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where products sit”: the inventories of materials, parts, and finished goods stored and being handled in various stages of the supply chain. The Rana Plaza building collapse in Bangladesh on April 24, 2013 killed over 1,100 garment workers and injured more than 2,000. As per a 2017 report by.
where products sit”: the inventories of materials, parts, and finished goods stored and being handled in various stages of the supply chain. The Rana Plaza building collapse in Bangladesh on April 24, 2013 killed over 1,100 garment workers and injured more than 2,000.
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