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. The company’s 12 brands are organized into three categories: Outdoor, Active and Work/Work-Inspired.

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BlueYonder

MAY 11, 2017

Each year, Apparel Magazine acknowledges apparel retailers, brands, and manufacturers that demonstrate innovation in the apparel supply chain. JDA is proud to recognize that PVH has been named one of Apparel Magazine’s 10 th annual Top Innovator Award winners. PVH) is a U.S.-based

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 15, 2022

However, I’ve been hearing more and more stories about how the rapid over-expansion of many brands and retailers in 2021 has proven to result in all kinds of problems, specifically around additional inventory, excess capacity, and over-expansion of the workforce.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 28, 2023

From a goods category lens, sales of electronics and jewelry items reportedly declined on a year-over-year basis, along with certain apparel categories. Nike recent reporting of quarterly performance included the lowering of the apparel and shoes provider’s full year revenue forecast based on softer demand of sneakers and apparel.

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Logility

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Over the years, the fashion industry has championed a movement toward sustainable apparel, environmentally friendly production practices, and the elimination of forced labor. But a new layer of complexity now presents another existential topic: the chain of custody. But it’s not that simple for the fashion industry.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 29, 2022

The availability of capacity in industries like the semiconductor industry is tight. The proliferation of products and capabilities is exponential with over 60% of capacity in Taiwan. The question of near-shoring or reshoring is really a question for labor-intensive industries like apparel.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 2, 2023

Amazon has launched a new fulfillment center in Riyadh doubling its total storage capacity in Saudi Arabia and increasing selling opportunities for small and medium-sized businesses. million cubic feet capacity can store more than 9 million products, according to a statement. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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AIMMS

MARCH 30, 2020

T he apparel industry, for instance, is bracing for a prolonged period of low activity. Companies may not be able to adequately ramp up capacity and lose sales. Capacity shutdown in S&OP Navigator. Study 5: Refine Capacity Smoothing (click to view demo and more information) .

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 31, 2021

Boot Barn is a retail chain devoted to western and work-related footwear, apparel, and accessories. Although this amounts to a 50 percent expansion in square footage, the company wanted to double the unit storage capacity in the process. The company also operates store support and distribution centers in California and Kansas.

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Adexa

JULY 6, 2020

One of Adexa’s major clients in apparel industry used Adexa supply chain planning applications in order to change production from hosiery to protective mask manufacturing virtually overnight. The company has already delivered 60 million and the production of more than 300 million is ahead of schedule.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 29, 2022

The facility itself has a reported $20 million in renovations and at full capacity, is capable of producing 750,000 pairs of footwear annually. The facility currently employs upwards of 100 workers and there are plans to more than double that workforce as capacity is ramped-up by the end of this year. from pre-pandemic levels.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2024

The availability of capacity in industries like the semiconductor industry is tight. The proliferation of products and capabilities is exponential with over 60% of capacity in Taiwan. The question of near-shoring or reshoring is really a question for labor-intensive industries like apparel.

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Logility

MAY 26, 2022

Because supply exceeds demand, all demand can be fulfilled, but there is underutilized production capacity. Current volatility takes its toll, creating excess inventory, which creates a financial risk, leading to waste in many industries, particularly food and beverage, and fashion and apparel.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

JANUARY 30, 2013

A recent discussion with supply chain executives in the apparel industry reveal that the problem is a tricky one to solve – and may be a function of other decisions being made by apparel manufacturers that have nothing to do with labor human rights in the supply chain. The story isn’t that simple however.

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Zipline Logistics

MARCH 14, 2023

The most recent valuation of the sports equipment & apparel market totaled to $340.6 This industry includes sports equipment, apparel, and shoes. Did you know…? We believe in creating seamless partnerships with our customers. That means making your goals our goals and working to meet them.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 15, 2023

Earlier this month, the company broke ground for a $65 million expansion of the existing manufacturing facility located in Skowhegan, Maine , which will double the capacity of this facility by the end of 2024. it certainly had the opportunity to claim the most agile and diverse producer with its U.S.

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Stord

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

The company recently announced its port-to-porch logistics offering , Stord One Commerce software , temperature-controlled logistics in collaboration with Fresh Del Monte, increasing its network capacity , and extending its Series D round to over $200M in funding at a valuation of $1.3B with a new investment led by Franklin Templeton.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Starting with apparel, let’s compare the two top performers –Nike and VF Corporation. As error increases, there is a need for additional capacity. It takes more capacity as demand error increases.). When compared to pre-recession years, we ended the decade with twenty more days of inventory. The answer?

