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

Logistics Viewpoints

Mr. Bailey has worked most of his career at VF – as an industrial engineer in facilities, in strategic sourcing, running offshore operations, and now as the person in charge of the company’s entire supply chain. VFC’s supply chain sourced over 410 million units of apparel, footwear, and accessories in their last fiscal year.

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Supply Chain Management in Apparel Industry

SCMDOJO

Design is the first step that happens in apparel manufacturing. For the production, the appropriate raw material is sourced or produced based on the details provided by the fashion designers in the previous step. Next, the raw materials are used to manufacture and put together the designs. And this is where it all begins.

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Podcast: Rob O’Byrne on Digital Transformation, Sustainability, and Diversification in Sourcing

Requis

Supply chain and logistics consultant, educator, and podcast host Rob O’Byrne has over 40 years of supply chain experience. He has been helping companies design more profitable supply chains for over 25 years, most of them as founder and CEO of Logistics Bureau. It’s embarrassing to say, but I’ve been in logistics since 1975.

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Building the Network of Networks

Supply Chain Shaman

In attendance are manufacturing representatives from BASF, BerryGlobal, Corning, Covestro, Grace, Evonik, Intel, Monsanto, and Smith’s Detection. Technologists and manufacturers working together to try to define multi-tier processes to redefine B2B. Stuck, only 10% of manufacturers are driving improvement. (90%

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How Europe is Coping with Supply Chain Disruption

Jaggaer

Define your procurement response strategy. Many countries have closed shops for non-essential and discretionary purchases, and even where they are open, consumers may be cautious about venturing to the high street, preferring to shop online. This in turn could put logistics under pressure at companies like Amazon.

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Alternatives to Blockchain in Supply Chain

Logichain Solutions

Started in the Fintech industry, the blockchain technology behind Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, has the potential to fundamentally transform the supply chain and logistics industry. where products sit”: the inventories of materials, parts, and finished goods stored and being handled in various stages of the supply chain.

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Alternatives to Blockchain in Supply Chain

Logichain Solutions

Started in the Fintech industry, the blockchain technology behind Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, has the potential to fundamentally transform the supply chain and logistics industry. The Rana Plaza building collapse in Bangladesh on April 24, 2013 killed over 1,100 garment workers and injured more than 2,000.