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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. Its best-known brands are Vans , Timberland , The North Face , and Dickies. Achieving Agility with Regional Supply Chains.

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Retail giants crush the rush with charters, air freight

Resilinc

In the race to fill distribution centers and store shelves with inventory for the holidays, some of the world’s largest retailers and ecommerce sellers are jumping ahead of smaller competitors by chartering ships, shifting freight to air, re-rerouting inland shipments, and hiring more staff for distribution centers and other supply chain nodes.

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Supply Chain Matters News Capsule Update- March 28 2024

Supply Chain Matters

In conjunction with the reporting of 2023 financial performance, the California based EV maker announced that the company would lay off upwards of 15 percent of its current staffing, amid cash and ongoing business and supply chain related challenges.

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Webinar Q&A: Answers to 8 Common Freight Market Questions

CH Robinson Transportfolio

These topics are highly relevant to a wide range of shippers across North America and may help you make smarter, more informed supply chain decisions. The strong economic recovery and need to rebuild retail inventory creates high out-of-season demand in port cities. Once sales rebalance, will inventory follow?

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The Increasing Role of Climate Change in Supply Chain Disruptions

NC State SCRC

Many tree crops in California have been impacted including almonds, peaches, citrus, avocados, and other fruits and nuts, and California’s agricultural heartland is projected to lose more than a 10 th of its acreage by 2040. Polyethylene and polypropylene are at the crest of their rollercoaster ride.

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Roundtable Series: Scaling in a Compromised Supply Chain

Unleashed

Go back to their inventory and stock build and factor in this sort of possibility – alongside all the other supply challenges they’re facing these days. Tackling America: ‘Eating the Elephant’ Within a huge market like the US, more granular localisation is key. “The Three Spirits’ solution?

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Q4 2021 Freight Market Update: Preparing for Another Big Peak Season

Zipline Logistics

Source FreightWaves’ Market Update. Currently, 70 ships are backlogged off Southern California ports , the area responsible for nearly half of all US imports , waiting to be unloaded. Source FreightWaves’ Monthly Market Update. from beginning to end of the month. During the past month, it jumped.8% 8% after a decline of.1%

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