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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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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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Supply Chain Movement 16 – Consultancy

Supply Chain Movement

Following on from its highly popular subway maps showing supply chain software vendors and logistics service providers, the European quarterly magazine Supply Chain Movement has now published the second edition about the supply chain consultancy sector. 30 | Innovations in warehousing. For warehousing a new era is dawning.

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How Europe is Coping with Supply Chain Disruption

Jaggaer

This in turn could put logistics under pressure at companies like Amazon. On top of this, a growing number of truck and van drivers are off work, often with symptoms of the virus, while many warehouse workers are unhappy about the risks posed. ” – says @pideson of our live poll results. pic.twitter.com/T8B9C8bbi9.

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6 Tips for Creating Private Label Products for Amazon FBA

EMERGE App

Here, I’ll cover private label products first and how you should go about sourcing for suppliers. If you can’t drink caffeinated products there’s little sense in starting a small-batch coffee roaster that sources sustainable green coffee beans. Pro Tip #2: Source Your Product Sensibly. Going to the Source.

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Supply Chain Professional Do’s and Don’ts during the Pandemic!

Supply Chain Game Changer

It’s not only physical commodities that are in need, it could also be transportation, distribution, or even warehousing related space or activities to move vital supplies and equipment around. Consider other possible regional opportunities for the future (such as Vietnam, Bangladesh, etc.), Practice responsible and ethical sourcing.

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Global Wide Production PMI Levels Unchanged in February 2024

Supply Chain Matters

For the first time in many months, report authors identified export order demands originating countries as being Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China, Europe, Indonesia and the United States. We view such an indicator as clear evidence that sourcing for lowest cost manufacturing is again apparent among multi-industry supply networks.