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The VF Corporation Invested in Supply Chain Agility Before COVID Made “Agility” the New Buzzword

Logistics Viewpoints

Those goods flowed through three regional hubs – in Singapore, Panama City, Panama and Stabio, Switzerland – to 49 distribution centers, 24 of which VF operates. The supply plan will include the procurement plan for their raw material supplies (Tier 2) needed for their finished goods suppliers (Tier 1).

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The Impact of the Digital Path to Purchase

Enterra Insights

The impact of e-commerce and the consumer digital path to purchase has been significant. ”[1] Empty malls and struggling brick-and-mortar retailers also bear stark witness to the impact of the digital path to purchase. … Shoppers now purchase more online, making fewer trips to stores and seeing fewer in-store promotions.”[2].

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How the International School of Zug and Luzern Achieved Time- And Cost-Savings by Transforming Its Purchasing Process

Precoro

Zug Campus - Source: ISZL website Initial purchasing process at ISZL Before last year, when faculty and staff at the International School of Zug and Luzern wanted to buy something, they could briefly discuss it with the principal or other budget holders and then order what was needed instead of going through a formal process.

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Logistics & Supply Chain News Roundup, January 2023

Logistics Bureau

In any typical year, companies around the globe must factor the New Year shutdown into their inventory management plans. That means companies in the industry, like seafood importers, must maintain higher inventory levels inside expensive cold storage facilities for lengthier periods than ever before. Hunt Transport Services Inc.’s

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Top 25 3PL warehousing companies in 2020 (by revenue)

6 River Systems

Third-party logistics companies ( 3PLs ) specialize in distribution, warehousing and fulfillment services. Today, there are many top 3PL warehousing companies that handle warehousing, fulfillment, logistics and distribution services for companies of all sizes. Revenue: €63.3 billion/$72.43 Smith 4.

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SIGVARIS AU: putting customers first with the B2B Store

Unleashed

SIGVARIS is the global market leader in market compression garments, producing over 8 million pairs of stockings across our plants in Switzerland, Poland, the US, France and Brazil. The total products SIGVARIS AU manage using Unleashed, across 46 warehouses. But the purchase is made by the customer independently.

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KPI Key Performance Indicators in Supply Chain & Logistics

Logistics Bureau

Inventory stock turns in Days. Inventory management. Purchasing and supplier management. Warehousing. Inventory levels. There is really nothing wrong with capturing a lot of metrics, especially with today’s powerful analytics software solutions to help. DIF – Delivery in Full. Transportation.

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