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How Many Slaves Are in Your Supply Chain?

Talking Logistics

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. In response, federal and state governments are taking action to drive down the use of slave labor in supply chains.

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Talent is the Future of Supply Chain Management

MIT Supply Chain

Master’s students from the MIT Global Supply Chain and Logistics Excellence (SCALE) Network presented their thesis projects to supply chain professionals and the MIT community on January 22, 2014. Last night, I got a glimpse into the up and comers at MIT’s Research Expo 2014. So, what did I see?

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It wouldn’t be Valentine’s Day without Logistics

Enterra Insights

Cupid gets the credit for the holiday, but really Valentine’s Day is the work of logistics and supply chain.” The Flower Supply Chain. ” The Candy Supply Chain. billion is spent on sparkling wine (174,000 gallons are sold during the holiday week alone). Footnotes. [1] Footnotes. [1]

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Don’t Fret: Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement will not play havoc with the economic development of developing countries

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

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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Is Your Halloween Candy Responsibly Sourced?

SupplyShift

The chocolate and candy industry, however, has been working hard to up its game in terms of the environmental and social responsibility of its global supply chain, from supporting the livelihood of African cocoa farmers to zero-waste-to-landfill candy factories. For many of us, Halloween is all about the chocolate.

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Is Your Halloween Candy Responsibly Sourced?

SupplyShift

The chocolate and candy industry, however, has been working hard to up its game in terms of the environmental and social responsibility of its global supply chain, from supporting the livelihood of African cocoa farmers to zero-waste-to-landfill candy factories. For many of us, Halloween is all about the chocolate.

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[PROFILE] Thomas de Fresart '14 - Parker CMC Networking

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

« Spring Back into Career Management | Main. | [PROFILE] Jennifer Hyman 14 » 04/07/2014. Tom (third from left) with his AMR team in Ecuador. Best Anderson memory so far:  Spending a week in Ecuador with my AMR team conducting primary research and exploring the country. PROFILE] Thomas de Fresart 14. RECRUITING.