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What You Can’t See Can Hurt You – Is Your Supply Chain Really Transparent?

Logility

A recent study showed they are willing to pay 2% to 10% more for products from companies that provide it. Incidents like the Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh have led to new laws, but laws are not always followed which makes it incumbent upon your business to ensure your supply chain is ethical. The stakes are high.

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Supply Chain Management in Apparel Industry

SCMDOJO

And numerous case studies of businesses show that by investing in better supply chain management , the prospect of business growth improves significantly. Countries, especially in South Asia, like China, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Vietnam, etc., This reduces the cost of keeping the inventory that would not sell.

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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.

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

Requis

Foolishly, the army decided to send me to Cranfield University in the UK to study for a masters’ in logistics, and that just opened up a whole new world. Sourcing is now predominantly overseas: China is one of the big sourcing countries of course, along with India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, Vietnam and Thailand.

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8-Step Importing Guide For First Timers

EMERGE App

For example, China for just about everything that can be made, Vietnam for clothing and shoes, and Bangladesh for garments. Do your homework and study them. You could do it manually but why do it when smart inventory management systems , such as EMERGE App , can automatically calculate landed costs for you?

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Fast Fashion in the Philippines Retail Market

Vinculum

According to a recent study, one-third of Filipinos have thrown away their cheap clothing after using it only once because of the weekly changing fashion trends. Globally, people consume about 62 million tonnes of clothing each year. However, only 20 percent of these are reused or recycled. Most of the rest is incinerated or disposed of.

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8-Step Importing Guide For First Timers

EMERGE App

For example, China for just about everything that can be made, Vietnam for clothing and shoes, and Bangladesh for garments. Do your homework and study them. You could do it manually but why do it when smart inventory management systems , such as EMERGE App , can automatically calculate landed costs for you?