NC State SCRC

MAY 1, 2020

An article written by my former PhD student, Rejaul Hasan, and I just came out this week in Contracting Excellence , the journal published by IACCM, which documents the catastrophe that is unfolding in Bangladesh, one of the world’s major exporters of garments for the apparel sector. These workers depend on it.

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Kinaxis

APRIL 26, 2017

When it comes to supply chain excellence, particularly in the retail sector, there is one behemoth dominating the landscape: Amazon. Amazon supply chain management is driving innovation and change at a pace that’s putting the pressure on other businesses to find a way to keep up, or fold.

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Logility

JANUARY 5, 2012

We work with a lot of branded and private label apparel manufacturers and brand owners, and it’s clear there is a misperception about supply chain complexity in these industries. Ed has a wealth of apparel experience in organizations such as Hanes Her Way, Columbia Sportswear, Polo Ralph Lauren, and many others.

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Logility

JANUARY 5, 2012

We work with a lot of branded and private label apparel manufacturers and brand owners, and it’s clear there is a misperception about supply chain complexity in these industries. Ed has a wealth of apparel experience in organizations such as Hanes Her Way, Columbia Sportswear, Polo Ralph Lauren, and many others.

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Logility

JANUARY 5, 2012

We work with a lot of branded and private label apparel manufacturers and brand owners, and it’s clear there is a misperception about supply chain complexity in these industries. Ed has a wealth of apparel experience in organizations such as Hanes Her Way, Columbia Sportswear, Polo Ralph Lauren, and many others.

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Resilinc

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

In a June 2021 Harvard Business Review article and in this blog , Resilinc CEO Bindiya Vakil and her co-authors Tom Linton and Dale Rogers argued that more robust and sophisticated Pan-American supply networks are critical destinations on the roadmap to drive greater resilience, sustainability and agility in U.S. supply chains.

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Pivot88

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

According to McKinsey’s 2019 chief purchasing officer (CPO) survey, sustainable sourcing at scale is the fashion industry’s new must-have. The survey shows that social and environmental sustainability has become a key priority for apparel companies, just as it is becoming an increasingly important issue for consumers and governments.

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Changing the way people buy apparel Matthew Wallace has worked in a number of apparel management roles over his career, including as a Senior Director of Sourcing for Merchandising at Walmart, a senior VP at apparel manufacturer PVH (which owns Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein), and currently the CEO of Project DXM (Digital Xpress Model).

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 14, 2023

The Supply Chain Matters blog features our April 14, 17, 2023 edition of This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech , a synopsis capsule of noteworthy supply chain management focused technology news. million in Series A financing.

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Resilinc

MAY 31, 2022

Electrical machinery and electronics is Malaysia’s largest export category, and the nation of 33 million people is an important source of assembly, test, and packaging (ATP) for the semiconductor industry. have laws against importing goods made with forced labor, and these are getting tougher—with lawmakers targeting supply chain practices.

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 1, 2023

As we go into the first week of 2023, many are wondering what’s ahead for global commerce and supply chains. These predictions are perhaps not completely original – but they represent what I think will be important guidelines for supply chain executives to consider. More importantly, the supply chain isn’t there yet!

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 6, 2022

During this unprecedented period of non-stop global supply chain disruption, the Supply Chain Matters blog provides readers with additional industry specific examples, along with their implications. In this update we highlight General Motors , Nike , and retailer Bed Bath and Beyond. General Motors.

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Resilinc

JANUARY 8, 2024

Ready for a supply-chain-themed movie night? As professionals who monitor the supply chain daily for potential disruptions, we can’t help but see the supply chain everywhere—yes, even in disaster movies. Grab some popcorn and get ready for a supply chain-themed movie night!

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 5, 2021

My email box is full of the “ain’t it awful blogs. ” The storyline starts with a supply chain story of a shortage–semiconductors, rental cars, plastics–and ends with an easy answer. Nothing about the current state of the supply chain is easy. It seems that no commodity is exempt.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 30, 2021

I seethed as the news stations celebrated supply chain success for the December holidays. Let me start this blog by asking, “Shouldn’t you be worried too?” So, I write this blog with this bias. The health of the supply chain underpins our economy. jump in apparel costs and 5.5%

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QAD

MARCH 28, 2024

In 2022, a report from Sheffield Hallam University found that every large car manufacturer was at a high risk of sourcing parts linked to Xinjiang. Many companies have been slow to react to new laws and regulations like the UFLPA, and the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act. It could be an existential threat to a company.

