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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. Its best-known brands are Vans , Timberland , The North Face , and Dickies. Goods move through 25 ports of entry into North America and 10 in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. This will be about a 1.2

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The Future of Commercial Real Estate 2020

3PL Insights

This creates a demand for more warehouses under 120,000 sq. These small to midsized warehouses have experienced a 30% increase in rent over past five years which is double the average of larger facilities. These markets are Charlotte, Cincinnati, Denver, Louisville, Orlando, Portland, St. Supply Will Outpace Demand.

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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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This Week in Logistics News (December 5-9, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Warehouses promised lots of jobs, but robot workforce slows hiring (Los Angeles Times). Ryder has a network of over 800 service locations in North America today. are scouting potential sites, including busy roads near Denver International Airport, with a goal of launching in 2018. Retailer Wal-Mart de Mexico to invest $1.3

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This Week in Logistics News (June 10 – 16)

Logistics Viewpoints

Congratulations to the Las Vegas Golden Knights and Denver Nuggets. Humanoid robots are on their way to warehouses as companies start to move beyond the disembodied arms, moving trays and other machines aimed at speeding up logistics operations. And now on to this week’s logistics news. Nearly three quarters (74 percent) of U.S.

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Are High Freight Rates in December the New Normal?

DAT Solutions

Load availability soared in places like Denver and Memphis. Out West, the number of loads tripled on the lane from Denver to Los Angeles. Prices were also up on the lane from Denver to Phoenix. The flipside of higher outbound rates in Denver is that inbound rates tend to fall. Van loads heading from L.A.

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The Best Supply Chain Company You Have Never Heard Of

Logistics Viewpoints

The goods flow through 2 import centers, 14 strategically located distribution centers in North America, 66 final mile shipping hubs, and nearly 1,700 branch locations. The company also does internal climate scores of employees at corporate, the branches, and the warehouses. Across the US, Ferguson has 6.5 Conclusion.