Key APAC Supply Chain Opportunities & Challenges

This episode explores:

• How supply chain operations in Asia/Pacific (APAC) countries have evolved in recent years. (1:16) 
• How organizations are reoptimizing their supply chain networks in Asia/Pacific regions. (3:27)
• How supply chain leaders are responding to the challenge of upskilling the talent needed for moving into new markets in Asia/Pacific. (6:14)
• The key logistics challenges businesses need to tackle as supply chains shift toward deglobalization. (9:37) 
• Guidance for supply chain leaders with operations in Asia/Pacific regions over the next three to five years. (12:07)

In this podcast, host Thomas O’Connor and guest Teh Leng Tan, a Gartner analyst focusing on Asia/Pacific supply chain trends, discuss how supply chain operations in that region are rapidly evolving as businesses explore new manufacturing and distribution network strategies. At the same time, supply chain organizations are also tackling talent and logistics challenges in that part of the world.

As disruptions in APAC have increased and tensions between the United States and China have intensified over the last five years, supply chain operations have been exploring such strategies as regionalization, localization and deglobalization. Prior to this time, China was viewed as a low-cost, fast-paced manufacturing hub. But more recently, those geopolitical tensions, along with a declining population in China coupled with increasing wages, have forced companies to think outside the box. For example, some organizations are looking toward expanding operations in markets such as India or Vietnam, and are rethinking talent acquisition and logistics strategies. Tan offers his observations and advice to supply chain leaders on how to advance and enhance their operations in the region.