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

Logistics Viewpoints

In Asia, Vietnam and Bangladesh are more important sourcing locations. They are looking to take their global end-to-end demand for both wholesale and retail operations, flow that into the o9 solution, and then build one demand plan across their entire supply base. “We

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Transforming Global Supply Chains

Enterra Insights

Cecere writes, “Realize the latency and distortion of the current demand planning programs and build outside-in processes. Still others are shifting focus to countries like Mexico, Malaysia or Vietnam, and all with the goal of minimizing the geographical gaps that exist between their operations and their end customers.

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Podcast: Rob O’Byrne on Digital Transformation, Sustainability, and Diversification in Sourcing

Requis

Sourcing is now predominantly overseas: China is one of the big sourcing countries of course, along with India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, Vietnam and Thailand. Using automation better to reduce labour costs, the adoption of sales and operations planning (S&OP), and planning systems have really taken off in the last ten years.

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The Amazing Supply Chain of Your Morning Coffee!

Supply Chain Game Changer

But let´s start with the origin: the coffee seed grows best in a humid climate, with a stable temperature of approximately 25 degrees Celsius (approximately 77 degrees Farenheit), making Brazil, Vietnam, Colombia, Peru and other similar regions optimal growing locations. However, the rising demand evokes great pressure on retailers.

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Dealing with Risk, Uncertainty and Tariffs: What the Recent Tariff Delay Means for Retailers

BlueYonder

There is also the risk that inventory will be in the wrong place when demand develops, necessitating expedited shipments to reposition it.Switching to alternate sources comes with both uncertainties and risk. Most importantly, it must be able to quickly and continuously react, re-plan and adjust as events and markets change.

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Dealing with Risk, Uncertainty and Tariffs: What the Recent Tariff Delay Means for Retailers

BlueYonder

There is also the risk that inventory will be in the wrong place when demand develops, necessitating expedited shipments to reposition it.Switching to alternate sources comes with both uncertainties and risk. Most importantly, it must be able to quickly and continuously react, re-plan and adjust as events and markets change.