Remove Manufacturing Remove Sourcing Remove Switzerland
article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

This Week in Logistics News (March 20 – 26)

Logistics Viewpoints

A lot of this effort comes down to more sustainable sourcing, which tends to make environmental-conscious consumers happy. Starbucks to improve sustainable coffee sourcing. More and more food and beverage manufacturers and retailers are looking to increase their sustainability efforts, and Starbucks is no exception.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

ToolsGroup Customers Navigate Supply Chain Planning for COVID-19

ToolsGroup

Franke, a kitchen equipment manufacturer based in Switzerland, has adopted ToolsGroup Service Optimizer 99+ (SO99+) in over 50 global regions. One US-based ToolsGroup manufacturing customer sources parts from a number of Chinese and Italian suppliers. Planning for the Unplannable.

article thumbnail

Packaging Manufacturing Predictions Post-Pandemic

QAD

Here’s how packaging manufacturing has evolved during the pandemic. The level of complexity in packaging manufacturing has increased rapidly, and in order to manage it, so has the wider use of digital technology. The push for sustainability continues in all manufacturing sectors and the impact on the packaging industry could be huge.

article thumbnail

COP26: 5Zs that changed the world

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

15 countries, Austria, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Finland, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Scotland, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom, Uruguay and Wales declared that they will collaborate towards realizing 100 percent zero emission new trucks and bus sales by 2040.

article thumbnail

Navigating the disruptive impact of tariffs in 2025

Taulia

The impact of this alone is significant and is on top of the tariffs already implemented, which in themselves are worth more than the GDP of Switzerland. A notable trend is the shift towards sourcing from suppliers located in closer proximity to reduce reliance on imports and mitigate the risks associated with trade disputes.

article thumbnail

Challenges of global fast fashion supply chains (Part IV)

Supply Chain Movement

In this series on global fashion retail we have discussed about network design and inventory location in Chapter 1, stores replenishment in Chapter 2 and sourcing and manufacturing lead times in Chapter 3. Chapter 3 about sourcing and manufacturing lead times. 3) Sourcing and manufacturing lead times.