Requis

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Sourcing is now predominantly overseas: China is one of the big sourcing countries of course, along with India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, Vietnam and Thailand. Because one of the major costs in a business, if you take in procurement and cost of goods, is supply chain. That’s been a massive trend. That wave hasn’t gone away.

Manufacturing Procurement 52

Manufacturing Procurement Optimal Sourcing Sourcing Strategies Sourcing 52

Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 21, 2015

Sourcing to low cost destinations is not a new development and Bangladesh has been a favored destination of apparel brands and retailers. But incidents like Rana Plaza disaster (an eight-story factory collapsed, killing over 1,000 workers) brought to light non-existent safety measures.

Bangladesh 100

Bangladesh Sourcing Strategies Sourcing Cost Reduction Strategies 100

Jaggaer

JULY 23, 2019

The “fast fashion trend”, which means that collections are distributed in shorter, and shorter periods of time, has transformed the procurement function. The procurement function also manages supplier relations, negotiations, competitive intelligence and key performance indicators.

Manufacturing Procurement 40

Manufacturing Procurement Purchasing Skills Negotiate Pricing Optimal Sourcing 40

EcoVadis

MAY 17, 2018

Some factories may have been forced to move to countries with more lenient environmental regulations such as India or Bangladesh. Environment is one of the four themes in the EcoVadis sustainability rating process, along with labor and human rights, ethics and sustainable procurement.

China 40

China Supply Chain Planning Supply Chain Modeling 40

Supply Chain View from the Field

MAY 6, 2013

News of the increasing death toll in Bangladesh continues to pour in, with the latest at 600 found dead in the rubble of the Rama factory complex. Demonstrators are protesting apparel offices (such as Gap’s offices in San Francisco) to demand better working conditions in Bangladesh factories. But this is not enough.

Bangladesh 60

Bangladesh Manufacturing Procurement San Francisco Apparel 60

Supply Chain View from the Field

OCTOBER 4, 2015

As part of the conference, I’m delivering a talk on five predictions that every procurement professional should consider. These aren’t so much “predictions”, as opportunities that procurement professionals should become aware of, and educate themselves on.

Procurement Analytics 60

Procurement Analytics Predictive Analytics Predictive Analytics Software Optimal Sourcing 60

Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 5, 2024

For the first time in many months, report authors identified export order demands originating countries as being Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China, Europe, Indonesia and the United States. Noted was a sustained rise in production levels and a further drop in backlogs of work. in February compared to 50.3 in January, and 49.7

Manufacturing Procurement 59

Manufacturing Procurement Global United Kingdom Purchasing Skills 59

EcoVadis

MARCH 17, 2016

The CSR landscape is changing rapidly and sustainable procurement programs are directing their efforts toward new standards and frameworks, including the Ruggie Principles. Companies must engage these suppliers in a more cost efficient way because repeat and overlap audits can be detrimental to their financial sustainability.

Manufacturing Procurement 61

Manufacturing Procurement Optimal Sourcing Purchasing Skills Procurement Analytics 61

NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 28, 2015

New insights are needed into risk mitigation practices that go beyond simply “avoiding” risky production locations when a decision is required, but instead drive better business decisions and improved community impacts for sustainable supply. Talent should be part of building a procurement transformation, and not an after-thought.

Predictive Analytics Software 40

Predictive Analytics Software Predictive Analytics Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software 40