Supply Chain Asia - May 10, 2018
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> TOP STORIES
Goodman buys Tuen Mun site for US$ 350m — www.scmp.com
Analysts say the high cost of land has deterred companies from the mainland from putting in a bid...
Yamato, DeNA Test Autonomous Delivery System — www.ttnews.com
When the delivery car arrived at its destination, a customer opened up a box inside the vehicle, allowed a QR code on her smartphone to be scanned, and picked up the product.
New port to transform Vietnam's north — asia.nikkei.com
Vietnam's coastal city of Haiphong will open a deep-water port this month, taking a step toward becoming a key maritime link.
Flexport gets US$100M funding from SF Express — www.prnewswire.com Backing follows rapid growth as company gears up to be the leading freight forwarder for modern logistics teams.
Lazada unleashes Philippines ecommerce potential — business.mb.com.ph
Lazada has now 10,000 sellers cater to over a million monthly transactions.
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> UPCOMING EVENTS
3PL Value Creation Asia Summit, May 16 (Hong Kong)
This summit brings together C-level third-party executives, investment community leaders, and technology innovators to network and share cutting-edge concepts for achieving growth in 2018 globally and across Asia.
Supply Chain Risk Forum, May 23 (Singapore)
Best strategies and approaches towards supply chain risk identification, assessment and management in Singapore and South-East Asia.
Reverse Logistics Forum, May 23 (Singapore)
With dozens of logistics, inventory, spare parts, after sales experts congregating at one-place-one-time, this is a must attend event for all logistics professionals.
> STAT OF THE WEEK
> LATEST POSITIONS
Director, Supply Chain (Shanghai) The Supply Chain Management Director is responsible for SCM strategy development and execution to drive value creation around revenue growth, profit maximization, supply reliability and service to the patients in the China market.
Senior Manager, Regional Supply Chain Services Asia Pacific
Reporting to Vice President, Regional Supply Chain Services Asia Pacific, the incumbent will: Lead and coordinate strategic and conceptual projects and work streams in collaboration with relevant partners / stakeholders.
> RESEARCH & SURVEYS
State of Logistics Thailand Survey - Findings Now Available
With the support from Toll, we conducted and released the findings of the State of Logistics Thailand Survey. This survey explores key practices and operational benchmarks in key areas of logistics, warehousing and transportation in Thailand.
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