Asia Sourcing Blog

In my last blog, “Recession Conundrum of 2023”, I talked about why the 2023 recession is different than past recessions. Looking at it from a client perspective, I presented some possible inventory-based strategy solutions. Click this link to read the “Recession Conundrum of 2023” blog. If, however, you have a service company like Avela Corporation (my company), your challenge has … Read More

It is not news that we are suffering through what might turn out to be a bad recession. I know… Is there any such thing as a good recession? Well, there are soft landing recession which gives manufacturers and retailers room to plan both advertising and inventory appropriately where orders not halted, but adjusted to expectations for the bounce. This … Read More

Some of our clients are having to contend with new tariffs on their products resulting from the U.S.-China trade war. We are working with them to make sure they remain compliant amid changing trade rules. Of course, the coronavirus has also hit China, and many factories there were shut down. Avela Corp has made sure our clients kept their proper place … Read More

Some of Avela’s previous blogs have discussed how Vietnam is on the fast track in developing its free market economy. This has made it one of the most dynamic emerging economies in the Asia Pacific region (APAC). The government has been aggressive in developing the Vietnamese industrial infrastructure while reducing regulatory obstacles to trade and investment. One of the reasons … Read More

Let’s start by noting that, here at Avela Corporation, our prayers go out to the victims of the coronavirus disease around the world. Known more precisely as Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), it was first detected in China’s Wuhan City in Hubei Province. If you want to know more about the medical and scientific details, we suggest visiting the Center for … Read More

In our previous blog we began a discussion of how China and Vietnam compare as sources of manufacturing in the Asia Pacific Region (APAC).  As noted, Chinese manufacturing is well-established while Vietnamese manufacturing is drawing notice as an up and coming option for production due to aggressive improvements in pro-business government policies. Increasing Vietnam’s viability as a manufacturing source are … Read More

China’s market economy is naturally maturing and rocky trade negotiations between the U.S. and China seem to be producing little more than tariffs as this is being written. Among its neighbors in the Asia Pacific Region (APAC), Vietnam’s manufacturing capabilities have drawn attention for that country’s efforts to attract customers. As a manufacturing sourcing company with a presence in the … Read More

Manufacturing in the Asia Pacific Region (APAC) has undergone a rapid evolution over the last few decades, and sourcing manufacturing in Vietnam is becoming more and more competitive and attractive, especially in light of recent tariffs on imports from China. While China led the way in the region in adopting limited capitalism, in recent years Vietnam has been very aggressive … Read More

In recent blogs we have discussed how the landscape for sourcing in Asia has been changing. This is a natural process: as China’s free market economy matures, China manufacturing prices have gone up in some areas. For instance, for low-skilled, low tech work such as the cut-and-sew garment industry, some regions of China have been becoming uncompetitive. New Asia sourcing … Read More

Avela Corporation is happy to say that despite sometimes-tense US-Chinese trade negotiations and a maturing economy, China manufacturers are still open for business. That said, the Asia-Pacific region continues to become an increasing competitive option for manufacturing sourcing. Avela considers the region, not just China, when assisting our clients with the right fit for their product manufacturing. Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, … Read More