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

Logistics Viewpoints

Goods move through 25 ports of entry into North America and 10 in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. In Asia, Vietnam and Bangladesh are more important sourcing locations. Roughly 29% of North American volume is produced in the Western Hemisphere and about 25% of the volume in the EMEA region is produced in the EMEA region.

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New Balance’s Added U.S. Manufacturing Presence

Supply Chain Matters

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights this week’s announcement from athletic footwear designer and manufacturer New Balance of the grand opening of this company’s fifth production facility in North America. Background. The CNBC report notes that it still takes an additional six weeks to move goods to the U.S.

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Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Stabilize in February

Supply Chain Matters

In contrast, performance levels related to North America , Europe and South America were noted as remaining weak, on average, compared to Asia. Vietnam The S&P Global Vietnam Manufacturing PMI® returned to expansion level with a reported value of 51.2 for February compared to January’s value of 47.4.

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Relatively Cautious Global Production and Supply Chain Indices for February 2022

Supply Chain Matters

A country of continued optimism remains that of Vietnam , which has been the go-to country for businesses seeking to manage supply network risk exposure in China. The IHS Markit Vietnam Manufacturing PMI® rose again to a level of 54.3 Of particular concern was the Inventory level index, which rose 9.1 for February, up from 53.7

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The Power of Outsourcing for Supply Chain Improvement

Logistics Bureau

Meanwhile, countries in Southeast Asia, such as Vietnam and Cambodia, are enjoying growth as offshore manufacturing centres. Through collaboration with your procurement partner, you can reduce inventory levels and then potentially downsize your warehouse capacity needs.

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Seasoned Leadership in Action™ – An Interview with Derek Panchyshyn!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Our interactions spanned the full range of Customer-Supply Chain activities: materials costing, planning, materials availability, inventory, delivery performance, and logistics. I was in the Supply Chain organization and Derek Panchyshyn was the Executive in charge of the EMC Account. Derek was always the consummate professional.

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More Evidence of Supply Chain Cost Inflation Impacting Various Industries

Supply Chain Matters

percent in North America. Apple has for the past two years, begin shifting some of its contract manufacturing capacity for certain models of iPhones outside of China to areas such as Vietnam and India. The company’s organic sales grew 8.1 percent in the first half of 2022, reportedly driven by price growth of 6.5