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NC State SCRC

JUNE 30, 2023

Guest Blog by Dr. Marguerite Moore The following blog was written by Dr. Marguerite Moore from the Wilson College of Textiles. Sponsored by the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC), Planet Textiles brought together industry stakeholders to discuss the state of sustainability efforts in apparel supply chains.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 4, 2024

Supply Chain Matters features its latest full edition of This Week in Supply Chain Tech , a compilation of funding, partnership and other noteworthy announcements related to supply chain technology support. Our last full edition was published on February 14. billion in Generative AI start-up Anthropic.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 5, 2021

My email box is full of the “ain’t it awful blogs. ” The storyline starts with a supply chain story of a shortage–semiconductors, rental cars, plastics–and ends with an easy answer. Nothing about the current state of the supply chain is easy. It seems that no commodity is exempt.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 5, 2021

My email box is full of the “ain’t it awful blogs. ” The storyline starts with a supply chain story of a shortage–semiconductors, rental cars, plastics–and ends with an easy answer. Nothing about the current state of the supply chain is easy. It seems that no commodity is exempt.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 11, 2024

Supply Chain Matters highlights a report indicating a push for Zara parent Inditex to disclose more detailed supplier transparency in the light of growing ESG policy dichotomies. Many supply chain management case study curriculums include the notions of how this retail chain pioneered what is today termed “ fast fashion.”

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 30, 2023

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group, via its affiliated Supply Chain Matters blog calls reader attention to two recently published research papers that address evidence of ongoing shifts in global supply component and end production sourcing. supply chain activity. imports peaked at 21.6

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 20, 2022

How are global business leaders looking to warranty business continuity, growth and profitability by embedding effective and enduring sustainable practices in supply chain design, operations and performance management? That is what the State of Supply Chain Sustainability report has looked at for the last three years.

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NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 14, 2016

This week’s blog is a guest blog from a PhD Student, MD Rejaul Hasan. Rejaul is from Bangladesh, and is working on his PhD in the College of Textiles at NC State University, and is passionate on the subject of sustainable apparel from his home country. Who is making the bulk of profit in the apparel supply chain?

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 28, 2022

Practitioners, students and of supply chain management are likely quite familiar with Spain based fashion clothing retailer Inditex and its various retail brands including Zara. Many supply chain management case study curriculums include the notions of how this retail chain pioneered what is today termed “ fast fashion.”.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 11, 2020

Without the back-end supply chain, however, retailers would have nothing to sell. Manufacturers would supply retailers, who would then resell the goods to consumers — therefore dealing with complaints or queries from the end consumer. Changing retail supply chain environment. ” Good question.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 29, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights this week’s announcement from athletic footwear designer and manufacturer New Balance of the grand opening of this company’s fifth production facility in North America. manufacturing and supply network capability as-well. Background. This Week’s Grand Opening.

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Locus

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Add to this the unpredictability of the Covid-19 pandemic and we have a pretty temperamental supply chain environment for fashion retail. While the top apparel and accessory brands agree that product quality should get better with time, inventory priorities are always fluctuating. A 3PL solution for the fashion supply chain.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 28, 2016

The average manufacturing company’s supply chain organization is 15 years old. Historically, the traditional supply chain focused on improving costs. Today, more mature supply chain teams focus on delivering value. Typically, it is a lack of common definition on what defines supply chain excellence.

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Resilinc

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Geopolitical conflict with Australia—source of 10% of China’s coal imports—have contributed to the coal shortage. But China is the top concern for supply chain managers. The power crisis gives ammunition to company leaders and supply chain managers who argue for moving some manufacturing out of China. “On

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 23, 2015

For years, I’ve been telling supply chain executives to think beyond Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter when thinking about the role of social networking in supply chain management. As I wrote last December in Facebook for Supply Chain Communication and Collaboration?

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 15, 2022

This blog will review how category managers and supply planners can use cluster analysis to make smarter decisions and grow sales. Let’s look at the four most common ways cluster analysis is used for category management and supply chain planning decisions. The retail industry is rich with data.

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ToolsGroup

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Cyber Monday revenue – a reliable ecommerce performer year-over-year – showed mixed results pending the source, with an overall promising outlook. Supply Chain Shortages Impacted Consumer Purchases. Demand Shaping Is Critical to Overcoming Supply Chain Shortages . Total sales also dropped 1.3 The Nintendo Switch?

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 15, 2023

sales, the supply network has domestic value of 70 percent of greater. In a prior Supply Chain Matters published commentary in May of last year , we highlighted the grand opening of the company’s fifth manufacturing facility located in Methuen, Massachusetts. sourcing product development and production strategy.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Like most industries, manufacturers around the world are feeling the pinch of inventory disruption brought on by shortages and other supply chain challenges. Effectively Managing Service Levels: Shortages vs. Getting the forecast right is still challenging for many supply chains. But manufacturers are unique.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Supply Chain Matters calls reader attention to a published report that indicates for one retailer, the sudden shift in consumer demand this year may not have been that sudden. Instead, a detailed analysis of consumer buying and general apparel and clothing trends buying trends proved beneficial in limiting overall inventory exposure.

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ThroughPut

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Supply chains used to live in the past. Thanks to the more advanced forms of supply chain analytics like predictive analytics, supply chains are proactively looking into the future and prepping for “what is to come” rather than only ruminating over “what already happened.”

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