Last month in December '23 I travelled again to South India to investigate the manufacturing landscape there compared to China and, besides spending time in our office in Dharwad, I took a week to explore Bangalore (a key manufacturing hub … [Read more...]
Chennai, India: A Growing Manufacturing Hub for Electronics
Last month, in Moving Manufacturing to Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, or India (Pros & Cons), I compared 4 manufacturing hubs in Asia that seem well-positioned to receive additional activity, as many American companies try and "decouple" … [Read more...]
SE Asia and India are more competitive than China on wages as of 2021, but should we abandon China?
We started comparing the average wages across Asia in 2015 to help importers decide which country might be the best option for them to source from. As I mentioned before, you need to consider the following data (among others): The … [Read more...]
Manufacture in China, Vietnam, India, or Elsewhere in 2021? [Podcast]
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Manufacturers continue to plan the move of some or all of their supply chains out of China? But where next? Perhaps the word 'exodus' is a little over-dramatic, but there has certainly been a marked rise in companies trying to diversify … [Read more...]
Supply Chain Risk Management, Part 5: Moving Manufacturing to Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, or India (Pros & Cons)
One of the main conclusions of many companies is as follows: 'diversifying our supply chain outside of China is a must in order to reduce risk'. There are two main reasons for this. First, the USA has been leading the charge against … [Read more...]
Sourcing Trends in 2019 between China and other Asian Countries
I attended the Made in Asia conference last week, and the opening talk was given by Ben Simpfendorfer (Founder & CEO at Silk Road Associates, a strategic advisory firm based in Hong Kong). Ben is one of the most insightful people I … [Read more...]