Hanesbrands to close Ponce plant to raise supply chain cost competitiveness
15 Nov '06
2 min read
Hanesbrands' supply chain strategy is to move operations to lower-cost geography in the Western Hemisphere and over the long term to balance operations between the West and Asia.
In September, the company announced that it would close three manufacturing plants - two in the United States and one in Mexico - and move production to Central America and the Caribbean basin. The company announced in October that it would consolidate three distribution centers in the United States.
Also in October, Hanesbrands announced that it reached a definitive agreement to buy a sewing plant in Thailand, which would be the company's first owned production facility in Asia.
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