Granted it took a few years and several blog posts of me complaining, but finally Gap Inc has partnered with a global logistics company to ship it's clothing lines from Banana Republic, Gap and Old Navy to 50 countries worldwide, with more coming soon.
The company called FiftyOne doesn't, ring a bell, but no matter, they seen to be playing the role of 3PL. If any readers have worked with them before please comment. Curiously, the European Union is still a work in progress, yet Macau and Nepal are covered. No matter, yours truly is covered in Switzerland. Through it does beg the question why FiftyOne was selected and not a 3PL that already has agreements with the EU in place. I would love to get down to the bottom of that. I will be even more curious of how this impacts the next earnings announcement.
Gap, if you are reading I will be placing my order soon.
Whenever I tell a friend, colleague or family member about my job as soon as the words "supply chain" are muttered I immediately see glassy eyes followed by a yawn or two. Little do they realize that every time they discard or recycle a carton of milk they are completing the end of the supply chain cycle. Without supply chains consumers would be stuck using products that they had to make or grow with their own two hands. Still not excited, well visit often and eventually you will be.
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