SCM Research

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

The Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh in 2013 has opened the eyes of many supply chain managers: Implementing a socially responsible supply chain has, indeed, become an imperative for global corporations and the supply chain management discipline might be in the middle of a paradigm shift.

Bangladesh 110

Bangladesh Report Supply Chain Global 110

Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 20, 2022

VF Corporation (VFC) is a global apparel, footwear and accessories company headquartered in Denver, Colorado. The company’s 12 brands are organized into three categories: Outdoor, Active and Work/Work-Inspired. The company sells their goods in over 125nations and has approximately 1300 company owned stores.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 212

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Planning Software Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Software 212

SCM Research

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

The report also contains an analysis of three selected sectors (retail, construction and pharmaceutical) and additional case studies, including a case study on the 2013 Rana Plaza tragedy in Bangladesh. More information can be found on the homepage of Raconteur’s Supply Chain 2015 report. Practice Report Supply Chain Management Trend'

Pharmaceutical 110

Pharmaceutical Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Software Supply Chain 110

Supply Chain Digest

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

US PMI Falls below Key Level in August, Thousands of Trucks Taken off US Highway, New US Distribution Hubs Emerging, Companies Returning to Sourcing from Bangladesh

Bangladesh 40

Bangladesh Supply Chain Distribution Sourcing 40

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JUNE 30, 2022

Think about your company, your sector and the level of supply chain digitization you already have in place. The ongoing congestion at ports globally and the uptick in consumer demand seen during the pandemic are forcing the digital discussion at companies who have held on to old methods. The supply chain technology provider’s record.

Supply Chain Planning Software 130

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Optimization Software Logistics Network Optimization Software 130

Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 17, 2013

Over 3800 products from 361 companies were recalled. Just two months later, more than 100 people died in a garment fire in Bangladesh in November 2012. Companies are more dependent on a network of suppliers and suppliers’ suppliers. Companies need to put their money where their mouth is.

Manufacturing Procurement 203

Manufacturing Procurement Pakistan Supply and Demand Bangladesh 203

Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 26, 2018

90% of companies are unable to drive improvement at the intersection of inventory management, operating margin and customer service.). Companies are busy. Fires in a Bangladesh sewing factory resulted in 112 deaths. Only 20% of companies are taking ownership of their networks. Most companies operate blind.

Supply Chain Network Software 183

Supply Chain Network Software Network Optimization Supply Chain Software Optimal Sourcing 183

QAD

JULY 7, 2022

The company issued this statement at the time: “We explicitly prohibit child labour in our operations and have been working relentlessly to take a stand against this.” In Bangladesh in July 2021, a fire at a food factory claimed the lives of at least 52 people, some of whom were children.

Purchasing Skills 98

Purchasing Skills Manufacturing Procurement Cost Reduction Strategies Procurement Analytics 98

MIT Supply Chain

MAY 23, 2013

The recent disaster in Bangladesh where hundreds of workers lost their lives when a building collapsed serves as a horrific reminder of this challenge. A company, can, say, tweak a design spec to cut production and shipping costs by reducing the weight of an item. Here are a few examples. More or less visibility? Quality issues.

Vendor Strategies 74

Vendor Strategies Cost Reduction Strategies Bangladesh Material Savings 74

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). 

Bangladesh 60

Bangladesh Supply Chain China Supply and Demand 60

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

APRIL 1, 2014

  Due to higher labor and operating costs in China, more western firms now source their products from Bangladesh, Cambodia, and Vietnam, etc.     However, according to a study conducted by Transparency International in 2012, Bangladesh’s corruption index is equal to 144 (1 = least corrupt). [1]   Gap Inc.

Bangladesh 68

Bangladesh Cambodia Optimal Sourcing Vietnam 68

NC State SCRC

AUGUST 23, 2017

By deploying the “fast fashion” business model, the apparel industry began to outsource garment manufacture to suppliers and subcontractors in low-cost countries, such as China, India, Vietnam, Malaysia, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.

Cost Reduction Strategies 40

Cost Reduction Strategies Bangladesh Pakistan Apparel 40

Kinaxis

JULY 24, 2015

Apparently, the $67 a month workers make in Bangladesh was getting to be too costly. This represents what many feel is wrong with the industry – large companies willing to sacrifice human dignity and safety to save on their bottom line.

