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What is Genuinely New in Supply Chain Management?

Logistics Viewpoints

Surprisingly, most of the goods seized did not originate in China but rather in Malaysia and Vietnam. In the case of Vietnam, it was more likely that Vietnamese companies were making apparel with cotton grown or processed into fabric in Xinjiang. Historically, an OOM has access to all the company’s inventory.

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The Top 6 Use Cases for Network Optimization

Logility

Powerful scenario analysis identifies optimal locations for future plants, warehouses or 3PL locations and quickly presents impacts to cost and service in an interactive environment. Determine the optimal scenario that minimizes total production, freight, inventory costs and meets service requirements.

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Solar panel logistics: tariffs waived for 24 months

Kanban Logistics

In recent months, the US Commerce Department has been investigating whether “imports of solar panels from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam are circumventing tariffs on goods made in China.” Thankfully, there are many 3PL providers that specialize in warehousing and distribution of solar panels. Warehousing services.

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

Logistics Viewpoints

In Asia, Vietnam and Bangladesh are more important sourcing locations. There will be one view of inventory across the entire distributed network.”. To improve efficiency, they have begun to install warehouse robots from Locus robotics in North America and Europe. There will be no emails or spreadsheets. This will be about a 1.2

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As Inventories and Capacity Expansion Grew Too Quickly in 2022, Customers are Forcing Suppliers to Bear the Brunt of Optimistic Forecasts

NC State SCRC

Moreover, Amazon refused even to discuss the situation in good faith with Gilimex, locking Gilimex’s CEO and management team out of Amazon’s headquarters in North Reading, Massachusetts after the Gilimex team had traveled thousands of miles from Vietnam for a meeting.”

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5 Things You May Have Missed in Supply Chain News

BlueYonder

Add onto that the worker shortages in warehouses and trucking, and we are in for a wild ride this holiday season. What’s going on in Vietnam? Before July, COVID-19 wasn’t widespread in Vietnam, but since then, over 10,000 cases have been identified. Demand from U.S.

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Don’t Procrastinate This Holiday Season

BlueYonder

And did we mention that many retailers are scrambling since factories in Vietnam are shut down or operating at very limited capacity due to COVID outbreaks. Let’s start with inventory issues. Many retailers who rely on merchandise produced in Vietnam are re-evaluating what they can get to showrooms in time for fall and winter.