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We’re BACK! 5 Reasons to attend 2022 Ivalua NOW DC: Stronger Together

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5 Reasons to attend 2022 Ivalua NOW DC: Stronger Together. We cannot wait to connect with procurement leaders, innovators, customers, and colleagues in our beautiful nation’s capital! . Anthony Long, Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer and Mark Krause, Sr. Procurement Community Team Spirit: Best Advocate .

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Winning the Race, Fleet Feet Implements Autonomous Mobile Robots

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The DC has 36 employees and operates seven days a week. They consolidated three warehouses one of which they got in the acquisition – into the Durham DC. DCs inventory accuracy now exceeds 99.5%. Better inventory accuracy also improves procurement. The warehouse also supports their e-commerce business.

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Jian Xu – DC

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Procurement Director. Jian works as a Director of Procurement at Fannie Mae. She leads a team that is tasked with identifying, designing, and implementing best practices and innovative solutions in support of corporate procurement’s delivery of business objectives and performance excellence. REGISTER NOW. Jian Xu, Ph.D.,CSCP.

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Washington DC – Cancelled Popup

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We’re bringing you engaging sessions, thought-provoking talks, and successful approaches from today’s most innovative Procurement and Supply Chain Leaders – all from the comfort and safety of your own home or office. As always, the event will be complimentary to all Procurement and Supply Chain Professionals. is going virtual!

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Shipper Prep Tips for the CVSA Roadcheck, 72-Hour Capacity Reduction

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Streamline distribution center (DC) and warehouse operations to make things easier for carriers and drivers, making your shipments more attractive to carriers, increasing eligibility for shipper-of-choice designation, allowing drivers to move loads faster and reducing risk during the CVSA roadcheck.

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

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VF Corporation is Building a Highly Automated DC on the West Coast. The supply plan will include the procurement plan for their raw material supplies (Tier 2) needed for their finished goods suppliers (Tier 1). VF has built a highly automated distribution center (DC) in Barden, England. There will be no emails or spreadsheets.

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Casey’s General Stores Supply Chain Team Contributes to Strong Financial Results

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The DC serves over 600 stores and will reduce miles driven by approximately 1.8 Other workers, known as light workers, because they are picking lighter items, walk through the DC and fill totes. When Casey’s implemented the pick-to-light machine at their new DC, productivity among their light duty workers improved 30%.