California Procurement Shipping Sourcing 
Supply Chain Shaman
APRIL 18, 2023
As consumer spending fell, the days of escalating ocean freight and extreme shipping variability eased this year. In the spring of 2022, Asia/US ocean container rates resumed pre-pandemic levels and congestion eased in November 2022 into California ports. Build in-market sourcing. The peak disruption was in December 2021.
Logistics Viewpoints
DECEMBER 12, 2022
They source plastic pellets and then use injection, blow molding, rotational molding, and thermoforming to produce their finished products. In September of 2020, the company hired Jeff Baker to be their Vice President of Procurement and Integrated Supply Chain. It really does look good, really exceptionally good.
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Logistics Viewpoints
JUNE 20, 2022
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.
The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society
AUGUST 19, 2022
are reporting that they are being inundated with requests from importers seeking to use provisions such as the “321 de minimis” rule, which allows goods worth less than $800 to be shipped to the U.S. Southeast Asian countries, Taiwan and India have become alternative manufacturing locales or sources of supply. This practice is illegal.
Logistics Viewpoints
MAY 6, 2022
Empty shipping containers stack up at US port depots. The company has faced sourcing constraints as a result of the war in Ukraine, causing the company to rely on second sourcing capabilities for its mustard procurement. There has been a lot written about the need for shipping containers.
GlobalTranz
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
Port backlogs, cargo limitations on container ships, and a lack of available equipment and port facility staffing.? Such congestion naturally leads to bottlenecks in planning drayage and eventual increases in the total cost of shipping, not to mention an added strain on trucking as the bottlenecks grow.? According to the?
SCMDOJO
JULY 26, 2023
Negotiation, a crucial skill in the realms of business and procurement, demands the ability to remain calm, collected, and confident even in the most challenging situations. These films were chosen to inspire and educate both aspiring negotiators and seasoned procurement managers.
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