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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. Achieving agility with a strategy to sell goods in the same region they are produced in, “has never been more important,” Mr. Bailey exclaimed. This is not a new strategy for VF, they have been working toward this for 4 years.

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Preemptive Transformation: Fix It Before It Breaks – Lessons Learned From Southwest Airlines

Arena Solutions

1 Two of Southwest’s biggest hubs, Chicago and Denver, were hit hard by the storm leaving passengers with no way to connect to other flights or accommodations. Direct costs are easier to assess—they include staff, hardware, maintenance, software, and physical facility. Indirect business costs: Planned and unplanned downtime.

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Microsoft Store Corporate Vice President to Keynote ICON 2020 and Get a Sneak Peek at DEVCON 2020!

BlueYonder

Our fantastic speaker lineup for JDA ICON– being held May 4-7, 2020 in Denver, Colorado – just got better! David is responsible for the company’s direct connection to customers, overseeing Microsoft’s strategy, real estate and development, operations, growth, and strategic investment in its physical and digital stores.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 14-18, 2013)

Talking Logistics

In other news… Descartes Launches Updated Advanced Home Delivery Solution. HighJump Software, TrueCommerce EDI Solutions Group Announces Strategic Partnership with Unisun Software. Sounds like a typical day in supply chain and logistics to me. FedEx Expands SenseAware® Capabilities with Cryogenic Probe.

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Microsoft Store Corporate Vice President to Keynote ICON 2020 and Get a Sneak Peek at DEVCON 2020!

BlueYonder

Our fantastic speaker lineup for JDA ICON– being held May 4-7, 2020 in Denver, Colorado – just got better! David is responsible for the company’s direct connection to customers, overseeing Microsoft’s strategy, real estate and development, operations, growth, and strategic investment in its physical and digital stores.

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Microsoft Store Corporate Vice President to Keynote ICON 2020 and Get a Sneak Peek at DEVCON 2020!

BlueYonder

Our fantastic speaker lineup for JDA ICON– being held May 4-7, 2020 in Denver, Colorado – just got better! David is responsible for the company’s direct connection to customers, overseeing Microsoft’s strategy, real estate and development, operations, growth, and strategic investment in its physical and digital stores.

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20 warehouse professionals and business leaders reveal the single most important first step when designing a warehouse layout

6 River Systems

Warehouses that make use of flexible automation solutions like collaborative mobile robots , on the other hand, have greater design flexibility. Before being an entrepreneur, he was a consultant helping NGOs and international organizations purchase the right audio equipment for events. Data always wins; if you have it, use it!