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Unethical Supply Chains Cost More Than Dollars and Cents

QAD

More recently, Cadbury’s supply chain in Ghana was found to include children as young as 10 working on cocoa farms while missing school. In 2014, it was estimated that over half of the global child laborers were working over 9 hours per day. The costs fall on the children in the form of lost education and increased health risks.

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3PL Subway 2015: Strategic movements among logistics providers

Supply Chain Movement

After years of declining revenues in European logistics services, the business started to stabilise in 2013/2014. However, Technavio’s analysts now forecast the 3PL market in Europe to grow at a CAGR of 2.87% over the period 2014-2019. Acquisitions dominated the logistics headlines in 2014 and that trend is continuing this year.