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Friday links: sourcing chokepoints, AI in fashion, no singularity? (2 April 2021)

April 2, 2021 by Tom McGrenery (Content Lead) Leave a Comment

Friday links: sourcing chokepoints, AI in fashion, no singularity? (2 April 2021)

  We’re already on holiday here in the Global Sources content team – nevertheless, here’s some reading for the Easter weekend on matters of sourcing, tech, business and trends.   Buyers urged to act on Suez Canal blockage The container ship blocking the Suez Canal since 23rd March is now freed. Still, experts advise, buyers […]

Filed Under: Logistics, Quality, Strategy, Trends Tagged With: ecommerce, electronic components, manufacturing, sourcing, tech, trends

Rethinking supply chain management

March 15, 2021 by Cecile de Veyra (Managing Editor) 1 Comment

Rethinking supply chain management

How companies are reviewing sourcing practices to combat disruptions and build resilience The COVID-19 pandemic exposed weaknesses in supply chains around the world, so a major rethink is underway. Lockdowns paralyzed production, suddenly cutting off access to critical materials and components. And when restrictions eased, there followed a massive reallocation of resources to deal with […]

Filed Under: Logistics, Strategy, Trends Tagged With: Asia suppliers, components, electronic components, pandemic, resilience, sourcing, suppliers, supply chain, taiwan

Friday links: iPhone 12 sourcing in India, Kenya’s digital transformation, sustainable clothing, robots (12 March 2021)

March 12, 2021 by Tom McGrenery (Content Lead) Leave a Comment

Friday links: iPhone 12 sourcing in India, Kenya’s digital transformation, sustainable clothing, robots (12 March 2021)

Nairobi by night timelapse. (Photo by Yonko Kilasi on Unsplash) Here’s some weekend sourcing-related reading, with stories from diverse parts of Asia and Africa that caught the eyes of the Global Sources team this week.   Apple to start making iPhone 12 in India, reducing reliance on China Reports have it that Foxconn, Apple’s manufacturing […]

Filed Under: COVID-19, Trends Tagged With: COVID-19, electronics, fashion, sourcing, sustainable fashion, tech, trends

Why source from Vietnam

March 3, 2021 by M.C Brown (Content Editor) Leave a Comment

Why source from Vietnam

With the cost of wages in China tripling over the past decade, the ongoing US-China trade tension, and an epidemic that upended international trade flows and halted production in China, many importers and buyers have pursued other alternatives – focusing their efforts on the Southeast Asian markets.

Filed Under: Logistics Tagged With: alternative sourcing, China sourcing alternative, sourcing, sourcing from Vietnam, Vietnam sourcing, Vietnam suppliers

Plastic injection molding in 2021

February 9, 2021 by Carlo Padilla (Content Writer) Leave a Comment

Plastic injection molding in 2021

If there’s one manufacturing process that has driven the most growth in the plastics industry, it’s injection molding. Over the years since its development, plastic injection molding has grown to be one of the most widely implemented manufacturing processes for many sectors: electronics, automotive, home appliances, housewares, and even in the medical and aerospace industries. […]

Filed Under: Strategy, Trends Tagged With: manufacturing, offshore manufacturing, plastic injection molding, reshoring, sourcing

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