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

Logistics Viewpoints

Mr. Bailey has worked most of his career at VF – as an industrial engineer in facilities, in strategic sourcing, running offshore operations, and now as the person in charge of the company’s entire supply chain. VFC’s supply chain sourced over 410 million units of apparel, footwear, and accessories in their last fiscal year.

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Do You Know Your Suppliers? Counting the Cost of Ignorance

QAD

The concept of ethical sourcing has risen in popularity during the past four years.” . Supply chain due diligence is a critical topic for manufacturers and enterprises in all industries, especially given three major impacts of recent high-profile abuse cases, new due diligence laws and consumer buying trends. . United States.

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Bitcoin’s Impact on the Textile Industry!

Supply Chain Game Changer

On the other hand, many people purchase expensive clothes for special occasions like wedding parties or traditional festivals, etc. In the meantime, many new technologies are used daily to produce clothing materials from cotton or other organic sources without using any chemical substances. They want to buy cheap clothes.

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China Flexes Its Global Logistics Muscle

Material Handling & Logistics

Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar. For instance, Rachel Duan, industrial conglomerate General Electric’s chief executive in China, told the New York Times that she sees manufacturing in the area increasing when “the roads are built, the ports are built and the power plants are built.” Eurasian Land Bridge. China-Indochina peninsula.

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One Man’s Trash: How Blockchain Can Target Food Waste to Help End World Hunger

Material Handling & Logistics

For organizations that source products from suppliers in remote regions, blockchain can provide clarity in an otherwise murky journey from harvest to retail. What’s more, net food losses in developed countries (222 million metric tons) equate to nearly all of the food produced in Sub-Saharan Africa yearly (223 million metric tons).

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Mindmap High-Tech Supply Chain 4.0

Supply Chain Movement

These developments impact Original Equipment Manufacturers, both at strategic level and at operational level within their supply chains. Bangladesh. South Africa. The way by which consumers purchase, use and share technology is changing rapidly. The sourcing department is challenged by increasing compliancy issues.

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Mindmap for Supply Chain Execution 24/7

Supply Chain Movement

Bangladesh. South Africa. Sourcing from far-flung countries such as China is leading to growing uncertainty about the actual supply of purchase orders. American Samoa. Antarctica. Antigua and Barbuda. Azerbaijan. Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bouvet Island. British Indian Ocean Territory. Brunei Darussalam. San Marino.