By Thomas J. Ryan
At a webinar as part of Outdoor Retailer Winter Online, supply chain executives from Keen, Simms Fishing Products, Nemo Equipment, REI, and Columbia Sportswear elaborated on how agility and the resilience of internal teams helped offset logistics disruptions caused by the pandemic, including ongoing port congestion and shipping container shortages.
The webinar, entitled “A New Beginning? Opportunities and Challenges for Outdoor Products and Global Supply Chains in 2021,” featured:
Sara Bowersox, senior manager, global trade compliance, OIATAC vice-chair, Keen;
Ben Christensen, vice president, operations, OIATAC chair, Simms Fishing Products;
Brent Meriam, COO, NEMO Equipment;
Loren VandenBerghe, director, global logistics, REI; and