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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. The supply plan will include the procurement plan for their raw material supplies (Tier 2) needed for their finished goods suppliers (Tier 1). To achieve this, VF has invested in their logistics infrastructure. There will be no emails or spreadsheets.

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

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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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Considerations for China Plus Supply Chain Sourcing Actions

Supply Chain Matters

The alternative supply chain or “ Altasian” is defined as countries consisting of Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, India, the Philippines , Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Bangladesh. Foxconn chairman Young Li travelled to both Bengaluru and Hyderabad last week.

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Handfield’s Top Supply Chain Predictions for 2016

NC State SCRC

For instance, we know that e-commerce will continue to drive smaller package size, and will drive up volumes even further. (UPS UPS and FedEx both saw package volumes soar by 17% or more during the Christmas season over last year). Talent should be part of building a procurement transformation, and not an after-thought.

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

Logistics Bureau

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. On the other, it’s unwise to underestimate the costs of switching procurement from one country to another.

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