B They are also supplying Brazil and South Africa commercially with vaccines.

article thumbnail

Slavery and Supply Chain Transparency

Enterra Insights

That’s despite promises from the Thai government to crack down on abuses suffered by mostly migrants from countries like Myanmar and Cambodia — and despite pressure from the U.S. The 134-page report by Human Rights Watch shows horrific conditions continue. and European countries that purchase much of Thailand’s seafood exports.