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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. In Asia, Vietnam and Bangladesh are more important sourcing locations. Roughly 29% of North American volume is produced in the Western Hemisphere and about 25% of the volume in the EMEA region is produced in the EMEA region.

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Building the Network of Networks

Supply Chain Shaman

There is an active group in Europe and North America. Fires in a Bangladesh sewing factory resulted in 112 deaths. Port infrastructure and logistics capacity are growing issues. July 16th in North America (current thinking is Charlotte or Chicago. The reason? Risk Drivers and Business Continuity.

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

Logistics Bureau

That said, it’s expected that the majority of manufacturing capacity will remain in China. US import tariffs and the desire to diversify manufacturing locations are the key drivers of the move, which will see some of the company’s production transferred to Indonesia, Vietnam, Bangladesh, and Cambodia.

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