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.
Logistics Viewpoints
JUNE 20, 2022
In Asia, Vietnam and Bangladesh are more important sourcing locations. VF is also building a new distribution center in Ontario, California. VF had committed itself to largely selling goods to consumers in the same region they are manufactured in. This highly automated DC will go live in the second quarter of 2023.
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Supply Chain Movement
MARCH 24, 2015
As a result of the growth in the outsourcing of manufacturing worldwide, ethical problems are also increasing in the supply chain: a catastrophic fire in a contract manufacturer’s overcrowded factory in Bangladesh and recalls of branded products containing harmful substances, to name but a few.
Supply Chain Movement
FEBRUARY 26, 2015
As a result of the growth in the outsourcing of manufacturing worldwide, ethical problems are also increasing in the supply chain: a catastrophic fire in a contract manufacturer’s overcrowded factory in Bangladesh and recalls of branded products containing harmful substances, to name but a few. 37 | Self-assessment of chain collaboration.
EcoVadis
JULY 3, 2014
One would remember the tragedies of the Rana Plaza building collapse in 2013, Bangladesh, where the victims were manufacturing clothes to be supplied to top fashion retail companies. The California Supply Chains Act in 2010 is another example. stage 3 – Innovation : creating value and accessing new markets.
Enterra Insights
JANUARY 10, 2022
” Detrimental impacts of climate change include prolonged droughts in once fertile areas (like California) and extreme weather resulting in heavy rains that damage and/or destroy crops. … The answer, scientists say, may be to reintroduce that genetic diversity by going back to domesticated crops’ wild ancestors.”[9].
Talking Logistics
JANUARY 25, 2016
I asked that question almost three years ago following the collapse of a garment factory in Bangladesh that killed more than 1,100 workers and injured thousands of others. Compliance with a similar law passed in California back in 2010 is equally poor. How many slaves are in your supply chain?
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