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Thailand as Asean logistics hub
Business, Chris Catto-Smith, Published on 10/08/2016
» Thailand's central location in mainland Southeast Asia, bordering Malaysia, Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos, as well as access to the Mekong River and a coastline along the Gulf of Thailand and the Andaman Sea, offers logistics opportunities that few other Asean countries can compete with.
Overcoming supply chain obstacles and remaining competitive
Business, Chris Catto-Smith, Published on 06/05/2015
» Businesses today must contend with many challenges including global competition, product life-cycle compression and, most importantly, rising customer power. Overlay onto that the significant changes that are occurring across Southeast Asia in preparation for integration under the Asean Economic Community.
Need for Asean Supply Chain Integration
Business, Chris Catto-Smith, Published on 04/06/2014
» Southeast Asian economic integration next year will create a competitive market of 600 million people with a combined GDP of $2.1 trillion, solid growth, low manufacturing costs and a rising middle class hungry for the consumer experience across 10 countries.
Controlling the supply chain at retail speed
Business, Chris Catto-Smith, Published on 31/07/2013
» Whether they're pooling loads or promoting best practices, Thai retailers are now recognising that consolidation and collaboration have been powerful strategies that have fuelled their collective success.
The palm Oil-Sustainability Trade-Off
Business, Chris Catto-Smith, Published on 13/02/2013
» Oil palm is a remarkably efficient crop that provides the majority of the world's vegetable oil and generates valuable revenue for the developing countries where it is grown. Trade value is US$50 billion a year for the commodity that goes into about half the products on supermarket shelves (soap, margarine, ice cream, noodles and chocolate, to name a few), but palm oil has struggled on the road to sustainability. It is even a candidate for some UK power plants as a cheap but unsustainable fossil-fuel alternative.