Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 20, 2022

Mr. Bailey has worked most of his career at VF – as an industrial engineer in facilities, in strategic sourcing, running offshore operations, and now as the person in charge of the company’s entire supply chain. VFC’s supply chain sourced over 410 million units of apparel, footwear, and accessories in their last fiscal year.

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

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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.

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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. Consumers, communities and businesses deserve better.”.

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EcoVadis

MARCH 17, 2016

These issues hinder the ability of Buyers (purchasing organizations) to obtain accurate information about supplier performance—leaving them exposed to reputational, legal and operational risks. Figure 2: Post-audit disasters at production sites contracted by large corporations.

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Resilinc

MAY 2, 2023

Since UFLPA went into effect in July 2022, the top three industries that had shipments stopped by CBP include: 1) Electronics; 2) Apparel, footwear, and textiles; 3) Industrial and manufacturing materials. And, the future looks bright for US solar manufacturers. Data for Industrial and Manufacturing Materials shipments stopped by CBP.

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