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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. Its best-known brands are Vans , Timberland , The North Face , and Dickies. Goods move through 25 ports of entry into North America and 10 in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. But it affected VF less than many.

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Evidence Mounts of Non Peak Holiday Season in Transportation and Logistics

Supply Chain Matters

Background Perspectives In a prior Supply Chain Matters transportation and logistics industry perspectives, we have updated readers on changing developments concerning global and North America transportation and logistics industries.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 18-22, 2013)

Talking Logistics

Con-way Truckload and Con-way Multimodal Join Forces to Launch New Intermodal Service for North America. CombineNet and Transplace Extend Partnership in Delivering Advanced Transportation Procurement Solution to North America. Robinson Introduces Navisphere App for Customers.

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Leadership Commitment to Strategic Suppliers Makes a Big Difference

Supply Chain View from the Field

The forum was an opportunity to share insights on the oil and gas business in North America, communicate issues and challenges that exist, and create an opportunity to exchange ideas on how to address them. midcontinent … Colorado, Wyoming, Kansas … as well the Gulf Coast and in B.C. We’re also seeing growth from the U.S.

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U.S. Freight Logistics Industry Recession Continues with Some Hopeful Signs

Supply Chain Matters

The Logistics Managers Index Report® , compiled by researchers at Arizona State University, Colorado State University, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rutgers University and the University of Nevada Reno , and in conjunction with the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), reported an April 2023 value of 50.9,

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Continued Disruption and Added Cost Inflation Reflected in Key Global Transportation and Logistics Indices in March and Q1 2022

Supply Chain Matters

Data published at the end of March indicates that for movement of ocean container shipping transit from Asia to North America , the average time had declined to 108 days, upwards of 15.4 The Flexport Ocean Timeliness Indicator tracks average ocean container shipping transit times. US Logistics Index.

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Relatively Cautious Global Production and Supply Chain Indices for February 2022

Supply Chain Matters

Data published at the end of February indicates that for movement of ocean container shipping transit from Asia to North America , the average time had declined to 106 days, upwards of 15.1 The Flexport Ocean Timeliness Indicator tracks average ocean container shipping transit times.