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GrandVision: “We are changing completely as we become demand driven”

Supply Chain Movement

Pearle and GrandVision were merged in 2011 making it the right moment to align the very fragmented business. We are transitioning our Chinese supplier base to other regions such as Bangladesh and Vietnam for labour cost and quality reasons.

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Reshoring in America: The Future Outlook, Current Hindrances & Issues, and Ways to Stimulate Reshoring

GlobalTranz

There were 10% fewer manufacturers in 2011 than in 2008—a record low since 1977, when the Census Bureau started collecting Business Dynamics data. Despite the disaster at the Savar garment factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh, data indicates that many consumers continue to demand the cheapest obtainable goods, regardless of human cost.

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Math is the Big M in STEM

Enterra Insights

” Mahbub Majumdar ( @aastogadha ), a professor at BRAC University in Bangladesh, reports the annual international Mathematical Olympiad is a breeding ground for Fields Medal recipients. 5] Sol Garfunkel and David Mumford, “ How to Fix Our Math Education ,” The New York Times , 25 August 2011. [6]

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Lack of Trust Between the USA and China Could Affect the Future of the Globe

Enterra Insights

… While western leaders are trying to unpick decades of globalization, Asian nations from Bangladesh and Indonesia to Malaysia and Thailand view China as central to their economic future. Mann, “ The Real Story of Globalization ,” The Wall Street Journal, 6 August 2011. [2] Footnotes [1] Charles C. 2] Thomas L.

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