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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. The supply plan will include the procurement plan for their raw material supplies (Tier 2) needed for their finished goods suppliers (Tier 1). The company works with 13 ocean carriers and 7 air carriers.

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Can B2B e-commerce solve supply chain issues?

Cathy Roberson

A Middle-East-based B2B online platform, Tradeling, launched last year with an initial investment from Dubai Airport Freezone Authority to help businesses across the Middle East and North Africa to procure goods from around the world. Available in Rwanda, it plans to expand across Africa and around the world.

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Should I Consider Outsourcing Supply Chain Processes?

ToolsGroup

Now companies have started outsourcing supply chain business processes like planning, direct procurement, order management, inventory optimisation and reverse logistics. Technology infrastructure must be considered in terms of connectivity, availability, quality and security, including back-up infrastructure and business continuity solutions.

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December 28, 2023 Update

Freightos

Judah Levine December 28, 2023 Optimize your logistics tendering, vendor selection, negotiations, and procurement with Freightos Data Book a Demo Weekly highlights Ocean rates – Freightos Baltic Index Asia-US West Coast prices (FBX01 Weekly) increased 7% to $1,659/FEU. Asia-US East Coast prices (FBX03 Weekly) were level at $2,505/FEU.

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How to Plan for Common Disruptors in Ocean Freight

Talking Logistics

The 9 th annual BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) summit is being held in Xiamen September 3-5, 2017 (the summit location rotates between its member countries). As the recent cyber-attack on Maersk showed, security risks exist for all of us. Robinson offices, procurement teams, and customers. BRICS summit.

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December 19, 2023 Update

Freightos

Judah Levine December 19, 2023 Optimize your logistics tendering, vendor selection, negotiations, and procurement with Freightos Data Book a Demo Weekly highlights Ocean rates – Freightos Baltic Index Asia-US West Coast prices (FBX01 Weekly) fell 3% to $1,556/FEU. Asia-US East Coast prices (FBX03 Weekly) were level at $2,509/FEU.

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January 10, 2024 Update

Freightos

Judah Levine January 10, 2024 Optimize your logistics tendering, vendor selection, negotiations, and procurement with Freightos Data Book a Demo Weekly highlights Ocean rates – Freightos Baltic Index Asia-US West Coast prices (FBX01 Weekly) increased 60% to $2,713/FEU.