Logistics Viewpoints
JUNE 20, 2022
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.
Logistics Viewpoints
APRIL 3, 2023
Aera Technology offers a solution they call “Aera Decision Cloud” A key challenge for manufacturers is connecting integrated business planning (IBP) – a longer term plan – to operational planning and execution – what needs to be done in the near term. These crawlers never stop working. Allocation is a good example of this.
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ToolsGroup
SEPTEMBER 25, 2019
A North American-based survey of nearly 200 supply chain professionals from top CPG, distribution/wholesale, food and beverage, manufacturing, and retail companies found that 58% of respondents are still in the exploring or evaluating phases of digital transformation.
Logistics Viewpoints
APRIL 29, 2024
The company sources goods from 36,000 suppliers out of 30 nations. In addition, instead of putting more inventory into large regional buildings, we pushed more out to the local markets providing our customers better access to inventory. The first MDC opened in Denver during 2022.”
Logistics Viewpoints
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
Global trade has eased as warehouse inventories of retailers and manufacturers remain elevated,” Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka said. Until now, the minimum purchase for free shipping has been $25. PepsiCo has agreed to purchase $175 million of the company’s stock in a private placement.
Talking Logistics
OCTOBER 18, 2013
Onshoring: Manufacturers capitalise on goods ‘made in the USA’ ( Financial Times ). Decaying Bridges, Highways Raise Costs for Truckers, Manufacturers ( Wall Street Journal ). Knowing that consumers increasingly use their smartphones and tablets to research and purchase products, retailers have prepared accordingly.
Logistics Viewpoints
JULY 18, 2022
The company sources goods from 34,000 suppliers out of 30 nations. Process is a very big topic, but two sets of processes are worth mentioning in more detail are Ferguson’s sourcing and global trade compliance processes. Lead times expanded even for domestic manufacturers because they sourced raw materials from overseas.
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