Procurement

AI Has Moved Beyond the Demo Stage: Why Organizational Capability Is Now the Decisive Battleground?

Investment in artificial intelligence has reached a scale that no industry can afford to ignore. From industrial groups and banks to logistics providers and hospitals, AI pilots are everywhere, accompanied by dazzling demonstrations and high hopes for productivity gains.

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Humanitarian Logistics in ASEAN: Where Does Vietnam Stand in the Regional Aid Chain?

Humanitarian Logistics in ASEAN: Where Does Vietnam Stand in the Regional Aid Chain?

Every storm season, images of washed-out roads, flooded warehouses, suspended port operations and delayed relief shipments raise hard questions about the effectiveness of humanitarian logistics.

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Green Logistics and the Road to Net Zero: From National Pledges to Supply Chain Action

Green Logistics and the Road to Net Zero: From National Pledges to Supply Chain Action

Vietnam’s pledge to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 has put every sector of the economy under a new kind of spotlight. Logistics – with its heavy reliance on fossil fuels and energy-intensive infrastructure – is one of the first fields to be called out.

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Vietnam’s Logistics Talent: From “Short and Weak” to a Strategic Supply Chain Workforce

Vietnam’s Logistics Talent: From “Short and Weak” to a Strategic Supply Chain Workforce

Over the past decade, logistics has become a backbone of Vietnam’s trade, consistently growing faster than GDP. Port clusters, industrial zones, logistics centres and booming e-commerce have created surging demand for labour at every level, from warehouse workers to supply chain strategists.

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Nguồn nhân lực logistics Việt Nam: từ “thiếu và yếu” đến chiến lược nhân tài chuỗi cung ứng

Nguồn nhân lực logistics Việt Nam: từ “thiếu và yếu” đến chiến lược nhân tài chuỗi cung ứng

Trong vòng một thập niên, logistics đã trở thành “xương sống” của thương mại Việt Nam, với tốc độ tăng trưởng luôn cao hơn mức tăng trưởng GDP. Các cụm cảng biển, khu công nghiệp, trung tâm logistics, thương mại điện tử… cùng lúc mở rộng đã tạo ra nhu cầu lao động khổng lồ từ công nhân kho bãi đến chuyên gia hoạch định chuỗi cung ứng.

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If container capacity stays in oversupply, what is the new “equilibrium point” of the ocean freight cycle?

If container capacity stays in oversupply, what is the new “equilibrium point” of the ocean freight cycle?

In 2025, the global container shipping market is once again facing a familiar pattern: fleet capacity is growing faster than trade. A mid-2025 analysis citing Alphaliner projected global container throughput growth at around 2% for 2025, while fleet capacity was expected to increase by more than 6.3%.

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Is Asian Air Cargo “Pivoting” to Premium E-commerce?

Is Asian Air Cargo “Pivoting” to Premium E-commerce?

After a post-pandemic recovery, Asia–Southeast Asia air cargo heads into 2026 with a new demand mix: cross-border e-commerce requires speed and granular traceability, while belly capacity is returning and directly competing with freighter fleets. Shippers must ask anew: where to “buy speed,” and how to lock cost and carbon to protect margins?

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Marine Fuels - Will LNG “Take the Lead” Before Methanol?

Marine Fuels - Will LNG “Take the Lead” Before Methanol?

Orders for green-methanol ships are booming, yet LNG infrastructure is one step ahead. Recent forecasts suggest demand for LNG as a marine fuel could at least double by 2030 thanks to wider infrastructure and supply, while methanol/green methanol is accelerating on newbuild orders and trunk-route bunkering. How should shippers read this transition map to make decisions on contracts and carbon surcharges?

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How much will FuelEU 2025 push freight rates up - and can “pooling” save shippers?

How much will FuelEU 2025 push freight rates up - and can “pooling” save shippers?

FuelEU Maritime taking effect on 01/01/2025 turns “green costs” into an actual invoice: sustainable fuels are scarce, compliance surcharges emerge, and the EU ETS layers on carbon costs. Against this backdrop, the “pooling” mechanism is expected to help companies optimize compliance - but will it be enough to protect margins?

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FuelEU 2025: giá cước tăng bao nhiêu? liệu “pooling” có cứu được chủ hàng?

FuelEU 2025: giá cước tăng bao nhiêu? liệu “pooling” có cứu được chủ hàng?

