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How Many Slaves Are in Your Supply Chain?

Talking Logistics

California, for example, passed the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act of 2010 , which went into effect in January 2012. And as I highlighted last week, according to an article in the Wall Street Journal , “Wal-Mart Stores Inc.,

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How Machine Learning Is Redefining Supply Chain Management

IQMS

Key factors influencing inventory levels, supplier quality, demand forecasting, procure-to-pay, order-to-cash, production planning, transportation management and more are becoming known for the first time. Journal Of Business Logistics , 37 (1), 6-17. Journal Of Management Information Systems , 32 (4), 4-39. Preston, D.

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Getting Ready for 2017: Reflections on Telling Lies

Supply Chain Shaman

I struggle to find a good supply chain academic journal, and often speak to my academic network about the need for one. To gain competitive economies of scale and drive the segmented response, the back office operations–procurement, manufacturing and transportation–are automated and effective. Reflections.

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Labor Strike Targeting U.S. Automakers- Update Five

Supply Chain Matters

According to reporting by The Wall Street Journal , Mack President Stephen Roy indicated the truck manufacturer’s disappointment for the contract rejection, calling the move unnecessary. The report highlights 10 years of data dating back to 2010 indicating that the 10 CEO ’s of the three U.S.

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This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech June 28 2022

Supply Chain Matters

The Wall Street Journal reported last week that global retailer Walmart has developed a capability to be able to switch seamlessly between Cloud computing platforms and its own application servers, offering a roadmap to other organizations: “ that want to reduce their dependence on giant technology companies. ”. billion in 2016.

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SCRC Innovation and Social Responsibility Supply Index: A Critical Input to “Drucker Management Top 250 List”

NC State SCRC

companies,” the Wall Street Journal reported. Read the full report at The Wall Street Journal – [link] Additional links: Methodology for the Management Top 250 Company Rankings ( [link] ) and the Drucker Institute’s website [link]. The ranking “is based on an analysis of 37 data inputs provided by 12 third-party sources.

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Modern Slavery in Today’s Supply Chains

Kinaxis

As the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reports , new rules recently announced by British lawmakers will require companies “to give an annual disclosure detailing efforts to root out slavery and human trafficking in their global supply chains.” It’s based on California’s Transparency in Supply Chains Act, which was passed in 2010.