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

Logistics Viewpoints

VF Corporation (VFC) is a global apparel, footwear and accessories company headquartered in Denver, Colorado. These conversations include long term commitments to buy from the new factory to encourage the manufacturer to invest in capacity in a new region. Its best-known brands are Vans , Timberland , The North Face , and Dickies.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 5-9, 2016)

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MyWebGrocer and Descartes Combine Solutions to Help Grocers Drive Ecommerce Growth and Profitability. Acquires enVista’s Capacity Solutions Brokerage Division. are scouting potential sites, including busy roads near Denver International Airport, with a goal of launching in 2018. R2 Freight & Logistics, Inc.

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How to Move Forward with Reverse Logistics

Talking Logistics

Is there a surplus driven by product purchases that exceeded consumer demand? His specialties include supply chain solutions, transportation management, freight capacity sourcing and optimization, transportation technology, shipper and carrier relationship management, fleet and linear asset management, and network operations.

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DELMIAWORKS Customer Intertech Plastics Inc. is Named Plastics News Processor of the Year

IQMS

and MMI Engineered Solutions Inc. The companies, all users of our DELMIAWORKS (formerly IQMS) manufacturing ERP software, were judged by members of the Plastics News editorial staff. The company, which is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, specializes in molding medical, industrial and consumer products, as well as packaging.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 27 – December 3)

Logistics Viewpoints

Top gift purchases over the weekend included clothing and, toys, gift cards / certificates, books / music / movies / video games, and electronics. Robots outnumber human workers in this autonomous truck yard north of Denver. According to Canadian Pacific CEO Keith Creel, “this historic combination will add capacity to the U.S.

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20 warehouse professionals and business leaders reveal the single most important first step when designing a warehouse layout

6 River Systems

Warehouses that make use of flexible automation solutions like collaborative mobile robots , on the other hand, have greater design flexibility. You’ll need to know about fire safety codes and guidelines for things like shelving height, hanging weights, human capacity, etc. He loves playing banjo and resides in Northeast DC.