The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

MARCH 11, 2015

When something bad happens at a factory in a developing country such as Bangladesh or China, the whole world wants to identify and punish the real culprit.     For example, it was not a simple task to identify the person who was responsible for the collapse of the factory building in Rana Plaza (Bangladesh). 

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 20, 2022

Countries like China, Bangladesh, and India all are battling for offering a superior cost to the pieces of clothing purchasers to hold the export share high. Clothing manufacturers make pieces of clothing both for the local and export markets. However, the industrial scale production of clothing is mostly for export.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 16, 2020

To provide insights into the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic and its impact on supply chains around the world, we are delivering a blog series to help anyone looking for support and advice. We saw the supply chain disruptions caused by the earthquake near Japan and Fukushima meltdown, and the collapse of the garment factory in Bangladesh.

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Arkieva

OCTOBER 1, 2015

In a similar way, he suggested that events such as the factory collapse in Bangladesh are raising the awareness of the environmental impact of the fashion industry. The post Sustainability and the Reverse Supply Chain: The Green Eileen Story appeared first on Arkieva Blog. He also shared quite a few facts about the fashion industry.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 26, 2022

. “If we start using Bitcoin and other digital currencies in daily life, people will demand more high-quality clothes from the textile industry because they know that there is no chance to cheat them,” said one of the clothing manufacturers from Bangladesh.

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

Bangladesh, Cambodia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Indonesia, India, Pakistan, and many African countries). TPP creates advantages for its members to trade among each other, stimulating economic growth for its member countries with a combined population of 806 million (11% of the global population). Is this concern valid?

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Supply Chain Movement

AUGUST 31, 2017

This is still very favourable in comparison with wages within the EU, and wages have increased more significantly in other nearby countries, such as Vietnam and Bangladesh to name but a few. Today, that amount has increased to RMB3,600. Click here for more information>> 3 “Minimum order quantities (MOQs) are increasing”.

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Pivot88

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Nobody wants another tragedy like Rana Plaza in Bangladesh to happen. Never again. On April 24th 2013, the eight-storey building collapse caused the death of over 1,100 people, giving the world, and the fashion industry in particular, a very rude awakening. writes Aruna Kashyap, Senior Counsel for Women’s Rights.

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Kinaxis

AUGUST 10, 2015

In the clothes on your back , the shoes on your feet, the food that you eat, and even the computer, tablet or smartphone you’re likely reading this blog on. Traces of it can be found virtually everywhere. Through the supply chain.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 24, 2015

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. Extensive automation needed to cut production costs requires investment in machinery, and redesigning production lines and/or building configurations.

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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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EcoVadis

MAY 21, 2014

or the recent catastrophe in Rana Plaza, Bangladesh, Surewiecki, 2013). Jury co-authors a blog on Global Supply Chain Management: globalscmanagement.wordpress.com. The case of Levi Strauss and Co. To address these challenges, some famous companies (e.g., Further readings: 1. European Commission, 2014.

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Pivot88

DECEMBER 30, 2018

Many companies are exploring new manufacturing bases, including Bangladesh, Vietnam and Cambodia. At the time of writing, the two countries have agreed a 90-day ceasefire but the situation remains very unclear.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 3, 2019

Sustainability is created in the textile factories of Bangladesh. Sustainability is created in the mining pits in the Nordics. Sustainability is created in the jungles of Latin America. Sustainability is created from Responsible Sourcing. How can you make Responsible Sourcing a Reality? Get People Excited and Form an Initiative.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 7, 2023

The alternative supply chain or “ Altasian” is defined as countries consisting of Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, India, the Philippines , Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Bangladesh. © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 5, 2024

For the first time in many months, report authors identified export order demands originating countries as being Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China, Europe, Indonesia and the United States. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2024, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. All rights reserved.

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EMERGE App

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

At the end of this blog post, we hope that you appreciate the steps, twists and turns that are involved in importing goods from abroad. For example, China for just about everything that can be made, Vietnam for clothing and shoes, and Bangladesh for garments.

