Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 17, 2013

Over 3800 products from 361 companies were recalled. The PCA factory that manufactured the peanut butter was certified as safe by the American Institute of Baking (AIB). Just two months later, more than 100 people died in a garment fire in Bangladesh in November 2012. Companies need to put their money where their mouth is.

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Kinaxis

JULY 24, 2015

Cambodia, China, Taiwan, India – look at the ‘made in’ labels on your clothing and you’re likely to find these popular clothing manufacturing countries. Apparently, the $67 a month workers make in Bangladesh was getting to be too costly. Hopefully, more brands will follow suit.

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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). 

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NC State SCRC

AUGUST 23, 2017

Nowhere are disruptions more prevalent than in Low Cost Countries (LCC’s), which have become the focal point for outsourced contract manufacturing for major apparel brands such as Nike, Under Armour, Gap, Apple, and others. A recent article (Chu, 2012) noted that low cost countries all have the same problems that factories in Bangladesh do.

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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. The lack of collaboration persists, even though 83% of retailers and manufacturers indicated sharing data would improve visibility and planning. Risk Management.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 24, 2015

To reiterate that reshoring is more than just hype and a very important topic for us to consider the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) study found that 54% of companies with above one billion in revenues are now considering reshoring. In fact, since the recession, more manufacturing companies have been lost than gained in the U.S.

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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. Major mobile phone manufacturers also have resumed operations in Uttar Pradesh, Bangalore and Chennai. Nhava Sheva: Mundra: Amit Walia. May 12, 2020.

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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.

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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.”

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 25, 2022

Clay explains, “For manufactured goods, China largely dominates global trade. 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. ”[5].

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NC State SCRC

AUGUST 7, 2017

For analytics to become truly effective in global manufacturing settings, veracity and consistency are critical requirements. Based on a recent interview with an executive at a large global apparel company, several insights regarding improvements in global consistency of data became important.

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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. Major mobile phone manufacturers also have resumed operations in Uttar Pradesh, Bangalore and Chennai. Nhava Sheva: Mundra: Amit Walia. May 12, 2020. July 22, 2020.

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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. Mindmap manual.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Requis

OCTOBER 30, 2020

He has been helping companies design more profitable supply chains for over 25 years, most of them as founder and CEO of Logistics Bureau. It was far more fascinating than military logistics, so within a few years I decided to leave and headed out to Australia and worked for a consulting company for two or three years.

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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.

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Supply Chain Movement

JULY 19, 2016

In the last three years we’ve developed our strategy, centralised procurement, purchasing and manufacturing aligned our portfolios across all categories globally and developed our exclusive brands portfolio. The company is publically traded on Euronext Amsterdam since the IPO in February 2015. What is your current responsibility? “My

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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.

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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.

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Material Handling & Logistics

AUGUST 30, 2017

Over three years of data, terrorist attacks against the agriculture and food and beverage sectors more than tripled, attacks on the industrial and manufacturing materials and pharmaceuticals sectors more than doubled, and attacks against the metals industry nearly doubled. The total cost to shippers in Belgium was estimated at $3.5

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Intelligent Audit

JUNE 30, 2022

Everything from a lack of capacity, manufacturing shortages, cost control difficulties, regional supply delays and disruptions, length and complexity of supply shipping routes, driver and worker shortages, rising costs and expenses, and COVID-related disruptions have contributed to the retail supply chain process today. .

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Supply Chain Network

JUNE 30, 2011

As a result, more companies are investing heavily in countries like China and Brazil. Bangladesh, Cambodia, and Vietnam experienced similar wage-related strikes and walkouts. There are signs of many companies questioning their off-shoring decision and consider near shoring or pulling back some or all production closer to home.

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Supply Chain Movement

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

In the rapidly changing economy, countless companies need advice on strategy and especially supply chain management. 16 | Profile Greg Javor, Starbucks Coffee Company. From a small shop in Seattle in 1971, the Starbucks Coffee Company has conquered the globe. Our supply-chain future: fair sharing – column.

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Jaggaer

APRIL 14, 2020

This in turn could put logistics under pressure at companies like Amazon. She predicted that shoppers would see more restricted ranges on supermarket shelves “to allow more throughput from suppliers and manufacturers of food”. ” – says @pideson of our live poll results. pic.twitter.com/T8B9C8bbi9. The longer-term impacts.

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Material Handling & Logistics

AUGUST 16, 2017

Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar. While Chinese companies are already busy building projects, $50 billion of OBOR-related investments have also been launched in the 65 countries that are included in the initiative. companies are already seeing benefits. based company with operations in China can benefit from OBOR.

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EcoVadis

MAY 17, 2018

More than 30,000 business have been penalized during a major campaign against environmental violations in China with companies worldwide feeling the impact. Some factories may have been forced to move to countries with more lenient environmental regulations such as India or Bangladesh. Impact on the Automotive Industry.

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2014

Bangladesh is an attractive place for western companies (e.g.,   When more firms source from Bangladesh, more contract manufacturers enter the market to meet demand.    This trend has created the garment industry in Bangladesh that accounts for over 80% of the country's exports. 

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Supply Chain View from the Field

MAY 6, 2013

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. Some companies are taking steps.

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EcoVadis

JULY 3, 2014

Dell’s goal is to include up to 50 million pounds of recycled content in products by 2020, and the company has already saved $18 million dollars in material costs. But how does your company get there? At stage 1, your company prevents suppliers from engaging in illegal environment, labour and social, and business ethics practices.

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EMERGE App

JULY 16, 2018

These two e-commerce business models have really taken off in the past decade, helped no doubt by the resurgence of China as the world’s manufacturing hub, the app economy and the convenience of an always-on mobile web. It worked for some companies. It’s not the world’s manufacturing hub for a reason.

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EMERGE App

JULY 11, 2018

This underscores the importance of China being the world’s manufacturing hub in the past decade, and most likely for the next few decades. And it’s not just an immense and low-cost labour force that has given Chinese manufacturers a competitive advantage. Also, check out the company website. Meet Face-to-Face.

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EMERGE App

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

For example, China for just about everything that can be made, Vietnam for clothing and shoes, and Bangladesh for garments. Manufacturers vs Trading Companies. Manufacturers make the product themselves and will sell the goods directly to you. Trading companies , on the other hand, are simply middlemen.

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