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On 30 March 2018, the Bangkok Post reported Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak expressing his support for Thailand in joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). Also known as the TPP-11, this amended version of the TPP has been the version under consideration since the United States announced its plans to stay out of the deal.

The global automotive supply chain is one of the largest, most complex, challenging and yet sensitive market networks. In this article we view this supply chain through the eyes of Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and their suppliers. We highlight external forces impacting the market, suggest approaches for those looking to move up the value chain, and give insight into the future of the industry.

Many organisations have placed tremendous efforts in implementing a new ERP system or improving their current system. They correctly believed that the ERP system would bring lots of advantages to their organisation, such as process efficiency improvements, benefits of a single database, and data analytics capabilities for corporate strategy.

Automating and optimising your supply chain can help save money and facilitate growth. So could it work for your business?

The latest global survey findings from our International Business Report (IBR) shows that despite the rise of automation and record global business optimism (net 58%) businesses will turn to people in 2018 to meet swelling order books.

Every business, every day, generates an incredible amount of data. The easiest and cheapest way to store all this information is to adopt the ‘landfill’ model of keeping everything and moving as much of it as possible to the cloud. But we find that many are doing this without even trying to keep track of what they have.

To abolish modern slavery businesses need to find their voice, go beyond compliance and collaborate more.