The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society
JUNE 30, 2022
A commitment to innovation, which can be measured by the percentage of research and development undertaken or provided to employees at the company, is crucial. it is critical that your provider have a plan for bringing digital innovations to your partners and allowing you to collaborate and connect on a global network.
MIT Supply Chain
MAY 23, 2013
Here are a few examples. The recent disaster in Bangladesh where hundreds of workers lost their lives when a building collapsed serves as a horrific reminder of this challenge. Download the pre-Crossroads white paper Innovative or Inconclusive? More or less visibility? Register for Crossroads 2013: SCM as Future Enabler here.
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Talking Logistics
JANUARY 9, 2017
With so much innovation happening in technology, it’s so easy to chase the next new shiny thing, whether it’s artificial intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), and countless other emerging technologies. For related commentary, see “ There’s No Silver Bullet for Supply Chain Visibility ” and “ Forget Innovation, Just Execute Better ”.
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. Maybe it could be time to turn the tables, and to invite your supplier in for a talk on future innovation opportunities?
Kinaxis
JULY 24, 2015
Apparently, the $67 a month workers make in Bangladesh was getting to be too costly. There have been countless examples of big fashion brands finding themselves caught up in controversy thanks to their supply chain, and the use of factories that pollute, employ child labor, mistreat workers or worse.
Supply Chain Network
JUNE 30, 2011
Take for example the BRIC nations and the impact this region has across the global economy. This past summer in China, for example, labor disputes—and a spate of worker suicides—contributed to overnight wage increases of 20 percent or more in some Chinese cities. Let’s look at some examples…. How technology can help.
EcoVadis
MAY 17, 2018
Some factories may have been forced to move to countries with more lenient environmental regulations such as India or Bangladesh. China Hongqiao Group Limited, a subsidiary of Shandong Weiqiao Pioneering Group, the world’s largest aluminum producer, is another example. Impact on the Automotive Industry. No supply chain is immune.
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