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Resilience by Design: The Power of Simulation in Supply Chain Strategy

Logistics Viewpoints

Optimal sourcing plant is different for different periods A baseline optimization model shows that depending on the period (month), the optimal sourcing location varies. For example, Colorado should be serviced by the plant in Texas in certain months and by the California plant during others.

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DAT IQ: The Metrics that Matter with Samuel Parker

The Logistics of Logistics

DAT iQ provides freight intelligence to inform your budget and procurement strategies so you can navigate market volatility with greater confidence and agility. This segment is in the growth stage of its evolution, serving large enterprise brands and their Logistics, Procurement and Supply Chain teams. Samuel has his B.A.

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

Logistics Viewpoints

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. VF Corporation (VFC) is a global apparel, footwear and accessories company headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

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February LMI Report Points to Inventory Surges

Supply Chain Matters

Administration are becoming either a noted concern or inventory hedging opportunity area for global based manufacturers and materials procurement teams. Both the announcements and added threats or added tariff actions by the U.S. import tariffs, including likely retaliatory tariffs. import tariffs, including likely retaliatory tariffs.

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Leadership Commitment to Strategic Suppliers Makes a Big Difference

Supply Chain View from the Field

What that means is that just as traditional sources of supply are in decline, sources that only a decade ago were uneconomical to recover are now in play, thanks to advancements in technologies such as horizontal drilling. midcontinent … Colorado, Wyoming, Kansas … as well the Gulf Coast and in B.C.

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The 2021 Hurricane Season Will Impact Supply Chains

Enterra Insights

The warning came as Colorado State University released a forecast predicting an above-average hurricane season this year.”[2] logistics, supply chain and procurement) is essential to speeding up response time, and the final team must have clear, established roles for each individual. 6] Ibid.

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

Talking Logistics

CombineNet and Transplace Extend Partnership in Delivering Advanced Transportation Procurement Solution to North America. Transplace delivered more than 50 customer solutions in 2012 using the CombineNet sourcing technology, in industries including consumer goods, chemicals, manufacturing, and retail.