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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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Supply Chains and Climate Change: Adapt or Die

Enterra Insights

Inevitably, these will interrupt production, increase sourcing costs, and cut into corporate revenue.”[1] ”[3] Too few companies map their supply chains all the way to where their raw materials are sourced. Most recently, drought conditions in Panama limited the flow of ships through the Panama Canal.

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Revisiting of 2024 Supply Chain Predictions – Part One

Supply Chain Matters

Heading into this year, the global shipping disruptions that impacted transit times related to having to avoid the Suez Canal because of Red Sea terrorist attacks, or reduced water levels in the Panama Canal requiring reduced transit slots were generally mitigated. supply chain activity. This shift is marked by a decline in direct U.S.

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Panama Papers Are A Reminder Of Ethical Risks Lurking In The Supply Chain

EcoVadis

The mind-boggling number of names and companies ensnared in the Panama Papers scandal leaves many people wondering if they might know or work with any of the entities on the list, and whether it means they are doing anything unethical, or breaking any laws. EcoVadis customers may be wondering if any companies on the Panama Papers list (e.g.

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10 Ins and Outs for Supply Chain Risk Management in 2024

Resilinc

Diversify your supplier base Single sourcing presents a huge risk for companies in all industries, especially as geopolitical disruptions are on the rise. Focus on materials critical to your highest revenue products Procurement and supply chain managers need to adopt a new mindset for building more resilient supply chains.

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How manufacturers and distributors can mitigate disruption in the global supply chain

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Many businesses in the US, and elsewhere, were sourcing their componentry from China. This is to avoid more costly routes such as the Panama Canal or taking the long haul around the tip of Africa or South America. When China shut down operations in a bid to contain Covid-19, supply chains ran out of material. Shipping challenges.

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Red Sea Ocean Transport Disruption Update

Supply Chain Matters

As we have noted in this thread of updates, to a further extent, shipments from Asia eastward that traverse the Panama Canal are an important added backdrop to ocean transport disruption impacts. In parallel is the assessing of the related restricted ship transit volumes surrounding the Panama Canal because of low water levels.