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Podcast: Rob O’Byrne on Digital Transformation, Sustainability, and Diversification in Sourcing

Requis

Sourcing has probably been the biggest thing over the last decade or two, coupled with that reduction in local manufacturing of course. Sourcing is now predominantly overseas: China is one of the big sourcing countries of course, along with India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, Vietnam and Thailand. That’s been a massive trend.

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Building the Network of Networks

Supply Chain Shaman

90% of companies are unable to drive improvement at the intersection of inventory management, operating margin and customer service.). The group is working on case studies to test new technologies like blockchain, cognitive computing, supply chain operating networks, and open source analytics. Business Continuity.

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Enforcement Begins for New U.S. Law Banning Goods Made With Forced Labor, But Supply Chain Impacts Uncertain

EcoVadis

From brinks in Bangladesh to cotton in Zambia, the list currently reports 102 goods linked to forced labor. The Commissioner of Customs investigates all communications and can withhold release of the goods and publish a finding in the Customs Bulletin and in the Federal Register.

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Mindmap High-Tech Supply Chain 4.0

Supply Chain Movement

Bangladesh. The sourcing department is challenged by increasing compliancy issues. In order to create the required agility hightech companies need to apply a postponement strategy with customization per country and on demand 3D printing. American Samoa. Antarctica. Antigua and Barbuda. Azerbaijan. Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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Supply Chain Movement 16 – Consultancy

Supply Chain Movement

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. 37 | Self-assessment of chain collaboration.

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Freightera vs Traditional and Online Solutions, Freightquote, FreightCenter, Uber Freight, Flexport, Freightos

Freightera

They’ll do the job for you, but their customer service skills would vary greatly, and attentiveness could be lower due to working with carriers and drivers who are, in many cases, just as overworked as the brokers themselves. Unfortunately, they have no Google reviews so we had to look elsewhere for another source. on Capterra.

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Freightera vs Traditional and Online Solutions, Freightquote, FreightCenter, Uber Freight, Flexport, Freightos

Freightera

They’ll do the job for you, but their customer service skills would vary greatly, and attentiveness could be lower due to working with carriers and drivers who are, in many cases, just as overworked as the brokers themselves. Unfortunately, they have no Google reviews so we had to look elsewhere for another source. on Capterra.

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