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. And as I highlighted last week, according to an article in the Wall Street Journal , “Wal-Mart Stores Inc.,

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 3, 2021

Energy companies are exploring using the same technology for monitoring hard-to-reach wind farms; logistics companies for tracking shipping containers; and agribusiness companies for minding cattle. It even helped National Geographic track a discarded plastic bottle from Bangladesh to the Indian Ocean.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 24, 2015

Despite the disaster at the Savar garment factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh, data indicates that many consumers continue to demand the cheapest obtainable goods, regardless of human cost. International logistics experts and attorneys can facilitate to avoid extreme delays and surprise costs. safety requirements. Customers canceled orders.

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EMERGE App

JULY 16, 2018

Punishing deadlines, budget cuts and unwanted advances made her journalism career a dim reality from what she pictured when she graduated from a prestigious school of journalism. You might want to check out other regional manufacturing hubs if you’re doing clothing (Bangladesh and Vietnam) or leather goods and shoes (Vietnam).

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Other recent factors exacerbating the delays include the Suez Canal blockage, COVID-19 outbreaks at shipping hubs in Southern China as well as factories in Vietnam and Bangladesh, and floods in Western Europe and China’s Henan province.” Shortages of longshoreman, truck drivers and warehouse workers have also slowed the flow of goods.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 7, 2023

The alternative supply chain or “ Altasian” is defined as countries consisting of Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, India, the Philippines , Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Bangladesh.

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