Talking Logistics

JANUARY 9, 2017

But technology won’t solve your supply chain problems or help you improve unless you also address the most common culprits of poor supply chain performance: poor data quality, lack of resources and training, lack of metrics and accountability, and poor communication and collaboration with trading partners (see resolution #3 below).

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Shipsy

MAY 12, 2020

Rice exports also have seen substantial movement to Bangladesh from Mundra , whereas the MHA has been pushing west Bengal government to start moving them via road as well. Major mobile phone manufacturers also have resumed operations in Uttar Pradesh, Bangalore and Chennai.

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Arkieva

OCTOBER 1, 2015

In a similar way, he suggested that events such as the factory collapse in Bangladesh are raising the awareness of the environmental impact of the fashion industry. It will take 3 planet earth worth of resources to support the world by 2030 if we keep growing like this. He also shared quite a few facts about the fashion industry.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 16, 2020

We saw the supply chain disruptions caused by the earthquake near Japan and Fukushima meltdown, and the collapse of the garment factory in Bangladesh. The report found that besides the lack of dedicated teams to evaluate new and disruptive technologies, a key inhibitor was a lack of resources for this task (36%).

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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. It combines resources from the Reshoring Initiative and Datamyne, a top ranked provider of U.S. safety requirements.

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NC State SCRC

AUGUST 7, 2017

This will never work – particularly as we move into an era of global outsourcing and contract manufacturing in low cost countries such as Vietnam, India, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Indonesia, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, and others in Asia. Simply putting a suggestion box on a wall doesn’t work!

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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. There’s another angle as well, in which you’re alleviating the need to pull as many new resources out of the ground. There’s Bangladesh in the garment industry.

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EcoVadis

MAY 21, 2014

or the recent catastrophe in Rana Plaza, Bangladesh, Surewiecki, 2013). For example, over the last two decades, Suncor, a resource firm based in Canada, has been characterized by the rise of multiple important issues, from habitat preservation, to the exploitation of indigenous workforce in its supply chain, to greenhouse gas emissions.

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EcoVadis

JULY 3, 2014

One would remember the tragedies of the Rana Plaza building collapse in 2013, Bangladesh, where the victims were manufacturing clothes to be supplied to top fashion retail companies. stage 2 – Cost Reduction : simplifying specifications, lowering compliance costs, using more efficient materials.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 12, 2023

Chile has long been a hub of second-hand and unsold clothing, made in China or Bangladesh and passing through Europe, Asia or the United States before arriving in Chile, where it is resold around Latin America. Some 59,000 tons of clothing arrive each year at the Iquique port in the Alto Hospicio free zone in northern Chile.

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Vinculum

JUNE 7, 2022

At the same time, during the current water shortage in the Philippines, fashion production consumes a considerable amount of natural resources. More than 1,100 people were killed and more than 2,500 injured in the Rana Plaza tragedy in Bangladesh, a fashion documentary called The True Cost uncovered the invisible side of Fashion.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 10, 2022

Food reporter Jessi Devenyns explains, “Regenerative agriculture is a farming technique that aims to protect natural resources and restore farmland while drawing down carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.” ”[5]. Regenerative Agriculture. ” • Cognitive Solutions. ”[9].

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Material Handling & Logistics

MAY 2, 2018

As population density rises and resources dwindle, the lasting effects of world hunger only seem to be getting worse. If temperature at point B varies dramatically from the temperature at point A and C, product managers can extrapolate this data to pinpoint problem areas and allocate resources accordingly. The Call for Asset Sharing.

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Arena Solutions

APRIL 21, 2022

Water pollution shrank or completely stopped on the beaches of Bangladesh, Malaysia, Thailand, and the Maldives. Lucid Motors believes they’re developing EV innovation that makes the most responsible use of the earth’s resources. Carbon monoxide emissions were reduced by 50% because of these mandates.

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 28, 2021

There are very secure channels to prevent counterfeiting and fraud, and the country has contracted with private jets, air force carriers, and other air lift resources to ensure rapid distribution. The post Digitizing the COVID Vaccine: India’s Got This Figured Out appeared first on Supply Chain Resource Cooperative.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 25, 2016

I asked that question almost three years ago following the collapse of a garment factory in Bangladesh that killed more than 1,100 workers and injured thousands of others. Just look at all the time, money, and resources companies like Intel are investing to discover, report, and eliminate the use of conflict minerals in their supply chains.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

OCTOBER 4, 2015

The recent publicity generated by the Rana Plaza disaster in Bangladesh, and other labor risks, has elevated the importance of integrating these issues into the sourcing decision. Efforts for building talent should be a partnership between human resources and supply management, to truly think about how to achieve the right long-term outcomes.

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EcoVadis

MARCH 17, 2016

Even in agreements where the buyer pays for the audit, suppliers must still extend resources for preparation and potentially personnel to guide auditors. Bangladesh: CSR Audits Fail to Protect Workers and Threaten OSH Profession’s Integrity”. This article contributed by EcoVadis staff: Michael Smith, CSR Analyst. 1] Brown G.

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 28, 2015

The recent publicity generated by the Rana Plaza disaster in Bangladesh, and other labor risks, has elevated the importance of integrating these issues into the sourcing decision. This is particularly challenging, given the many different companies that “millenials” will move around with over a period of time.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 26, 2021

US import tariffs and the desire to diversify manufacturing locations are the key drivers of the move, which will see some of the company’s production transferred to Indonesia, Vietnam, Bangladesh, and Cambodia. Not an Easy Call to Make.

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Freightera

APRIL 17, 2020

What I saw is that resources can be distributed in such different ways. I saw what people need in different places and realized that we would have enough for everyone if we were more efficient with our resources and by being more effective with how we distribute them. Do we just pull out of Bangladesh? Or do we stay and engage?

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Supply Chain Movement

MARCH 24, 2016

Bangladesh. Although many companies have an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, their IT infrastructure is usually still fragmented. American Samoa. Antarctica. Antigua and Barbuda. Azerbaijan. Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bouvet Island. British Indian Ocean Territory. Brunei Darussalam.

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