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

Logistics Viewpoints

VF Corporation (VFC) is a global apparel, footwear and accessories company headquartered in Denver, Colorado. VFC’s supply chain sourced over 410 million units of apparel, footwear, and accessories in their last fiscal year. Goods move through 25 ports of entry into North America and 10 in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

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Taking the Hill

Supply Chain Shaman

Apparel is actually moving backwards. When companies look at singular metrics (labor costs or inventory), they have moved backwards. In parallel, when supply chain concepts are well-integrated into the design of trading partner relationships by both sales and procurement, there is an acceleration of value. Talk to you soon!

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Podcast: VC Brian Aoaeh on the Future of Supply Chain Investment

Requis

A supply chain is really any network of organizations that work in collaboration to aid the procurement, production and movement of goods from producers to suppliers. I’ve had the good fortune of living in a tiny village in West Africa, medium-sized and large cities in West Africa, and also medium and large cities in the United States.

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Risk v Rewards - Making the Right Decisions in Global Supply Chain Planning

Logility

Whether it was the US going to Asia or the EU going to Africa or the Eastern European countries to procure lower cost components, this concerted effort created a coordination challenge across a vastly extended supply network. This avoids building too much inventory and enables quick response to the shifts in customer sentiment.

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Risk v Rewards - Making the Right Decisions in Global Supply Chain Planning

Logility

Whether it was the US going to Asia or the EU going to Africa or the Eastern European countries to procure lower cost components, this concerted effort created a coordination challenge across a vastly extended supply network. This avoids building too much inventory and enables quick response to the shifts in customer sentiment.