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EMERGE App

JULY 16, 2018

You might want to check out other regional manufacturing hubs if you’re doing clothing (Bangladesh and Vietnam) or leather goods and shoes (Vietnam). The first step that afternoon was to contact social media influencers on Instagram and those with travel accessories blogs. Then she would shortlist prominent Amazon Vine reviewers.

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EMERGE App

JULY 11, 2018

In fact, China’s wages have been on the rise and fast-growing countries like Vietnam and Bangladesh are developing niches in footwear and clothing manufacturing as well. This blog post doesn’t aim to be the ultimate guide to sourcing goods from China. China still has an advantage that few countries will ever match.

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EMERGE App

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

At the end of this blog post, we hope that you appreciate the steps, twists and turns that are involved in importing goods from abroad. For example, China for just about everything that can be made, Vietnam for clothing and shoes, and Bangladesh for garments.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 8, 2020

Consider other possible regional opportunities for the future (such as Vietnam, Bangladesh, etc.), Check to see if your firm has insurance protection covering any losses, should your supplier(s) not be able to fulfill their contractual obligations. Reassess your current supply chains in China, India, and other global hot spots.

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Arena Solutions

APRIL 21, 2022

Water pollution shrank or completely stopped on the beaches of Bangladesh, Malaysia, Thailand, and the Maldives. By suspending global transport and enforcing resident lockdowns due to the pandemic, the environment was able to briefly reset. Carbon monoxide emissions were reduced by 50% because of these mandates.

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Freightera

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

They have a large coverage and offer services in China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, India, Taiwan, Vietnam, Bangladesh, South Korea, Sri Lanka, and Malaysia. The post Freightera vs Traditional and Online Solutions, Freightquote, FreightCenter, Uber Freight, Flexport, Freightos appeared first on Freightera Blog.

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Freightera

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

They have a large coverage and offer services in China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, India, Taiwan, Vietnam, Bangladesh, South Korea, Sri Lanka, and Malaysia. The post Freightera vs Traditional and Online Solutions, Freightquote, FreightCenter, Uber Freight, Flexport, Freightos appeared first on Freightera Blog.

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EMERGE App

JANUARY 8, 2019

Given Amazon’s growing dominance in retail sales, the title of this blog post could easily be “10 Trending Amazon Product Ideas For Wholesalers This 2019” We’re focusing on Amazon because their quantitative product sales data is easily available online for all to see. So there’s still more space for growth.

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 28, 2021

The manufacturing capacity for vaccines in India is massive: The Serum Institute produces 50M vaccines per month in a single plant, and can produce 1.5B They are also supplying Brazil and South Africa commercially with vaccines.

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 28, 2015

The recent publicity generated by the Rana Plaza disaster in Bangladesh, and other labor risks, has elevated the importance of integrating these issues into the sourcing decision.

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NC State SCRC

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

As the industry has grown, it moved over to Japan, Italy, Canada, and other flowed from there to Mexico, Europe, Portugal, Turkey, than Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Indonesia – and eventually settled in China and in Bangladesh. That is where most of the business goes today – Bangladesh and Pakistan.

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Resilinc

MAY 2, 2023

In this blog, we’ll take a closer look at the supply chain impact of UFPLA and how industries are being affected. #1 Shipments from China and Vietnam account for most of the shipments stopped by CBP, followed by Sri Lanka, Indonesia, and Bangladesh. UFLPA may be having an impact on cotton in the US.

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Bristlecone

MARCH 23, 2020

In the last few years, this sub-industry has reduced its dependency on China for manufacturing and spread its supply chain to countries like Bangladesh and Vietnam, but still has heavy reliance on China for fabric and other raw materials.

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Freightera

APRIL 17, 2020

I couldn’t resist bringing some of this conversation to the Freightera blog and Juvarya Veltkamp kindly accepted my invitation for this post-debate interview. Reflecting on sustainability, there are companies that operate in Bangladesh, for instance. Do we just pull out of Bangladesh? ZB: Do you have a goal, Juvarya?

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