Supply Chain Planning Software 100

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Planning Los Angeles 100

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 21, 2015

Monthly Wages Average Just 21 Dollars in Ethiopia Versus a Whopping 67 in Bangladesh. Plus, You Can Grow Your Own Cotton

Ethiopia 32

Ethiopia Bangladesh Africa Apparel 32

APICS

APRIL 29, 2016

It’s been three years since the Rana Plaza disaster in Bangladesh that killed 1,135 garment workers when an eight-story building collapsed. The tragedy pushed company leaders to seek greater transparency in their supply chains. It pushed consumers to think about where their goods come from and the definition of supply chain itself.

Bangladesh 40

Bangladesh Supply Chain Company Supply and Demand 40

Pivot88

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Nobody wants another tragedy like Rana Plaza in Bangladesh to happen. Global apparel and footwear companies or brands that order products manufactured in factories also have a responsibility to ensure that the rights of workers are respected throughout their supply chain.” Never again.

Bangladesh 53

Bangladesh Apparel Supply and Demand Sustainability 53

Talking Logistics

JANUARY 9, 2017

As I highlighted recently in “ Your Supply Chain Strategy is Your Business Plan (Unless It’s Not) ,” the people who really need stop viewing logistics as a cost center are not the people in the front lines of supply chain and logistics (they already know it), but the CEOs and CFOs at manufacturing and retail companies.

Negotiate Pricing 100

Negotiate Pricing Supply Chain Planning Software Pricing Training Negotiating Skills 100

Arkieva

OCTOBER 1, 2015

At the recently concluded Supply Chain Insights Global Summit, I heard a talk from Cheryl Campbell and Kevin Cooke from the Eileen Fisher Company. Cheryl founded the Green Eileen company as a non-profit which was supported by the owner Eileen Fisher Company. Given the company culture, it seems to me a question of when, not if.

Sustainability 60

Sustainability Supply Chain Design Supply Chain Bangladesh 60

Enterra Insights

APRIL 25, 2022

As a result of the war, Bior reports, “Egypt’s prime minister fixed bread prices, Bangladesh launched a nationwide food subsidy program, and consumers in Indonesia noticed a favorite instant noodle dish went out of stock. In places like Lebanon, where 80% of its wheat comes from Ukraine, the impact of the war will be brutal.

Ukraine 130

Ukraine Food Russia Lebanon 130

EcoVadis

JUNE 4, 2013

Increasingly moving away from vertical integration, global buyers from large garment companies exert intense competitive pressure on suppliers from low-cost countries. The company decided to disclose its list of 785 strategic suppliers from 23 countries. professor Richard M. And this is ongoing.

Bangladesh 40

Bangladesh Buyer Training Cost Reduction Strategies Modeling 40

Shipsy

MAY 12, 2020

Rice exports also have seen substantial movement to Bangladesh from Mundra , whereas the MHA has been pushing west Bengal government to start moving them via road as well. Helped companies across different sectors reduce inefficiencies in supply chains. But a large number of containers continue to remain stuck up at the ports.

Resource Reduction 69

Resource Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies Manufacturing Procurement Asia 69

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. Having said that, I see way too few companies encouraging their suppliers to visit their own headquarters. This is both true and false.

China 116

China Negotiate Pricing Pricing Training Negotiating Skills 116

Enterra Insights

MARCH 3, 2021

Energy companies are exploring using the same technology for monitoring hard-to-reach wind farms; logistics companies for tracking shipping containers; and agribusiness companies for minding cattle. It even helped National Geographic track a discarded plastic bottle from Bangladesh to the Indian Ocean.

Internet of things 113

Internet of things Supply Chain Network Software Predictive Analytics Software Supply Chain Planning Software 113

Shipsy

MAY 12, 2020

Rice exports also have seen substantial movement to Bangladesh from Mundra , whereas the MHA has been pushing west Bengal government to start moving them via road as well. Helped companies across different sectors reduce inefficiencies in supply chains. But a large number of containers continue to remain stuck up at the ports.

Resource Reduction 52

Resource Reduction Material Savings Logistics Network Optimization Software Demand Planning Software 52

EcoVadis

MAY 21, 2014

In the last two decades companies have been required to assure that good environmental and social performance were achieved across their supply chains (MIT, 2009). As a consequence, companies have asked suppliers to certify products, services and processes (e.g., or the recent catastrophe in Rana Plaza, Bangladesh, Surewiecki, 2013).

