Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 20, 2022

VF Corporation is Building a Highly Automated DC on the West Coast. Those goods flowed through three regional hubs – in Singapore, Panama City, Panama and Stabio, Switzerland – to 49 distribution centers, 24 of which VF operates. VF has built a highly automated distribution center (DC) in Barden, England.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 211

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Planning Software Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Software 211

MIT Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

The widening of the Panama Canal to enable larger ships to pass through the trade artery will generate this traffic. What is to stop individuals from using other gateways in the region such as Baltimore or Washington DC to enter the country? Such hastily introduced local measures are ultimately counterproductive, and don’t work anyway.

Government 58

Government Resource Reduction Inventory Reduction Waste Reduction 58

Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 4, 2014

This is a theme that was discussed a year ago at a conference in DC on Transportation Infrastructure, over coffee with William Lucas from Caterpillar. The 30 th SCRC meeting kicked off today with a theme on “Transportation Strategy in an Infrastructure Constrained Environment”. It is also happening at border crossings such as Mexico.

Cost Reduction Strategies 74

Cost Reduction Strategies Sourcing Strategies Supply Chain Strategy Price Mitigation Strategies 74