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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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U.S. Freight Rates Reach Six Year Low Milestone

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights of the March Logistics Manager Index which indicates that U.S. freight rates have reached their lowest levels in nearly six years. percentage points below the February value of 54.7, percentage points down from the January reading of 57.6. Separate U.S.

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This Week In Supply Chain Management Tech April 4 2023

Supply Chain Matters

Founded in 2002 with over 100 consultants and based in Boulder, Colorado , Spinnaker SCA designs and builds agile supply chains for leading brands across Consumer Staples, High Tech, Industrial Manufacturing, Retail & Apparel, Medical Devices, and Distribution Industries. All rights reserved.

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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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U.S. Logistics Manager’s Index Drops to an All Time Low in May

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters highlights this week’s release of the U.S. Logistics Managers Index (LMI) that dropped to an all-time low for May 2023.

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Supply Chain Volatility Indexes Moderate in February

Supply Chain Matters

The report authors further indicated that there were significant downward contributions by a majority of index factors with the largest negative contribution stemming from reductions in European area delivery times. percentage points down from the January reading of 57.6.

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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.