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

Logistics Viewpoints

Those goods flowed through three regional hubs – in Singapore, Panama City, Panama and Stabio, Switzerland – to 49 distribution centers, 24 of which VF operates. Goods move through 25 ports of entry into North America and 10 in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The company works with 13 ocean carriers and 7 air carriers.

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The India supply chain revolution

Supply Chain Movement

In addition to the cost savings, this executive pointed out the non-negligible decrease in inventory working capital by eliminating so many stock positions. For example, Singapore has become a prominent hub due to its trade agreements in the region.

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Is Your Supply Chain Future-Ready for the New Normal?

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

These include Inventory vs. Service; Local vs Global Sourcing; Multiple Depots vs. Single Distribution Centre. Successful PDM, and the efforts to digitise inventory with detailed data, images, videos, and accurate attributes are the unseen, yet much great elements beneath the surface.

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This Week In Supply Chain Management Tech- June 14 2022

Supply Chain Matters

Supply chain planning technology provider ToolsGroup announced the acquisition of Onera , a provider of real-time inventory availability and fulfillment software solutions catering to retail industry needs. Reportedly, ToolsGroup will add Onera ’s inventory availability and fulfillment technology to its retail planning suite.

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Has Driverless Supply Chain Planning Already Arrived?

ToolsGroup

Singapore has a fleet of self-driving taxis that will go into service by the end of the year. For Lennox it was at the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) Supply Chain Innovation competition , arguably the top supply chain awards in North America. million self-driven miles.

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How Can We Heal the Global Supply Chain?

Supply Chain Shaman

In the last six months, in my travels, I have presented to supply chain teams in China, Belgium, France, Germany, Peru, Mexico, Netherlands, South Africa, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. Inventory Turns. Better performance in inventory turns than the peer group average for the period of 2006-2015. Today, I unpacked my bags.