Samsung SDS "jumps" into Vietnams logistics market

At the recently held Hanoi Cello Square 2023 Conference, Mr. DongKyun Kim, Head of the Smart Logistics Department of Samsung SDS Asia - Pacific, assessed that Vietnam is playing an increasingly important position in the production chain. Global.

Mr. Kim Dongkyun, Head of the Smart Logistics Department of Samsung SDS Asia - Pacific, shared about the opportunities in logistics in Vietnam.

Vietnam's manufacturing industry is also continuously growing, something not every country in the region can do. The geographical location close to China gives Vietnam additional advantages.

According to research by Samsung SDS, about a year ago, China's labor costs increased by more than 60%, and in the past 5 years have increased by more than 30%.

Manufacturing factories in China are gradually moving to Southeast Asia (including Vietnam) and India partly due to the US-China trade dispute.

In particular, a report from Oxford Economics said that the total export volume of ASEAN in the next 6 to 10 years is expected to surpass China.

“Vietnam is gradually becoming the world's new factory, and the manufacturing industry is increasingly internationalized and approaching the world. Vietnam is also considered as one of the important links of the global retail chain”, said the Head of the Smart Logistics Department of Samsung SDS in the Asia-Pacific region, and said that this is an opportunity for businesses. It is also the reason why Samsung SDS decided to bring the logistics digitization platform - Cello Square to Vietnam.

In addition, logistics operations in general in Vietnam still have shortcomings, such as complicated customs clearance procedures, document management, or price pressure, which are problems that almost every business encounters. right, or problems with the ability to manage inventory and monitor goods, give real-time alerts…

It is the above shortcomings in the logistics industry that will be a great opportunity for businesses if they can introduce digital platforms that significantly change the method of logistics in Vietnam, the platform on which businesses can manage their logistics operations. transporting its goods from start to finish such as getting quotes, signing contracts, checking the real-time parcel location, and analyzing data, Mr. Kim Dongkyun assessed.

Cello Square products are designed in such a way that businesses only need 1-2 employees to control the entire logistics work and can get an instant quote with available shipping routes, and order shipments. , track your parcels in real-time with high accuracy, and manage all your documents in a single place.

In addition, the data table system analyzes all order information based on the latest applications and technologies such as cloud data systems, big data, etc. to be able to make accurate decisions for the logistics chain for business.

Reportedly, Samsung SDS provides global logistics services in 36 countries, 53 centers, and 230 locations. With about 1,900 international logistics partners, we handle about 410,000 tons of goods by air and 1,010,000 tons of goods by sea. Samsung SDS is one of the top 10 logistics companies in the world.