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Chennai, India: A Growing Manufacturing Hub for Electronics

December 29, 2021 by Renaud Anjoran

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...]

Filed Under: Sourcing New Suppliers Tagged With: electronic components, India, manufacturing electronics

SE Asia and India are more competitive than China on wages as of 2021, but should we abandon China?

October 18, 2021 by Renaud Anjoran

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...]

Filed Under: Sourcing New Suppliers Tagged With: India, low cost asia, manufacturing wages in China, sourcing countries

Manufacture in China, Vietnam, India, or Elsewhere in 2021? [Podcast]

December 18, 2020 by Adrian Leighton

Manufacture in China, Vietnam, India, or Elsewhere in 2021? [Podcast]

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...]

Filed Under: Risk Management Tagged With: China, diversifying sources, India, moving manufacturing out of china, offshoring, podcast, reshoring, sourcing suppliers, supply chain risk, vietnam

Supply Chain Risk Management, Part 5: Moving Manufacturing to Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, or India (Pros & Cons)

August 24, 2020 by Renaud Anjoran

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...]

Filed Under: Supply Chain Risk Management Series Tagged With: diversifying sources, India, Malaysia, sourcing suppliers, supply chain risk, vietnam

Sourcing Trends in 2019 between China and other Asian Countries

April 3, 2019 by Renaud Anjoran

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...]

Filed Under: Supply Chain Tagged With: Bangladesh, Ben Simpfendorfer, India, Indonesia, Made in Asia conference, manufacturing wages in China, smart manufacturing, Sourcing trends in China, vietnam


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