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Bangladesh Working Conditions: A Human Rights Issue? Or a Supplier Capacity Issue?

Supply Chain View from the Field

The recent press in the Wall Street Journal and other papers on Walmart’s fire in Bangladesh is raising the ire of corporate responsibility groups and human rights groups alike. Supplier capacity management is all about knowing how much volume a supplier can handle within a fixed amount of time.

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So Your Supply Chain is Banning Bangladesh….and Going to Cambodia?: “The Ugliest Race to the Bottom”

Supply Chain View from the Field

In our ongoing discussion of labor and human rights violations in the supply chain, we’ve discussed in prior posts the problems that occurred in Bangladesh resulting in over 700 dead. Companies like Nike and Disney have publicly stated that they are not going to Bangladesh for apparel sourcing in the future.

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The VF Corporation Invested in Supply Chain Agility Before COVID Made “Agility” the New Buzzword

Logistics Viewpoints

In Asia, Vietnam and Bangladesh are more important sourcing locations. These conversations include long term commitments to buy from the new factory to encourage the manufacturer to invest in capacity in a new region. VF had committed itself to largely selling goods to consumers in the same region they are manufactured in.

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The Importance of Supply Chain in the Apparel Industry!

Supply Chain Game Changer

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. Be it the raw materials, be it the warehousing capacity, be it the packaging and be it the transportation aspect – everything is being managed in an efficient manner.

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3D Printing: Let’s Not Manufacture False Dawns

MIT Supply Chain

The recent disaster in Bangladesh where hundreds of workers lost their lives when a building collapsed serves as a horrific reminder of this challenge. The technology could enhance the manufacturing capacity of every supplier, including lower-tier operators. Here are a few examples. More or less visibility?

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Selecting a Supply Chain Technology Provider is Harder than it Seems

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The pandemic emphasized the need of this feature in a technology provider since backlogs and bottlenecks challenged manual processes and limited the ability to secure additional capacity and adapt to changes. In year 2008, Mark joined BMT, based in the Hong Kong office.

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Building the Network of Networks

Supply Chain Shaman

Fires in a Bangladesh sewing factory resulted in 112 deaths. Port infrastructure and logistics capacity are growing issues. These three drivers are why supply chain leaders should work together to build the network of networks: Brand Protection. On November 2012, the executives of Wal-Mart awoke to find that they were front page news.