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Driving Sustainable Supply Chain Change

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Source: IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Supply Chain 2022 Predictions — APEJ Implications. Tender documents and responsible source guidance are requiring suppliers to show evidence of their actions to support ESG initiatives, as well as the actions of their suppliers. Companies, both large and small, are changing. MORE FROM THIS EDITION.

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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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Molex Prizes Agility

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Yes, SAP had inbound ASN’s (advanced ship notices). In one major case in 2017, the Hanjin Shipping company was declared bankrupt by South Korean courts. Or if the ship was in transit, Molex could see the geoposition and the speed of the vessel, and we could clearly tell it wasn’t going to go where it was supposed to go.

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CSR Initiatives in the Global Supply Chain

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Recently, CEVA Logistics joined the Singapore Changi Airport community in a humanitarian aid project to transport 14,000-kilogram of oxygen concentrators from Los Angeles to Jakarta via Singapore. CEVA was responsible for delivering hundreds of parts to the GM Kokomo, Indiana, facility, in the U.S., Photo Credit: Changi Airport Group.

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The Green Corridor: The Emissions of Work – How to Make a Green Working Culture

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The mind-set challenge for all businesses today is to recognize the following: That commuter and business travel miles are a significant source of planet damaging green house gas emissions. There are work life balance advantages to working remotely.

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The Greenest Mile: Planning’s Role in Supply Chain Sustainability

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Similarly, UPS has strong commitments to sustainability and invests in many options, such as alternative fuel vehicles, e-cycles in dense cities, and carbon offsets for purchase with shipping. We must plan, source, make, and deliver differently for supply chain sustainability. But what about the role of planning?

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Baltimore Bridge Collapse- A Reminder of Supply Chain Risk

Supply Chain Matters

A day has passed after a container ship lost power and crashed into a support pylon of Baltimore, Maryland’s Francis Scott Key Bridge in the early morning hours of March 26. Coast Guard authorities are assured that the bridge debris and/or underwater obstacles are sufficiently cleared for cargo ship navigation.