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What is Genuinely New in Supply Chain Management?

Logistics Viewpoints

Surprisingly, most of the goods seized did not originate in China but rather in Malaysia and Vietnam. In the case of Vietnam, it was more likely that Vietnamese companies were making apparel with cotton grown or processed into fabric in Xinjiang. This meant that retailers were not maximizing their profitability.

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This Week in Logistics News (April15 – 20)

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billion for Bollore logistics unit Retailers Tackle Cardboard Overload With Made-to-Fit Boxes Robust.AI With increased emphasis on sustainability, I am often asked about sustainability “levers” that can be pulled in warehousing and fulfillment. is the new kid on the warehouse robotics block.

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

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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. Building highly automated warehouses takes time.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 25 – December 1)

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million shoppers hit the stores and the internet to capitalize on Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals, according to a survey by the National Retail Federation. companies to import more from countries including India, Thailand and Vietnam. In fact, to kick off the holiday shopping season, a record 200.4 million this year, up from 130.2

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Don’t Procrastinate This Holiday Season

BlueYonder

If you thought 2020 was filled with retail chaos due to store closures, in many ways the retail sector is struggling even more due to a combination labor shortages, driver and trucking shortages, semi-conductor shortages, container shortages, and long delays at ports. Let’s start with inventory issues.

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5 Things You May Have Missed in Supply Chain News

BlueYonder

Add onto that the worker shortages in warehouses and trucking, and we are in for a wild ride this holiday season. What’s going on in Vietnam? Before July, COVID-19 wasn’t widespread in Vietnam, but since then, over 10,000 cases have been identified. Demand from U.S.

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Ocean Freight Performance in September 2021

Freight Plus

Due to surging import volumes, and terminal, rail, and warehouse congestion, a new record of 70+ vessels at anchor in LA/LB was reached the week of 9/24.?. This is a material shift in how retailers operate.?. Vietnam is slowly opening back up but production will take time to ramp. September 2021 - Transportation Market Report.

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