Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 11, 2024

Observed is that a noteworthy number of European fashion brands have already disclosed detailed clothing and apparel supplier lists to include factory names and addresses in order to ascertain whether suppliers are in conformance. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 10, 2018

Blog post originally created and published by, and permission to publish here provided by, Sam Jenks at [link] Check out the Kodiak Rating blog at [link] . Brands labeled with Green Supply Chains have started becoming synonymous with sustainability, trustworthiness, quality and forward thinking. Subscribe Here!

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 14, 2023

The Supply Chain Matters blog features our April 14, 17, 2023 edition of This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech , a synopsis capsule of noteworthy supply chain management focused technology news. This tech provider cites leading brands including Google , Schneider Electric , Unilever and Campbell’s as customers, among 200 others.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

MAY 13, 2013

In the series of sustainable supply chain assessments we’ve completed this year, our student teams assessed the extent to which codes of conduct were measured, audited, and rewarded/penalized by companies seeking to drive improved sustainable performance down the supply chain. But they had the guts to do the recall….

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 4, 2024

Founded in 2002 with over 100 consultants and based in Boulder, Colorado , Spinnaker SCA designs and builds agile supply chains for leading brands across Consumer Staples, High Tech, Industrial Manufacturing, Retail & Apparel, Medical Devices, and Distribution Industries. No financial details were disclosed in the announcement.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

MAY 8, 2013

Companies like Nike and Disney have publicly stated that they are not going to Bangladesh for apparel sourcing in the future. The same unsafe working conditions prevail, and you are just as likely to encounter the problems with capacity and subcontracting that we’ve noted in other blogs.

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Claritum

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Claritum Article - Procurement Blog. As featured in the ‘ The 10 Most Innovative Procurement Solution Providers ’ article published in the September 2017 Insights Success Magazine , Claritum discuss the drive for a New Wave of Easy-to-use Procurement Products…. This was the catalyst for starting Claritum.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2019

This blog post formed in my head as I worked with clients this month. Most can only measure functional costs—transportation, manufacturing, and procurement. Apparel is an example. Results of Financial Reengineering Fails the Apparel Manufacturing Industry. . #8 T he Companies’ Ability to See Total Costs. #6

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 6, 2013

Here I share these insights and recommendations to the readers of this blog on how to get started. Only 22% of companies are actively managing the end-to-end value chain to deliver on corporate sustainability goals. I describe orchestration in the blog posts Just You and Me Dude and in the second post Bait and Switch.

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Cognira

JANUARY 10, 2022

Sustainability & Transparency. For fashion apparel especially, sizes and colors are tough to gauge for the average consumer, and retailers will benefit from preparing these returns. From procurement, to manufacturing, to delivery, retailers will be looking for enhancements to each of these areas. Blog Layout 2022.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

APRIL 30, 2012

Sustainability Services. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. View all Infosys blogs. The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions. Procurement Blog.

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SupplyShift

OCTOBER 13, 2021

One crucial area of business that all companies can address to achieve better sustainability is the supply chain. Section One – Internal Alignment and Goal Setting To implement an effective supply chain sustainability strategy, organizations must first discover where they can align internally and then work together to create goals.

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SupplyShift

OCTOBER 13, 2021

One crucial area of business that all companies can address to achieve better sustainability is the supply chain. At the core of any successful supply chain sustainability plan, there are four main areas: The breaking down of data siloes and subsequent goal setting. Determine Which Sustainability Areas to Focus on.

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Claritum

JULY 5, 2018

Claritum Article - Procurement Blog. If you can measure it then you can manage it” This statement is so true in the procurement field. Procurement needs to have real time data on the entire supply chain. Uniforms and Apparel. Introduction. The Challenge of Tail Spend. An approach to Tail Spend Analytics.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

OCTOBER 19, 2011

Sustainability Services. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. View all Infosys blogs. The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions. Procurement Blog.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

DECEMBER 31, 2012

Sustainability Services. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. View all Infosys blogs. The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions. Pharmaceutical and Biotech.

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Requis

JULY 14, 2020

By 2016 it was pretty certain that supply chain was where I would focus—in fact in the same year I authored a blog post on trucking which, to my complete surprise, was very well received by executives in the industry, by startup founders, by other investors, and by academics. How do you see the importance of sustainability in supply chain?

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Supply Chain View from the Field

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Some of the recommendations I made to the group are discussed here in this blog, and published in the latest edition of Industrial Biotechnology journal. Many of the largest multi-national retailers discussed with us the perceived benefits that biobased products can provide in their corporate sustainability goals and programs.

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ThroughPut

MAY 2, 2024

Thanks to the increasing competition in today’s global markets, growing customer expectations, and the rising demand for products with shorter life cycles, most businesses have been forced to sharply focus their attention on accurate demand sensing – and planning for it – to stay profitable and sustainable. million per year.

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QAD

APRIL 30, 2020

In the Consumer Products industry, apparel was one of the first categories to offer customization. Local products are being favored because consumers feel these are trusted sustainable sources. Accurate product forecasting for base products and distribution plans need to channel back to manufacturing and procurement.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

.”[1] Commenting on the Gartner prediction, the editorial staff at Material Handling & Logistics (MH&L) write, “Supply chain officers need to take note of the fact that both consumer and shareholders are clearly shifting toward sustainability. ” The DELMIA Blog , 26 November 2018. [5] ”[2]. Footnotes. [1]

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 25, 2022

This giant in athletic footwear, apparel, equipment and accessories improved the accuracy of allocations with over two million incremental units sold through vs the year prior. Globally, 85% of people had shifted to being more sustainable in their purchasing decisions. Case Study- Global Footwear Retailer. Show me how ?. last year).

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

Sustainability Services. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. View all Infosys blogs. The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions. Pharmaceutical and Biotech.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Sustainability Services. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. View all Infosys blogs. The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions. Pharmaceutical and Biotech.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

OCTOBER 18, 2012

Sustainability Services. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. View all Infosys blogs. The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions. Pharmaceutical and Biotech.

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NC State SCRC

JULY 28, 2019

Low-cost country (LCC) sourcing is now a commonplace strategy for shrinking bottom line labor and material costs in most consumer products industries, including apparel, footwear, toys, and other manufactured products. Recently, however, CSR and sustainability has also come to include the “human factor” implicit in this definition.

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