Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 29, 2024

Michael Jacobs, Senior Vice President of Supply Chain at Ferguson PLC In 2022, I wrote an article called The Best Supply Chain Company You Have Never Heard Of. Ferguson has an extensive and complex supply chain. The article was about Ferguson PLC, a value-added distributor of plumbing and heating products.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 20, 2022

Anytime you have a chance to talk to an executive vice president in charge of the global supply chain of a nearly $12 billion corporation, you know you will learn some things. Cameron Bailey, EVP of Global Supply Chain at VF Corporation, did not disappoint. Achieving Agility with Regional Supply Chains.

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ShipBob

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Online shoppers expect a fast, effortless, and inexpensive experience with your brand, which requires a fulfillment center that picks , packs, and ships accurate orders at lightning speeds. 5+ years of industry experience in fulfillment, supply chain operations, or warehouse management.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 18, 2022

Michael Jacobs, Senior Vice President Supply Chain, Ferguson. Jacobs is the senior vice president for supply chain at Ferguson. While nominally a distributor, “supply chain management is our core competency. In particular, Ferguson’s supply chain is built for speed and to provide high service levels.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 3, 2016

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). And this week, Reuters reported that Walmart is “six to nine months from beginning to use drones to check warehouse inventories in the United States.”

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PINC

OCTOBER 14, 2019

expansion in the first quarter, which mostly was buoyed by lower imports and higher inventories< , JOC reports. The Denver-based firm operated in all states west of the Appalachian Mountains. economy expanded by 2.1% during the second quarter of the year, compared with 4.2% during the same period in 2018, and a 3.1%

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 18, 2013

Sounds like a typical day in supply chain and logistics to me. Free-Shipping Offers Abound This Holiday Season, According To Shop.Org. As the holiday season heats up, some interesting findings related to free shipping and mobile commerce from Shop.org’s eHoliday survey conducted by Prosper Insights & Analytics.

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