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

Logistics Viewpoints

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. Achieving Agility with Regional Supply Chains.

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Greener Shopping and Shipping: The Rise of Carbon Neutral e-Commerce Delivery

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Barbara Schielke Chief HR & CSR Officer for Asendia explains how carbon offsetting, emissions reporting per parcel, and supply chain efficiencies are helping retailers green their e-commerce fulfilment. Alibaba is using its communication channels to proactively support its retail partners as they strive to go greener.

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Forced Labour and Exploitation in Supply Chains

Savant Events

In response, national governments, state and regional governments and the EU have legislated to hold organisations to account for exploitation in their operations and supply chains. Norway’s Transparency Act came into force in July 2022 and the first phase of Germany’s Supply Chain Due Diligence Act has been in force since 2023.

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Video: Davos 2023 – Solving global food waste with integrated data across the supply chain

crisp

Crisp CEO and Founder Are Traasdahl was invited to Davos ahead of the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting to speak with CBS News about using technology to revolutionize the global food supply chain. This food waste contributes to around 8% of all greenhouse gas emissions, according to the UNFAO. By ingesting $2.5T

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The Importance of Transparency in Supply Chains

Enterra Insights

They are demanding more supply chain transparency. What is supply chain transparency? Although transparency sounds like a straight-forward subject, Bateman and Bonanni note, “Less clear is how to define transparency in a supply chain context and the extent to which companies should pursue it.”

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Supply Chain Matters- This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech April 12 2022

Supply Chain Matters

The Supply Chain Matters blog features our April 12, 2022 edition of This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech , a synopsis of noteworthy supply chain management focused technology news which we believe would be of specific interest to our global-based blog readership. billion euros. In August 2021, A.P.

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Patient-centric networks at the heart of pharmaceutical supply chain management: Lessons from LogiPharma Europe 2018

Kinaxis

In early April I attended the LogiPharma Europe 2018 conference in Montreux, Switzerland, an event that attracted more than 800 attendees, including practitioners and executives from pharma and medical device industries, along with software vendors and many service providers. Patient-centric networks are reshaping pharma supply chains.