17 Apr 2023

China Supply Chain

Canton Fair: Exporters from China adopt a more assertive approach as they compete for foreign buyers.   China’s Canton Fair, also known as the China Import and Export Fair, the country’s largest and oldest trade fair, has resumed in-person exhibitions after three years of being held online due to the pandemic. The fair, which began […]

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10 Apr 2023

Chatbots Are Stepping Toward Supply Chains

Software companies are looking at the latest AI technology as a way to make sense of vast stores of data, improve logistics decisions   Logistics experts are trying to find out whether the latest development in artificial intelligence, a chatbot that has triggered a global race to refine the technology for work tasks, can tell them how […]

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11 Mar 2023

5 Ways AI is Changing Supply Chains

Artificial intelligence (AI) is already making its way into the supply chain. If you missed the launch, then it’s time to track the trajectory of AI’s impact from managing initial demand to final-mile delivery. So, where does AI fit in today’s supply chain? Only six short years ago, the trade association MHI published a supply chain […]

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28 Feb 2023

China’s loss is Southeast Asia’s gain as supply chains shift away to cheaper climes

  Southeast Asian governments have been beckoning foreign firms with cheaper labor, tax breaks and improved logistics as China’s Covid woes rumble on But analysts say the likes of Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia will long struggle to match China’s deep, integrated supply chain network Global manufacturers have spread their bets to Southeast Asia – […]

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23 Jan 2023

What to Expect in Shipping in 2023

Taking stock of developments in the maritime industry in 2022, one must be content: Every segment experienced a performance ranging from good to outstanding. From offshore to cruise ships and LNG vessels, shipping markets were overall profitable in 2022, in stark contrast to extremely poor markets of a couple of years earlier. Everyone’s mind is […]

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18 Jan 2023

High Supply-Chain Costs are Receding; Tracking Inventory on the Shelf

The WSJ’s Sarah Nassauer, Suzanne Kapner and Nick Timiraos report the trends on store shelves may be another sign that inflation is starting to turn a corner. Many companies raised their prices substantially last year to offset higher fuel costs and higher prices for ingredients, parts and labor. Now, some of those costs are coming […]

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