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Additionally, Shipt same-day delivery, meanwhile, will be available for a wider range of products across Target’s assortment, including apparel and accessories, Ulta Beauty items, electronics, toys and now adult beverages. Target also unveiled enhancements to its Drive Up curbside pickup, by adding 18,000 assigned parking spaces.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Synchronizing demand and supply across a dynamic global supply chain requires the ability to manage the disparate needs of multiple retail channels, seasonal demand, fashion changes and restrictive capacity constraints. It helps deliver high in-season customer service levels with limited late-season discounting that cuts into gross margins.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 20, 2020

Especially for verticals with longer production lead times such as apparel, the full impact of COVID-19 is still materializing. We analyzed the changes in domestic transit time of e-commerce deliveries across Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia, accounting for social restrictions, lockdowns and adjustments in logistics capacity.

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 1, 2023

For instance, a large apparel brand requested about 20 of their largest textile mills (many in Pakistan, Singapore, China, and other regions) to travel all the way to San Francisco for a “Vendor Summit”. As I noted in a prior blog, and as discussed in the New York Times today – Mexico is a great option – but the capacity isn’t there yet.

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Logility

MAY 12, 2021

The Chinese government plans to double manufacturing capacity in the XUAR by 2025, with a focus on apparel and textiles. Implication: businesses that bet on this one being just another case of brow-beating run a significant risk in the near term. XUAR Facts and Figures. The following table shows the XUAR’s top exports in 2019.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2023

The significance of expanding air and ocean, sustainable fuel capacity in our region cannot be stressed enough. Singapore is one of the largest fuelling stations of the world (over 20% of ship fuelling happens here), so capacity for sustainable fuels is critical for global sustainability efforts.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 29, 2021

This includes trucking capacity concerns, port congestion , and warehouse staff. Additionally, Amazon has doubled its shipping container processing capacity by increasing ports of entry and partnered with more ocean freight carriers to secure space in “critical ports.”. UPS posts record-breaking profits, plans to hike prices.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 2, 2022

The availability of capacity in industries like the semiconductor industry is tight. The question of near-shoring or reshoring is really a question for labor-intensive industries like apparel. But, even then, the relocation of capacity is not a snap of the fingers. She explains, “When I get this question, I swallow hard.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Other means were in the ability to manage the headwinds of forecasted reduced global trade volumes thru the mechanisms of either formed multi-carrier capacity alliances metering major trade route capacity, increased blank sailings or additional slow steaming transit times.

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American Global Logistics

MAY 21, 2019

These duties would cover $325 billion in goods, hitting the price-sensitive apparel sector particularly hard and taking a significant bite out of business’ bottom […]. The post Improving Supply Chain ROI in a Tough Tariff Environment appeared first on AGL.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2019

The organization, tightly capacity-constrained failed to forecast and build capacity ahead of market demand. The two primary buffers in the supply chain are manufacturing capacity and inventory. Apparel is an example. Results of Financial Reengineering Fails the Apparel Manufacturing Industry. . #8

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Accelogix

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

What if, for example, you are a rapidly growing apparel brand that can ill afford to spend capital in the warehouse when you could instead spend it on brand development? If your company can afford to just build a new warehouse with more expensive automation systems, you are in the minority. If not, now what?

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 5, 2022

… Companies are struggling to find space for the glut of apparel, kitchen appliances and other goods filling up their supply chains.” … However, if shippers under or overestimate their forecasted capacity requirements, they could incur a penalty from carriers.

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Supply Chain Movement

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

Hennes & Mauritz (H&M), the Swedish apparel giant, reported lower like-for-like sales in the first quarter of 2013 and attributed the fall to the unusually cold weather. In contrast, Inditex, the world’s biggest apparel company, saw sales rise, both in 2013 and in August 2016. By IMD Professor Carlos Cordón.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 19, 2022

Categories with excess inventory include apparel, electronics, and home and sporting goods. Walmart estimates that inventory is still 15 percent above optimal levels. Clearing the inventory will still take a couple of quarters. To cut the inventory, the company has slashed prices on overstocked items.

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Google’s findings align with McKinsey data (and, for what it’s worth, my browsing history), demonstrating apparel, cosmetics, household items, and pets as categories consumers intend to splurge. When consumers are considering new brands, return policies are one of the best ways to reduce purchase risk – particularly around apparel.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

But what happens to the “Super Bowl Champion” apparel, or really from any major sporting event, for the losing team? While printing operations have been greatly improved, clearly there is no way that these items are printed on-demand. Instead, they are printed ahead of time, for both teams.

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DynaSys

APRIL 20, 2022

In the Northern Hemisphere, most retail stores are now advertising and selling summer apparel and summer related products. The three areas are: Value Chain Management Inventory Management Capacity Management. Capacity Management. The third area we need to manage is capacity. Manufacturing capacity is a finite commodity.

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20Cube Logistics

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Additionally, when the ports are facing capacity crunch or the tariffs of ocean freight and container skyrockets, it iis airfreight that comes as the savior. Capacity Crunch of Ocean Freight. Clothes and apparels are like food. Airfreight is the solution to go to when suppliers are walking down the tightrope.

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