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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. BOMs are critical for sourcing and manufacturing.

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My Take: Metrics that Matter

Supply Chain Shaman

Over the course of the last week, I had a Linkedin comment from Dubai, questions from a team from the Philippines, and an inquiry from Switzerland. Tomorrow, I have a call with a manufacturing company to answer the question, “ What is the most important concept in the book?” ” I love the challenge. I have three.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 18-22, 2013)

Talking Logistics

Robinson Enters Switzerland Marketplace. In 3PL news, XPO Logistics announced that it has acquired Optima Service Solutions, LLC, “a leading non-asset provider of last-mile logistics services for major retailers and manufacturers in the United States” for $26.6 Robinson announced that it has opened a new office in Basel, Switzerland.

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

Supply Chain Movement

In automotive, these are well-known Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs): Daimler, BMW, Audi, GM and PSA. Two years ago we opened production cooperations in South Africa and China and we are currently building another cooperation in North America. We strongly focus on our selected key accounts.

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U.S. Is No Longer One of the Top 10 Most Innovative Countries

Supply Chain Brain

Value-added manufacturing also declined. Singapore jumped ahead of European economies Germany, Switzerland and Finland into third place on the strength of its top ranking in the tertiary-efficiency category. Improvement in the productivity score couldn’t make up for the lost ground. “I Read full article.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 20 – 26)

Logistics Viewpoints

It then calculates the carbon footprint based on the store’s location and by checking the type, weight, and origin of a food against a database maintained by Eaternity, a life cycle assessment company based in Switzerland. This is the first time the tests have been brought to the mainland United Kingdom.

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Top 25 3PL warehousing companies in 2020 (by revenue)

6 River Systems

Revenue: $21.054 billion (12 months ending March 31, 2020), $21.231 (2019) Headquarters: Schindellegi, Switzerland CEO: Detlef Trefzger 5. The strength of DSV Panalpina is the strong network of trucking in Europe, North America and South Africa. They have operations in North America and Europe. Revenue: $14.2