Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 20, 2022

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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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 8, 2022

Although the company has not disclosed details, it is believed to be having trouble procuring parts for Bluetooth wireless communications components used in the controllers and main units as well as analog chips for controlling currents. Nintendo is having negotiations on procurement, but the outlook is uncertain. This is not normal.

Negotiating Skills 205

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Bristlecone

MAY 31, 2020

Bristlecone has introduced several new fixed-price, fixed-scope offerings for SAP products across supply chain planning, procurement and execution. Application support and monitoring for corporate apparel leader. S/4HANA and Ariba integration for Germany-based manufacturer. Middle East and North Africa. Asia-Pacific.

Optimal Sourcing 52

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Logility

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

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. On the supply side, companies began looking for lower-cost sources from different geographies.

Supply Chain Planning Software 100

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Logility

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

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. On the supply side, companies began looking for lower-cost sources from different geographies.

Supply Chain Planning Software 100

Supply Chain Planning Software Scenario Planning Supply Chain Planning Inventory Reduction 100

NC State SCRC

JULY 28, 2019

Low-cost country (LCC) sourcing is now a commonplace strategy for shrinking bottom line labor and material costs in most consumer products industries, including apparel, footwear, toys, and other manufactured products. Dow Chemical, for example, considers environmental concerns a critical feature of its policies and procedures.3

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Requis

JULY 14, 2020

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.

Supply Chain Software 126

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