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

Logistics Viewpoints

Mr. Bailey has worked most of his career at VF – as an industrial engineer in facilities, in strategic sourcing, running offshore operations, and now as the person in charge of the company’s entire supply chain. VFC’s supply chain sourced over 410 million units of apparel, footwear, and accessories in their last fiscal year.

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Innovation in the Supply Chain’s Last Mile

Enterra Insights

To address this challenge, Switzerland is developing an autonomous underground cargo system. Other solutions, like click-and-collect, are intended to shift part of the delivery weight back to customers. The GlobalTranz staff notes, “Urban delivery may be difficult with navigating traffic and parking regulations.”

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Innovation in the Supply Chain’s Last Mile

Enterra Insights

To address this challenge, Switzerland is developing an autonomous underground cargo system. Other solutions, like click-and-collect, are intended to shift part of the delivery weight back to customers. The GlobalTranz staff notes, “Urban delivery may be difficult with navigating traffic and parking regulations.”

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Marion Kohlmeier: ‘Expansion in our global footprint has been a big step’

Supply Chain Movement

In this edition: Marion Kohlmeier, Head of supply chain planning and project purchasing at Weidmann Plastics Technology. Weidmann Plastics Technology is part of the Techniplas Group and I am responsible for three teams: Logistics planning; pre-series scheduling; and project purchasing. The third team is project purchasing.

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Introducing QAD Adaptive ERP 2023 and Enhancements for QAD Adaptive Applications

QAD

We are thrilled to announce the release of QAD Adaptive ERP 2023, the latest version of QAD’s next-generation ERP solution that includes the QAD Enterprise Platform. Furthermore, we are proud to reveal updates to our QAD Adaptive Applications solution portfolio.

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Logistics & Supply Chain News Roundup, January 2023

Logistics Bureau

With the virus running rampant, members of factory management teams, too, can become thin on the ground, placing manufacturing companies under severe strain. Pilot Freight Services’ purchase of LTL company American Linehaul Corp. Hunt Transport Services Inc.’s s acquisition of Mass Movement Inc. and RDI Last Mile Co.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 27 – April 3)

Logistics Viewpoints

President Biden introduces $2 trillion infrastructure package. Specifically, the top countries most impacted by the Suez Canal blockage include the UK, Germany, Belgium, France, Netherlands, Italy, Switzerland, Spain, Turkey, and Austria. H Mart plans micro-fulfillment center to fuel online grocery.