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

Logistics Viewpoints

In Asia, Vietnam and Bangladesh are more important sourcing locations. Achieving agility with a strategy to sell goods in the same region they are produced in, “has never been more important,” Mr. Achieving agility with a strategy to sell goods in the same region they are produced in, “has never been more important,” Mr. Bailey exclaimed.

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The Pullback From China: Will it Be Harder for SMEs?

Logistics Bureau

Whether to relocate supply or manufacturing from China to another low-cost country or switch to a near-shoring or re-shoring strategy is not a decision to take lightly. Under Armour: Another apparel brand forsaking China, Under Armour plans to reduce production in the country from 18% to a mere 7%.

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3D Printing: Let’s Not Manufacture False Dawns

MIT Supply Chain

For those who are still unfamiliar with the concept, in 3D printing (or additive manufacturing) a digital file of a computer-aided design is sent to a “printer” that creates an object by depositing successive layers of materials a few microns in thickness. Here are a few examples. More or less visibility? Quality issues.

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Port Congestion Update – There growth in the number of containers cleared at Nhava Sheva and Mundra

Shipsy

Rice exports also have seen substantial movement to Bangladesh from Mundra , whereas the MHA has been pushing west Bengal government to start moving them via road as well. Shippers should consider the capacity and lead time effects and to select sailings based on the latest data on the incidence of cancellations by alliance and by week.

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How Europe is Coping with Supply Chain Disruption

Jaggaer

Define your procurement response strategy. Catch the on-demand webinar on building business continuity plans and business strategies for the short, mid and long-term. Despite these initiatives, it may be too late to save much of the spring and early summer crop. And, assuming it can, how will it adapt to the new realities?

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The State of the Retail Supply Chain in 2022 and How Shippers Can Mitigate Risks Through Data

Intelligent Audit

Everything from a lack of capacity, manufacturing shortages, cost control difficulties, regional supply delays and disruptions, length and complexity of supply shipping routes, driver and worker shortages, rising costs and expenses, and COVID-related disruptions have contributed to the retail supply chain process today. .

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Supply Chain Ripple Effects of Russia’s War in Ukraine

Alloy

Some notable countries include Egypt, Turkey, Bangladesh and Iran which buy 60% of their wheat from Russia and Ukraine. The capacity of many of these origins to boost output and shipments may be limited by high production input costs. Reducing waste should be a top priority for all companies.

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