The Chain Newsletter | April 1, 2022
The Chain Newsletter | April 1, 2022
Welcome to a new issue of The Chain, an easy way to stay updated on supply chain, procurement and logistics news in Asia in one quick digest.
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🚨 Everyone's talking about...
Inflation starts to bite in Asia on war, COVID, supply chain woes — asia.nikkei.com
For 30 years, Tokyo supermarket owner Hiromichi Akiba has abided by a mantra of "providing customers with delicious, fresh food at a low price.
📰 Other News
Global supply chain crisis a huge opportunity for Thai manufacturers — www.nationthailand.com The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) says global disruption caused by the Russia-Ukraine conflict offers major opportunities for the Thai economy.
Demand for warehouses, logistics facilities spikes — www.taipeitimes.com
Demand for warehouses and logistics facilities has spiked in the past few years, aided by booming online shopping and port congestion amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
China's JD Logistics seals $1.1 bln capital increase, stock drops 11% — www.reuters.com China's JD Logistics priced new shares issued on Friday in a $1.1 billion capital increase at a steep discount to their previous close, triggering a slump in its stock early in the Kong Kong trading session.
More foreign investment flows into Vietnam's logistics sector — www.fibre2fashion.com
More foreign investment is pouring into Vietnam's logistics market—despite regulatory barriers—to seize development opportunities after the pandemic.
Scammers target logistics firms in new ruse involving deposits for moving services — www.straitstimes.com
In March, at least 10 victims fell prey to such scammers, with losses amounting to at least $9,000.
Vietnam attracting more American investments — www.digitimes.com Vietnam is enlarging its influence in the global supply chains, as more American investment capital is flowing into the Southeast Asian country, according to media reports.
The logistical challenge of responding to disaster - Myanmar — reliefweb.int
The pandemic hit emergency response particularly hard in terms of deployment of personnel and movement of relief items, from the mass transport of personal protective equipment to careful management of vaccine distribution.
How DHL Indonesia supports its employees to tide through uncertain periods in Indonesia — www.humanresourcesonline.net
Andika Bayupati, Senior Director HR Department, DHL Supply Chain Indonesia, who tells us about how the organisation establishes a strong and positive relationship with its people.
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🔍 Insights
The Supply Chain Crisis Is About to Get a Lot Worse — www-wired-com.cdn.ampproject.org
A seemingly endless supply chain crunch has fueled interest in tech that promises to track problems or predict where new ones might occur.
Five things to know about the Chinese logistics market for 2022 — www.mckinsey.com Five insights to guide decision making for private-equity players, logistics players, and shippers worldwide.
Read more relevant news and updates on the Supply Chain Asia blog.
📅 Upcoming Events
Supply Chain Planning Asia, Apr. 7 — www.airmeet.com
This summit will explore the latest best practices, tactics and strategies in the field of supply chain planning, S&OP, BIP and demand forecasting within the Asia-Pacific region and with plenty of real-life examples and end-users case studies.
Supply Chain Virtual Meetup, Apr. 13 — pro.chain.net
This online get-together is the ideal platform for any supply chain, procurement and logistics practitioners to effectively introduce themselves, exchange knowledge, share ideas, ask questions, and discuss current challenges.
For the full calendar of meetups, webinars, forums and summits, click here.
📺 Featured Video
🧰 Startups & Innovation
Indonesian e-grocer Sayurbox gets $120m funding — www.asiafinancial.com Sayurbox, the Indonesian e-grocery platform, has secured $120 million in a funding round led by Alpha JWC Ventures and Northstar.
See the best logistics logistics startups in APAC at the LogTech50
📈 Chart/Image of the week
💼 Latest Positions
Regional Supply Chain Manager, South Asia and Pakistan (India) | Huntsman Corporation
Huntsman is looking for a business-driven leader who orchestrates the operational supply chain network planning, logistics and customer services activities with close collaboration with stakeholders in commercial, manufacturing and purchasing. Click here to apply.
Sr. Supply Chain Manager (Taiwan) | Lenovo
Lenovo is looking for a Supply Chain Manager role who defines and delivers a supply chain design that meets procurement, materials availability, quality, technology, DfX, and manufacturability targets throughout all phases of the ISG in-house design product life cycle, and integrates the supply chain resources to accommodate the growing of multi Segments.
View more interesting supply chain positions on our Job Board.
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