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So Your Supply Chain is Banning Bangladesh….and Going to Cambodia?: “The Ugliest Race to the Bottom”

Supply Chain View from the Field

In our ongoing discussion of labor and human rights violations in the supply chain, we’ve discussed in prior posts the problems that occurred in Bangladesh resulting in over 700 dead. Companies like Nike and Disney have publicly stated that they are not going to Bangladesh for apparel sourcing in the future.

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Supply Chain Ripple Effects of Russia’s War in Ukraine

Alloy

The devastation experienced by Ukraine and its people has prompted the western world to levy sanctions on Russia, the idea being to put so much pressure on Russia’s economy that they will pack up their military and go home. Business and military – U.S. Notable international business actions.

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Collaboration: The New Battle Cry of Supply Chain

Supply Chain Network

Bangladesh, Cambodia, and Vietnam experienced similar wage-related strikes and walkouts. Collaborating with Suppliers – Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company is the business area at Lockheed Martin Corporation focused solely on building military aircraft.

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

Requis

So military logistics was really interesting because it’s big scale stuff. It was far more fascinating than military logistics, so within a few years I decided to leave and headed out to Australia and worked for a consulting company for two or three years. There’s Bangladesh in the garment industry. That’s been a massive trend.

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Ethics in Procurement – Simple, but Not Always Easy

Logistics Bureau

Between 2007 and 2010, during attempts to win firearms supply contracts with law enforcement and military agencies in Indonesia, Turkey, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Turkey, gun maker Smith & Wesson’s sales employees allegedly embarked upon a spate of unethical transactions, via third-party representatives, with foreign officials.