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Garment Workers in BRICS Countries Cannot Afford Basic Quality of Life

Material Handling & Logistics

It would cost $10 billion to reach a ‘fair’ level of pay for BRIC workers in the Western European clothing supply chain. Our analysis provides a robust basis for arguing that BRIC pay in the Western European clothing supply chain is unfair,” the report concluded. This additional 35% offsets the costs of income tax and social security.

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Rapid Change is Driving the Automotive Industry – Part I

BlueYonder

There is no question that the automotive industry has seen rapid change and improvement over the past three years. To learn more about what is impacting the industry today, Supply Chain Nation spoke with Louis Yiakoumi, Group Publisher for Automotive Logistics magazine to get his insights for our Expert Insights series. Good question.

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Trends 2021: Megatrends, Part Two

Enterra Insights

” The other two so-called BRIC countries (Brazil and Russia) are faltering. As a result, Frost & Sullivan analysts say it’s time to look beyond the BRICs for economic growth. Frost & Sullivan predicts, “China and India [will] lead the global economy in the near future.”

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How to Plan for Common Disruptors in Ocean Freight

Talking Logistics

These are, historically, the biggest disruptors that occur in our industry: Chinese New Year (aka Spring Festival). BRICS summit. The 9 th annual BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) summit is being held in Xiamen September 3-5, 2017 (the summit location rotates between its member countries).

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Collaboration: The New Battle Cry of Supply Chain

Supply Chain Network

If the mantra of the real estate industry is “Location, Location, Location”, the new mantra of supply chain executives is fast becoming “Collaboration, Collaboration, Collaboration”. Take for example the BRIC nations and the impact this region has across the global economy. Let’s look at some examples….

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Handfield’s Supply Chain Analytics Predictions for 2014

Supply Chain View from the Field

In particular, the focal BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) represent major targets for expansion, but with them come a host of new problem that enterprises have little to no experience in dealing with in terms of logistics capabilities. Here is what I expect to see next year: Global supply chain footprints will continue to expand.

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Supplier Financial Health: Don’t Wait for the Worst, Reach out and Talk!

Supply Chain View from the Field

Across multiple industries, suppliers in North America, Europe, Asia, and Latin America all experienced a sudden drop in volume, leading to a uniform financial threat and risk of default. Quicker payments can strengthen small companies’ cash flows and make them less likely to need to borrow.

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