Talking Logistics

MAY 8, 2013

The collapse of the garment factory in Bangladesh last week , which killed at least 705 workers and injured thousands of others, has put a spotlight on a problem that plagues many supply chains: the use of slave labor. The US State Department estimates that there are 27 million slaves globally.

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Supply Chain Movement

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

Contents Supply Chain Movement 16 – 2015 Q1. Our supply-chain future: fair sharing – column. 11 | Snapshots Roundtables Supply Chain Movement. With Oracle on 31 October 2014. With Oracle on 31 October 2014. With EveryAngle on 19 November 2014. 33 | Seamless Supply Chain Execution.

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NC State SCRC

AUGUST 23, 2017

As organizations have expanded their supply chains globally, they have moved to outsourced manufacturing that reduces cost, but which also exposes their brand to greater risk. This has allowed global brands to create extremely responsive supply chains and bring lower priced apparel to store shelves.

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

The global trade amounts to US$ 38 trillion in 2014, where China took the lead with US$ 4.2 Bangladesh, Cambodia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Indonesia, India, Pakistan, and many African countries). trillion and US was second with US$ 3.9 trillion.) . Is this concern valid?

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EcoVadis

MAY 21, 2014

Jury is currently Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Bergamo University (Bergamo, Italy), focusing his research on Sustainable Supply Chain Management. In the last two decades companies have been required to assure that good environmental and social performance were achieved across their supply chains (MIT, 2009).

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EcoVadis

JULY 3, 2014

This is the holy grail of supply chain sustainability management. EcoVadis sees 3 progressive stages of Supply chain sustainability management: stage 1 – Risk Management : protecting your brand, preventing disruptions and potential litigations. Supply chain regulations around the world are also getting stricter.

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2014

Bangladesh is an attractive place for western companies (e.g.,   When more firms source from Bangladesh, more contract manufacturers enter the market to meet demand.    This trend has created the garment industry in Bangladesh that accounts for over 80% of the country's exports. 

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