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

Logistics Viewpoints

Goods move through 25 ports of entry into North America and 10 in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. VF had committed itself to largely selling goods to consumers in the same region they are manufactured in. In Asia, Vietnam and Bangladesh are more important sourcing locations. BOMs are critical for sourcing and manufacturing.

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Do You Know Your Suppliers? Counting the Cost of Ignorance

QAD

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. . The concept of ethical sourcing has risen in popularity during the past four years.” . Let’s break it down.

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Bitcoin’s Impact on the Textile Industry!

Supply Chain Game Changer

In the meantime, some other digital currencies were launched in different countries, including in Asia and Africa, which can be used as a good investment opportunity for poor people who have never heard about Bitcoin. “They want to spend money on their valuable products which should be good for their health.”

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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

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). billion people, with much of the growth concentrated in Sub-Saharan Africa and industrialized parts of Asia. billion metric tons—gets lost or wasted.

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Digitizing the COVID Vaccine: India’s Got This Figured Out

NC State SCRC

To begin with, it helps that India is one of the largest manufacturers of vaccines in the world. India’s domestic vaccine program administers one of two shots: the AstraZeneca Plc vaccine, manufactured by the Serum Institute of India Ltd. , They are also supplying Brazil and South Africa commercially with vaccines.

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Manufacturing Pulse Report 2016

Supply Chain Movement

The manufacturing sector is in the midst of a period of great change. JDA’s Manufacturing Pulse report examining consumer industries has revealed that in the last 12 months, more than two-fifths (42%) of European adults have bought goods directly from a manufacturer. Manufacturing Pulse Report 2016. Bangladesh.