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Doing Business in Thailand

QAD

Once known as Siam, Thailand became a constitutional monarchy in 1932. Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country not colonized by a European power. Thailand borders the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand. Manufacturing in Thailand. Thailand’s 63 paved airports moved 2,134,149,001 mt-km of freight in 2015.

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Dealing with the Climate in Your Thailand Warehouse Design

Logistics Bureau

In general, design considerations for warehouses in Thailand differ little from anywhere else in the world. For example, while not unique to this country, issues such as heat and high humidity must be allowed for in many aspects supply chain operation in Thailand, warehouse design included.

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Thailand Ecommerce Logistics for ASEAN Enterprises: Should You Go Local?

Logistics Bureau

The ecommerce market in Thailand has never been healthier and all the signs indicate huge potential for growth in the next few years. With the Thai government’s Thailand 4.0 Statistic: By 2022, Thailand’s ecommerce market is expected to be worth around $5.8 A logistics partner in Thailand. billion (US).

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The path to recovery from COVID-19 – LogiSYM August 2020

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

This analysis focuses on four Southeast Asian economies: Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia. We analyzed the changes in domestic transit time of e-commerce deliveries across Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia, accounting for social restrictions, lockdowns and adjustments in logistics capacity.

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The Green Corridor: Resilience from Diversification

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Where Malawi sits 13 degrees south of the equator, Thailand sits 15 degrees north. Thailand is starting to shed its dependency on imported fossil fuels by switching to solar. Thailand is currently Asia’s second largest oil importer. It is currently generating up to 148,000 MWh of clean energy per year.

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The Logistics of Logistics Story with Joe Lynch

The Logistics of Logistics

Prior to his logistics career, Joe was a lean process expert, project / launch manager and automotive engineer for Jeep in Thailand, China, and the US. As COO, Joe ran a 3PL focused on LTL and truckload shipping. Joe earned a BBA from Cleary University and a MA in Education from the University of Michigan.

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Power Problems in Thailand Highlight Need for Supply Chain Software

RFgen

The latest example of how data collection systems can help companies mitigate supply chain risks comes from Thailand. Writing for Forbes, supply chain professional Jon Bovit recently noted that the amount of natural gas coming into Thailand from Myanmar is expected to drop precipitously at the beginning of April.