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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 Fashion Supply Chain: Unraveling the Reality

Kinaxis

And whether you realize it or not, the garment industry supply chain is changing – both for the better and for the worse. Apparently, the $67 a month workers make in Bangladesh was getting to be too costly. This really speaks to the heart of the issue – global supply chain visibility and transparency.

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Bitcoin’s Impact on the Textile Industry!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. The Clothing Supply Chain: From High Fashion Runway to Landfill! In the meantime, many new technologies are used daily to produce clothing materials from cotton or other organic sources without using any chemical substances. appeared first on Supply Chain Game Changer™.

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Reshoring in America: The Future Outlook, Current Hindrances & Issues, and Ways to Stimulate Reshoring

GlobalTranz

According to Forbes magazine , The greatest reshoring will occur in industries that benefit most from cheap natural gas and have access to global markets… [industries such as] chemicals and metals… for products that change rapidly, including fashion apparel and technology… whose product value/weight ratios do not justify air freight.

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The World Needs More Fertilizer — and That’s No Bulls**t

Enterra Insights

Unless you are part the food supply chain, you might not be aware that last July China ceased exporting fertilizer to the rest of world. What does this mean for the food supply chain? Consequences for the Food Supply Chain. Early predictions are bleak.”[1] ”[1] How bleak?

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600 Dead in Bangladesh: Is there a soul to the enterprise?

Supply Chain View from the Field

News of the increasing death toll in Bangladesh continues to pour in, with the latest at 600 found dead in the rubble of the Rama factory complex. Demonstrators are protesting apparel offices (such as Gap’s offices in San Francisco) to demand better working conditions in Bangladesh factories. But this is not enough.

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Which Industries Have Been Impacted by UFLPA?

Resilinc

In this blog, we’ll take a closer look at the supply chain impact of UFPLA and how industries are being affected. #1 Wyden stated, “I recognize automobiles contain numerous parts sourced across the world and are subject to complex supply chains. Are These Products in Your Supply Chain?