article thumbnail

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

Logistics Viewpoints

VF had committed itself to largely selling goods to consumers in the same region they are manufactured in. China, for example, only produces 14% of their total units, only 3% of those units end up being exported to the United States and 2% to EMEA. BOMs are critical for sourcing and manufacturing.

article thumbnail

Audit Safe?

Supply Chain Shaman

In 2008, 762 people became dangerously ill in 48 states from contaminated peanut butter in the United States. The PCA factory that manufactured the peanut butter was certified as safe by the American Institute of Baking (AIB). It was an order being manufactured by a supplier of Walmart. It should not have happened.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Do You Know Your Suppliers? Counting the Cost of Ignorance

QAD

Supply chain due diligence is a critical topic for manufacturers and enterprises in all industries, especially given three major impacts of recent high-profile abuse cases, new due diligence laws and consumer buying trends. . United States. Let’s break it down. In the U.S., New Due Diligence Laws.

article thumbnail

Alternatives to Blockchain in Supply Chain

Logichain Solutions

According to recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 48 million people in the United States (1 in 6) get sick, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die each year from foodborne diseases. In the year before the collapse, a fire at the Tazreen Fashions factory in Bangladesh killed several hundred workers.

article thumbnail

Alternatives to Blockchain in Supply Chain

Logichain Solutions

According to recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 48 million people in the United States (1 in 6) get sick, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die each year from foodborne diseases. In the year before the collapse, a fire at the Tazreen Fashions factory in Bangladesh killed several hundred workers.

article thumbnail

Alternatives to Blockchain in Supply Chain

Logichain Solutions

According to recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 48 million people in the United States (1 in 6) get sick, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die each year from foodborne diseases. In the year before the collapse, a fire at the Tazreen Fashions factory in Bangladesh killed several hundred workers.

article thumbnail

Alternatives to Blockchain in Supply Chain

Logichain Solutions

According to recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 48 million people in the United States (1 in 6) get sick, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die each year from foodborne diseases. In the year before the collapse, a fire at the Tazreen Fashions factory in Bangladesh killed several hundred workers.