SCM Research

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

Two recent disasters in the garment industry, the Tazreen Fashions fire (2012) and the Rana Plaza building collapse (2013), have caused outrage over the lack of social responsibility across global supply chains. The Socially Responsible Supply Chain: An Imperative for Global Corporations. Wieland, A., & Handfield, R.B.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 20, 2022

Anytime you have a chance to talk to an executive vice president in charge of the global supply chain of a nearly $12 billion corporation, you know you will learn some things. Cameron Bailey, EVP of Global Supply Chain at VF Corporation, did not disappoint. In Asia, Vietnam and Bangladesh are more important sourcing locations.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 8, 2013

The collapse of the garment factory in Bangladesh last week , which killed at least 705 workers and injured thousands of others, has put a spotlight on a problem that plagues many supply chains: the use of slave labor. The US State Department estimates that there are 27 million slaves globally.

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Pivot88

JUNE 20, 2019

Six years after the worst industrial accident in Bangladesh’s history, we ask the question: What is the status of safety at garment factories today? The global garment industries’ push for the lowest costs comes at a high price: the health and safety of workers. An Accord and an Alliance.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 25, 2022

Against an already turbulent backdrop of global inflationary pressures amid rising food and energy prices and disrupted supply chains following the coronavirus pandemic, the war between Russia and Ukraine is exacerbating supply and demand tensions, damaging consumer sentiment, and is threatening global economic growth.”[1]

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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.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JUNE 30, 2022

Feature Article by Mark Yong , Managing Director, APAC & EMEA at Blume Global. The logistics industry globally is more competitive, volatile, uncertain and interconnected than ever. This streamlining ensures global supply chains function at a high level but also helps to eliminate waste.

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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'

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NFI Industries

OCTOBER 18, 2016

Supply chain transparency can be difficult to accomplish on a global scale. Recent tragedies such as the Plaza garment factory collapse in Bangladesh, has brought to light the. Read More.

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Material Handling & Logistics

AUGUST 16, 2017

Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar. But to really understand the scope of the trade route is to recognize the economic impact it will have on the global economy. This route will encompass one-third of the world’s GDP, 65% of the world’s population and 25% of all the goods and services of the global economy. China-Pakistan.

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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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MIT Supply Chain

MAY 23, 2013

It is very difficult to monitor every supplier in a multi-tiered global supply chain. The recent disaster in Bangladesh where hundreds of workers lost their lives when a building collapsed serves as a horrific reminder of this challenge. By Ken Cottrill, Global Communications Consultant, MIT CTL, kencott@mit.edu.

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NC State SCRC

AUGUST 23, 2017

As organizations have expanded their supply chains globally, they have moved to outsourced manufacturing that reduces cost, but which also exposes their brand to greater risk. This has allowed global brands to create extremely responsive supply chains and bring lower priced apparel to store shelves. 1] Lambert, D.M. and Cooper, M.C.

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QAD

JULY 7, 2022

It doesn’t take a very deep search to uncover recent global headlines of abuses in production. In Bangladesh in July 2021, a fire at a food factory claimed the lives of at least 52 people, some of whom were children. Enterprises must focus on due diligence legislation to compete successfully in the global market. In the U.S.,

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

TPP is a unprecedented trade deal in history because it involves 12 countries (United States, Japan, Australia, Peru, Malaysia, Vietnam, New Zealand, Chile, Singapore, Canada, Mexico, and Brunei Darussalam), which accounts for 40% of global trade. (The The global trade amounts to US$ 38 trillion in 2014, where China took the lead with US$ 4.2

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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.

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Kinaxis

JULY 24, 2015

Apparently, the $67 a month workers make in Bangladesh was getting to be too costly. In April 2013, more than 1,100 factory workers lost their lives in the name of fashion in the Rana Plaza collapse in Bangladesh, now recognized as the deadliest garment-factory accident in history.

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Supply Chain Movement

AUGUST 31, 2017

China’s position as a production location is currently a hot topic amongst global thought leaders in supply chain. 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. This is both true and false.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Global infrastructure, supply chains, food systems, asset prices, land and labor productivity, and economic growth itself are increasingly at risk of deterioration due to a rapidly changing climate. And a more connected global economy means that risk in one part of the world will often extend well beyond the place of immediate impact.”

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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.” Never again. No compromises.”.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 26, 2018

Fires in a Bangladesh sewing factory resulted in 112 deaths. The world will need to produce 69% more calories by 2050, given a global population of 9.6 These three drivers are why supply chain leaders should work together to build the network of networks: Brand Protection. 40% of trucks move empty on roads today.). billion people.

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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

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 26, 2022

. “If we start using Bitcoin and other digital currencies in daily life, people will demand more high-quality clothes from the textile industry because they know that there is no chance to cheat them,” said one of the clothing manufacturers from Bangladesh.

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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. In the wake of the Bangladesh accident, Wal-Mart made public a blacklist of more than 240 suppliers. professor Richard M. And this is ongoing.

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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.” It’s based on California’s Transparency in Supply Chains Act, which was passed in 2010.

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Alloy

MARCH 29, 2022

The secondary impacts of the war are beginning to be felt more globally in supply chains, stock markets and other international operations. Now, it’s up to the global community to offer aid to the people directly impacted, those in surrounding areas taking in refugees and to begin planning for the resulting “tsunamis.”

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 27, 2022

Since the apparel industry is huge, it produces millions of garments every day and has millions of workers employed globally. Countries, especially in South Asia, like China, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Vietnam, etc., One of the biggest challenges that this industry faces is the increasing cost of garments production.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 5, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights of reported February 2024 global and regional production and supply chain PMI indices. Overall, global activity reportedly showed signs of increased production output for consumer goods production levels but continued muted growth for intermediate supply network and investment goods production levels.

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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. In a similar way, he suggested that events such as the factory collapse in Bangladesh are raising the awareness of the environmental impact of the fashion industry.

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EcoVadis

JANUARY 25, 2019

The following text was written by Wenjuan Yao, China Director at Verité , a global non-profit organization looking to ensure safe, fair and legal work conditions for people all around the world, and originally published in the “ CSR Risk and Performance Index 2018.” Based on Verité’s findings, Gap Inc.

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Supply Chain Movement

JULY 19, 2016

Rhiannon Davies, joined in 2012 to implement the new supply chain, bring about global compliance and leverage potential efficiencies to drive the strongest conditions and service to customers. “In We are transitioning our Chinese supplier base to other regions such as Bangladesh and Vietnam for labour cost and quality reasons.

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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 for an ethical supply chain.

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Supply Chain Digest

DECEMBER 17, 2014

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

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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 report points out that the multi-tiered, global nature of today’s supply chains makes risk management both more difficult, and more critical. Disruptive Technologies.

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Material Handling & Logistics

AUGUST 30, 2017

Attacks on global supply chains by terrorist groups have hit the highest rate ever as have associated costs, according to a report recently released by BSI. They understand that these measures can go a long way in maintaining their global operations and business continuity.”. Financial Effects. Printer-friendly version.

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Jaggaer

JULY 23, 2019

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) became a very important issue for the industry in recent years following a spate of tragedies and scandals, notably the collapse of Rana Plaza in Bangladesh in April 2013, Bangladesh, which brought to light shocking work conditions, seriously damaging the reputation of brands that were its customers.

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Logichain Solutions

JULY 30, 2018

With the increase of global trade and companies outsourcing more and more production steps, supply chains have become bigger and more complex. Global operating companies often deal with thousands of suppliers, sub-suppliers, and service providers, managing thousands of products and components. Supply chain visibility.

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