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Best Logistics and Supply Chain Conferences to Attend in 2024

Logistics Viewpoints

Many events exist in North America, Europe, and Asia. Welcome 2024! This year, as with years in the past, there is a broad and deep line-up of supply chain and logistics conferences to attend. Industry association events are being held in the winter, spring, summer, and fall.

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

Logistics Viewpoints

Those goods flowed through three regional hubs – in Singapore, Panama City, Panama and Stabio, Switzerland – to 49 distribution centers, 24 of which VF operates. In Asia, Vietnam and Bangladesh are more important sourcing locations. Much of the world’s fabric is produced in Asia, for example.

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Globalization’s Ongoing Realignment

Enterra Insights

” Global business columnist Rana Foroohar explains, “Emerging markets in Latin America, Africa, and Asia … are building regional production networks for crucial goods. At the latest World Economic Forum event held in Davos, Switzerland,] Russian oligarchs [were] absent.

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Doing Business in India

QAD

Located in Southern Asia between Burma and Pakistan, India borders the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal. Coupled with its favorable location in Asia, the strong air support makes shipping products in or out of India easy. Its primary import partners include China, the US, UAE, Saudi Arabia and Switzerland. Political Landscape.

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Winner of the last quarter: Unilever’s Marc Engel

Supply Chain Movement

In his 20-year career with Unilever, Engel has worked in Singapore, the Netherlands, UK, Brazil, Switzerland and Kenya. Marc Engel succeeds Pier-Luigi Sigismondi who will move to South East Asia and Australasia (SEAA) shortly for a handover ahead of taking on the role of EVP SEAA in July 2016.

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Digitization in the Making – A reflection post-pandemic frenzy!

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

He was also Head of the Eastern European and Mediterranean Regions and Country General Manager Switzerland at TNT. Making Asia a Leader – One Green Initiative at a Time. Wolfgang is Founding Member of the Logistikweisen, an expert committee under the patronage of the German Federal Ministry BMVI, and the think tank NEXST.

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Top 5 Supply Chain Disruptions to Semiconductors 2023

Resilinc

On September 19, Exalos AG, headquartered in Switzerland, announced its sale to California-based Indie Semiconductor. TSMC reports the new US location will cost 30-50% more to run than one in Asia. There have also been numerous business sales in 2023 so far. Another challenge is the cost of workers.