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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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This Week in Logistics News (April 20-24, 2015)

Talking Logistics

Swisslog acquires warehouse automation provider FORTE Industries in the United States. Robinson Expands Asian Operations to Vietnam. AWS revenues grew 49 percent in Q1 2015 compared to Q1 2014, while the rest of its North America business grew 22 percent. HighJump Announces Upcoming Release of the HighJump One Platform.

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More Evidence of Supply Chain Cost Inflation Impacting Various Industries

Supply Chain Matters

percent in North America. Company executives cited good progress in addressing the previously acknowledged overbuild of customer fulfillment and warehousing capacity while overall number of employees was reduced by 6 percent. The company’s organic sales grew 8.1 percent and volume growth of 1.7

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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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Ocean Freight Performance in August 2021

Freight Plus

•Due to surging import volumes, and terminal, rail, and warehouse congestion, a new record of 40+ vessels at anchor in LA/LB was reached the week of 8/29. New Covid outbreaks in Vietnam have crippled production and capacity. is Vietnam’s largest trading partner in terms of exports.

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

Supply Chain Game Changer

Again this involved EMC but under my leadership (and working with a great team) we transitioned all of their business with Celestica at the time from North America and Europe to Asia; costs got better, availability got better, and quality got better. It was a heck of a ramp but we did it!

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How The Coronavirus Epidemic is Throttling Global Supply Chains

Logistics Bureau

Some ports in China are clogged with arriving containers of iron ore, while warehouses are choked with goods that cannot be exported due to lack of trucks. However, empty shelves and stock-outs are already becoming commonplace in North America and ecommerce businesses are finding it increasingly difficult to maintain supply.