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Blog Entries: Regional: Asia

• What’s really the cheapest shore? Why nearshore, and how do you decide?

  Andrew Atkinson, Director, Product Marketing, E2open - Friday, January 27, 2012 - 0 Comments
  

  In a recent report, Gartner projected that by 2014, "20 percent of Asia-produced and U.S.-consumed goods will be nearshored in the Americas." This nearshoring shift will be part of a more general move from low-cost country sourcing strategies to optimized-cost country strategies. What does this really mean?  More »

• A short history of floods, quakes, and volcanic eruptions: Have we learned anything?

  Edward Toung, Vice President, Asia Pacific, E2open - Thursday, December 08, 2011 - 0 Comments
  

  2011 was hard-hit by natural disasters—but can we really afford to expect anything less for 2012 and beyond? A quick look at the recent past suggests that disruptions in the macro-environment are pretty much par for the course. And with today’s trading networks sprawling from China to India to Brazil and everywhere in between, it’s about time our supply chain organizations started thinking seriously about what it takes to drive resiliency into the equation.  More »

• Thailand floods threaten more than just “business as usual”…Is your supply chain ready?

  Andrew Atkinson, Director, Product Marketing, E2open - Thursday, November 03, 2011 - 0 Comments
  

  As I write this, Bangkok is still under several feet of water and several major Japanese auto manufacturers have had to cease production due to a lack of critical parts sourced from Thailand. Whatever else happens, the one thing you can count on is that there will always be some kind of trouble cropping up to disrupt normal business operations... More »

• Innovation and collaboration: The new normal in the Chinese supply chain landscape?

  Edward Toung, Vice President, Asia Pacific, E2open - Thursday, June 09, 2011 - 0 Comments
  

  In our work with customers in the Greater China region as well as interacting with leading supply chain practitioners at the recent SCM Logistics China Conference in Shenzhen, there is a definitive change, albeit a slow one, in tone and attitude towards current supply chain management practices More »

• The state of B2B integration in Asia: AsiaB2B Plenary in Hong Kong

  Edward Toung, Vice President, Asia Pacific, E2open - Wednesday, December 01, 2010 - 0 Comments
  

  The AsiaB2B Plenary just finished up in Hong Kong, and as usual, it was a don’t-miss event. AsiaB2B is a user-driven organization formed by leading organizations interested in furthering the adoption of B2B integration in the Asia Pacific region. For those of you familiar with EDIFICE in Europe, this is its Asian sibling. AsiaB2B hosts two plenary conferences each year, and I’ve made a point of attending them all (yes, they’re that good). More »

• To Asia and back: Notes on the telecom industry value chain

  Edward Toung, Vice President, Asia Pacific, E2open - Tuesday, November 02, 2010 - 0 Comments
  

  Few would argue that Asia is home to some of the most dynamic business environments on the planet. Even against the backdrop of one of the worst global recessions in decades, companies in the Greater China region are currently experiencing growth rates akin to those experienced by Silicon Valley during the Internet build-out days. This is particularly true of companies in the telecom space. This past month, I had an opportunity to visit with three of Asia's most exciting telecom companies and came away with some interesting observations... More »