Sustainability 40

Sustainability Supply Chain Design Software Purchasing Training Supply Chain Design 40

Logichain Solutions

JULY 30, 2018

Are companies using blockchain to create visibility in their supply chain, or to trace products downstream and upstream in the supply chain? So, what is supply chain visibility, traceability and transparency and how are companies dealing with these challenges if not by blockchain? Supply chain visibility. In the case of the second E.

Supply Chain Design Software 40

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Network Software Supply Chain Design 40

BlueYonder

APRIL 16, 2020

We saw the supply chain disruptions caused by the earthquake near Japan and Fukushima meltdown, and the collapse of the garment factory in Bangladesh. Thankfully, companies trust and collaborate to bring essential supplies, such as ventilators, masks and sanitizers in times of crisis like today.

Supply Chain Visibility 76

Supply Chain Visibility Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Strategy 76

Supply Chain Digest

DECEMBER 17, 2014

VF Corp, Walmart Backing Relatively Low Cost Loans to Suppliers'

Bangladesh 39

Bangladesh Apparel Supply Chain Planning Scenario Planning 39

Jaggaer

JULY 23, 2019

Digital transformation is delivering benefits to many of the world’s leading fashion companies, especially in Italy, where roughly half of the leading fashion concerns have implemented JAGGAER solutions. With the price of high street fashion having fallen dramatically in recent years, many companies need to stay in consumers’ minds.

Manufacturing Procurement 40

Manufacturing Procurement Purchasing Skills Negotiate Pricing Optimal Sourcing 40

Kinaxis

AUGUST 10, 2015

As the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reports , new rules recently announced by British lawmakers will require companies “to give an annual disclosure detailing efforts to root out slavery and human trafficking in their global supply chains.” So how is this going to solve the supply chain slavery issue?

Supply Chain Design Software 100

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Design Supply Chain 100

Logichain Solutions

JULY 30, 2018

Are companies using blockchain to create visibility in their supply chain, or to trace products downstream and upstream in the supply chain? So, what is supply chain visibility, traceability and transparency and how are companies dealing with these challenges if not by blockchain? In the case of the second E.

Supply Chain Planning Software 40

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Gartner 40

Logichain Solutions

JULY 30, 2018

Are companies using blockchain to create visibility in their supply chain, or to trace products downstream and upstream in the supply chain? So, what is supply chain visibility, traceability and transparency and how are companies dealing with these challenges if not by blockchain? Supply chain visibility. In the case of the second E.

Supply Chain Planning Software 40

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Gartner 40

Logichain Solutions

JULY 30, 2018

Are companies using blockchain to create visibility in their supply chain, or to trace products downstream and upstream in the supply chain? So, what is supply chain visibility, traceability and transparency and how are companies dealing with these challenges if not by blockchain? In the case of the second E.

Supply Chain Planning Software 40

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Gartner 40

Logichain Solutions

JULY 30, 2018

Are companies using blockchain to create visibility in their supply chain, or to trace products downstream and upstream in the supply chain? So, what is supply chain visibility, traceability and transparency and how are companies dealing with these challenges if not by blockchain? In the case of the second E.

Supply Chain Planning Software 40

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Software Gartner 40

Alloy

MARCH 29, 2022

Some of the most notable actions take by government and individual companies include: International sanctions. Energy – Companies including Shell, Halliburton, Exxon and BP are winding down or discontinuing business operations with Russia. Reducing waste should be a top priority for all companies. EU and Canadian airspace.

Ukraine 52

Ukraine Alloy Russia Supply Chain Planning Software 52

Material Handling & Logistics

AUGUST 30, 2017

When companies have to unexpectedly divert or reroute shipments the costs can reach massive figures. These additional procedures have often slowed the movement of freight and increased shipping costs, and companies have frequently responded by rerouting cargo or modifying shipping arrangements, further driving up costs.

Pharmaceutical 54

Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Belgium Luxembourg 54

Supply Chain Movement

JULY 19, 2016

The company is publically traded on Euronext Amsterdam since the IPO in February 2015. Until a few years ago we were a very supply driven company. It is a huge change for the supply chain and a huge cultural change for the company.”. What does the change from supplier driven to demand driven mean for the supply chain? “We

Supply and Demand 60

Supply and Demand Demand Planning Software Manufacturing Procurement Netherlands 60