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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. They are looking to take their global end-to-end demand for both wholesale and retail operations, flow that into the o9 solution, and then build one demand plan across their entire supply base. “We There will be no emails or spreadsheets.

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Spire and Gravity Supply Chain solutions helping restore flow of goods

Gravity Supply Chain

Spire and Gravity Supply Chain solutions helping restore flow of goods by giving customers more visibility and greater confidence to accurately predict delivery times. Developing end-to-end supply chain management software, Gravity optimizes operations, mitigates risk, and controls costs.

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Transforming Global Supply Chains

Enterra Insights

Andrew Kinder ( @Kinder_ai ), a Senior Vice President of industry and solution strategy with Infor, insists, “COVID-19 has taught manufacturers a bitter lesson. The global supply chain doesn’t adjust well to unexpected or unusual incidents — so-called black swan events. Improve supply chain visibility.

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Mitigating the Impact of the Coronavirus on Supply Chains with Machine Learning and Real-Time Visibility

BlueYonder

Lucky are the companies that can shift production to other countries like Mexico or Vietnam. But these measures are not sufficient to replace China, the world´s manufacturing powerhouse or the purchasing power of the world’s biggest economy. This is where real-time visibility, AI, and machine learning (ML) come into the picture.

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The Power of Outsourcing for Supply Chain Improvement

Logistics Bureau

While China is less popular than it once was as a destination for outsourced manufacturing, you can still find partners there that will save you money on manufacturing, assembly, packaging, and other labor-intensive parts of your supply chain.

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36 innovative companies re-inventing and rethinking supply chain and logistics

6 River Systems

Foxconn execs cite Belkin’s widely recognized brand name, strong sales channel presence and growth potential, as well as its best in-class capabilities and solutions, as primary motivators for the acquisition. In March 2018, Belkin was acquired by Foxconn Interconnect Technology Ltd. billion in annual sales across 500 stores.