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

Logistics Viewpoints

VF Corporation (VFC) is a global apparel, footwear and accessories company headquartered in Denver, Colorado. There will be one view of inventory across the entire distributed network.”. Because there is now one global view to inventory, the right warehouse can be leveraged to support order flows. Conclusion.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 26 – September 1)

Logistics Viewpoints

Global trade has eased as warehouse inventories of retailers and manufacturers remain elevated,” Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka said. All of it is designed to help drivers deliver packages more efficiently and safely. year-over-year decline, processing 684,290 20-foot-equivalent containers.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 30 – June 3, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Now, on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Wal-Mart says it is 6-9 months from using drones to check warehouse inventory (Reuters). One of my supply chain and logistics predictions for 2016 was that drones would have a breakout year — not in delivering packages to consumers, but in yard and warehouse management.

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Director of Fulfillment: Salary, Growth, Tips, & More

ShipBob

Every step of the fulfillment process — including warehouse operations, inventory planning and tracking, quality control, staffing, procedural development, picking, packaging, and shipping — falls under the purview of this role. Forecasting demand to facilitate inventory management. Distribute inventory.

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Snow Drives Rates Up, as Fleet Productivity Slips

DAT Solutions

Shippers want to replenish inventories, and some communities will need relief supplies because of power outages or other challenges. Those companies also remember the snowpocalypse, because that chain of winter storms started in December 2013, delaying delivery of millions of packages until after Christmas.

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A Gartner Summit Just For The Supply Chain Planner

DynaSys

Josh mentioned the time when DHL punked its competitors by videoing their delivery staff dragging cumbersome oversized packages with “DHL Is Faster” on the front to inconvenient drop points, to drive a viral campaign. It will be at the Gaylord again in Denver. Gartner’s 2020 Conference.

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Rates Drift Down for Vans and Reefers in Mid-July Slump

DAT Solutions

You don’t have to go into Denver or Seattle to enjoy a rate increase, just be aware of the trends in both directions of your round trip before you choose a load and a destination. And reefer rates get a bump from back-to-school inventory build-up at supermarkets. This week, you’ll average about $1.78/mile

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