FuelEU Maritime có hiệu lực từ 01/01/2025 biến “chi phí xanh” thành hóa đơn thực: nhiên liệu sạch khan hiếm, phụ phí tuân thủ xuất hiện, và EU ETS tiếp tục chồng lớp chi phí carbon. Trong bối cảnh ấy, cơ chế “pooling” được kỳ vọng giúp doanh nghiệp tối ưu tuân thủ—nhưng liệu có đủ để cứu biên lợi nhuận?

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Smart Supply Chains: In-house, Outsource, or Alliance?

Smart Supply Chains: In-house, Outsource, or Alliance?

In an era of constant global supply chain disruption, the decision to manufacture in-house, outsource, or build alliances is no longer just a matter of cost. It has become a strategic choice that determines a company’s speed, adaptability, and ability to control risk.

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Procurement 2025: From Cost Savings to Value Creation

Procurement 2025: From Cost Savings to Value Creation

Procurement is moving away from its traditional role as a “cost control function” to become a driving force for innovation, sustainability, and supply chain resilience. Powered by integrated data, next-generation artificial intelligence, and deeper supplier partnerships, “Procurement 2025” is no longer about price negotiation it’s about managing total value.

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GenAI in Planning & IBP: From Demo to Operational KPIs

GenAI in Planning & IBP: From Demo to Operational KPIs

Next-generation artificial intelligence (GenAI) is moving beyond pilot demonstrations to become a practical force in supply chain operations. No longer confined to forecasting, GenAI is emerging as a 'co-pilot' in Integrated Business Planning (IBP) and daily scheduling. The critical question is no longer 'Should we try?' but 'How do we measure real value?' with data quality, operational discipline, and clear performance indicators at the core.

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The Power of AI and Predictive Capabilities in Supply Chain Management

The Power of AI and Predictive Capabilities in Supply Chain Management

AI is no longer unfamiliar. The question is how to turn it into a true “operational capability” in supply chain management (SCM), rather than a handful of isolated pilots. The answer lies in how companies combine predictive analytics with clean data, clear decision processes, and disciplined execution from sourcing to distribution.

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Ocean Rates Whipsaw, Airfreight Echoes

Ocean Rates Whipsaw, Airfreight Echoes

After a sharp surge at the start of the year and a cool-down from midyear, Asia–US and Asia–Europe container rates have been swinging unpredictably. Every swell at sea immediately echoes into exporters’ decisions in ASEAN on whether to switch transport modes.

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Air Cargo Outlook 2025

Air Cargo Outlook 2025

After a strong rebound in the second half of 2024, the air cargo market steps into 2025 with a noteworthy paradox: demand remains “warm,” yet most indicators suggest an explosive peak season is unlikely. Instead, the sector is set on a cautious growth path, constrained by tariffs and geopolitics, aircraft capacity structure, and shifting shipper behavior.

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Procurement 2025: From Low Price to Relationships + AI

Procurement 2025: From Low Price to Relationships + AI

Combining supplier-relationship management with AI copilots helps procurement escape the low-price/high-risk trap, accelerating negotiations and strengthening compliance on verifiable data.

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Mua hàng 2025: từ giá rẻ đến quan hệ + AI

Mua hàng 2025: từ giá rẻ đến quan hệ + AI

Kết hợp quản trị quan hệ nhà cung cấp với trợ lý AI giúp việc mua hàng thoát bẫy giá thấp – rủi ro cao, tăng tốc thương thảo và củng cố tuân thủ trên nền dữ liệu có kiểm chứng.

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Supply-Chain Orchestration and Recovery 2025: Beyond “Visibility”

Supply-Chain Orchestration and Recovery 2025: Beyond “Visibility”

Many organizations have realized that a control tower alone is not enough; the next step is proactive orchestration and rapid recovery driven by real-world event data—where decisions are standardized, auditable, and auto-triggered by thresholds.

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ESG 2025: From Reporting to Supply-Chain Accountability

ESG 2025: From Reporting to Supply-Chain Accountability

2025 marks a turning point: companies must demonstrate supply-chain transparency under CSRD and conduct supplier due diligence under CSDDD, shifting from a mindset of “reporting” to “accountability” with verifiable data, processes, and measurable outcomes.

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Supply Chain Co-opetition – When Competitors Become Allies

Supply Chain Co-opetition – When Competitors Become Allies

As logistics costs continue to rise, supply chains grow increasingly complex, and consumer expectations demand faster, cheaper, and more transparent delivery, it is no longer taboo for competitors to collaborate.

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Green Procurement – An Inevitable Trend in the Global Supply Chain

Green Procurement – An Inevitable Trend in the Global Supply Chain

When climate change, resource depletion, and ESG standards become global imperatives, the concept of “green procurement” is no longer just an environmental slogan but a sustainable competitive strategy.

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