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

Logistics Viewpoints

VF Corporation is Building a Highly Automated DC on the West Coast. Anytime you have a chance to talk to an executive vice president in charge of the global supply chain of a nearly $12 billion corporation, you know you will learn some things. Cameron Bailey, EVP of Global Supply Chain at VF Corporation, did not disappoint.

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2024 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains- Prediction One

Supply Chain Matters

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group through its affiliate the Supply Chain Matters blog shares samples of individual prediction snapshots that will be included in our Annual 2024 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains Research Advisory publishing later this month.

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Supply Chain Matters News Capsule Follow-Up

Supply Chain Matters

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides our latest news capsule edition follow-up relative to updating our readers to prior industry supply chain management developments that we have shared on this blog. Increased automation of fulfillment services is cited as a further reason.

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Red Sea Ocean Transport Disruption Update

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters provides our latest update regarding the Red Sea Transport disruption impacting transport movements to and from European and Asian ports. In parallel is the assessing of the related restricted ship transit volumes surrounding the Panama Canal because of low water levels. All rights reserved.

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Survey Points to Little Signs of Traditional Peak Period Ocean Container Demand

Supply Chain Matters

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights a recent technology provider survey indicating that there appears to be little signs of traditional second-half peak period demand for container shipments. Background In a prior Supply Chain Matters commentary published in May , we highlighted that the U.S.

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Supplier Cartel Activity and Sustainable Procurement

EcoVadis

Anti-competitive practices remain a peripheral CSR issue for most companies , particularly in the context of sustainable procurement. Moving beyond compliance: Sustainable Procurement. Indeed, suppliers involved in cartel activity should be viewed with skepticism in any partnership or procurement negotiation. What to read next.

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Changing SRM Behaviors in a Period of $70/bbl Oil

Supply Chain View from the Field

I was in Houston yesterday evening, speaking to a large group of procurement executives at a roundtable held by KPMG’s Procurement Advisory Group, at the fabulous Brennan’s restaurant on Smith Street. There was also a discussion about the challenges of accessing good data necessary for driving SRM initiatives forward.