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. and an open environment where safety and problems are discussed openly.

Manufacturing Procurement 40

Manufacturing Procurement Negotiating Skills Analytics Software Predictive Analytics 40

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. Extensive automation needed to cut production costs requires investment in machinery, and redesigning production lines and/or building configurations.

America 120

America Manufacturing Procurement Sourcing Strategies Cost Reduction Strategies 120

EcoVadis

MAY 21, 2014

health and safety, training and education) and Human rights (e.g., or the recent catastrophe in Rana Plaza, Bangladesh, Surewiecki, 2013). Monitoring systems, indeed, may differ in the way they use and integrate product-based and process-based indicators pertaining to different sustainability areas such as environment (e.g.,

Sustainability 40

Sustainability Supply Chain Design Software Purchasing Training Supply Chain Design 40

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. But without a dedicated and trained team of CSR specialists, it may be challenging to identify risky suppliers among the many others in your supply chain.

Supply Chain Design Software 40

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Enterra Insights

MAY 19, 2022

India, China, Bangladesh, and Ghana) but those regimes are going to place tremendous fiscal pressure on budgets already stressed by substantial government outlays during the COVID-19 epidemic.” They write, “These problems will spread in the coming months; ultimately all farmers around the world will be impacted.

Ukraine 26

Ukraine Russia Food Price Reduction 26

Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 3, 2019

Sustainability is created in the textile factories of Bangladesh. Putting power in the hands of line managers to execute a responsible sourcing initiative creates trust and respect amongst internal and external stakeholders, ultimately resulting in a train-the-trainer effect. Sustainability is created in the mining pits in the Nordics.

Sourcing Strategies 58

Sourcing Strategies Purchasing Skills Sourcing Sustainability 58

Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

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.

Procurement Analytics 63

Procurement Analytics Optimal Sourcing Procurement Solutions Pricing Training 63

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 2, 2018

The solution lies in adequate training at the most important level — the workers themselves. If you start on the factory floor, you start creating change step by step,” says Sofie Nordström, co-founder of QuizRR , a Swedish training and education venture for ensuring corporate social responsibility (CSR).

Supply Chain Design Software 40

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Global 40

Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

The congestion has exhausted warehouse space and affected the trade-offs to trains and trucks. 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.”

Supply Chain Design Software 130

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Supply Chain Optimization 130

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. Less than 28% of businesses in this group claim to have provided training to employees and local suppliers on modern slavery.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 100

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Planning Software Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Planning 100