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Seasoned Leadership in Action™ – An Interview with Danny Wang, VP at Canada Goose!

Supply Chain Game Changer

This interview is with Danny Wang, Vice President of Sourcing and Procurement at Canada Goose. Danny Wang, Vice President at Canada Goose. The work that Canada Goose is doing to supply Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) during the Coronavirus pandemic is truly inspirational. I first met Danny when we were both at Celestica.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 23 – 29)

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It includes free shipping of online purchases, free grocery deliveries to the home for orders of at least $35, prescription discounts and other benefits. More than 1,500 of the rings have arrived at more than 130 stores, Walmart Canada said in a corporate blog post. Walmart+ costs $98 per year, or $12.95

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What is Supply Chain Decision Support? Are We Rearranging Deck Chairs on the Titanic?

Supply Chain Shaman

Today’s headline news includes AllBirds, Boeing, Canada Goose, Chemours, EMC, Hanes Brands, Fisker, Ford, Krispy Kreme, LKQ, Ryder, Tesla, Timken, Tyson Foods, Weight Watchers International, and WestRock. Buying strategies need to be defined, and the interface needs to be bi-directional. The issue is cross-industry.

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4 Ways to Lift Manufacturing Productivity: The MFP Approach

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To put that another way: by the time a business in Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan or the United States gets to Thursday they have produced, on average, what the UK needs a full Monday-Friday to do. The issue is also particularly bad for manufacturers. For many manufacturers, automation is synonymous with new equipment.

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The Backorder: May 15, 2024

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UK & US manufacturing sectors shrink as costs rise, new orders fall. Unstable market conditions, client destocking, and the Red Sea crisis – in combination with the rise of average purchasing costs – are responsible for the recent drop in manufacturing PMI , according to data provider S&P Global. Forecast demand.

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HWI Unleashes Continuous Innovation

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HarbisonWalker International Manufactures and Distributes Refractory Products. HarbisonWalker is the largest supplier of refractory products and services within the US and Canada. But refractories are used in a wide variety of industries, particularly manufacturing industries with high temperature or corrosive production processes.

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The Best Supply Chain Company You Have Never Heard Of

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Ferguson provides plumbing and heating products to 9 specialist customer groups – over a million customers – in the US and Canada. Driving an excellent supply chain depends on how people are recruited and managed, processes, and the technology used. Ferguson has a big and complex supply chain. Getting the Most out of People.