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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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How to Plan for Common Disruptors in Ocean Freight

Talking Logistics

That can make it difficult to meet your delivery times unless you take proactive steps now to minimize the risk in your supply chain. There may be instances where you will have to work more closely with carriers and book further in advance to ensure you can meet critical deliveries. BRICS summit.

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Handfield’s Supply Chain Analytics Predictions for 2014

Supply Chain View from the Field

I’ve had the good fortune to be presented with opportunities for compelling discussions with a significant group of leading thinkers, senior executives in procurement, logistics, and technology management over this past year. With globalization, the need to partner with local logistics service providers becomes an imperative.

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SCRC Meeting – Patrick Fox from VF Corporation: “Creating a Global Trade Playbook”

NC State SCRC

We work at the intersection of sourcing, logistics, legal, finance, and government affairs, and I spend 25% of my time helping our GA team form trade affairs strategies. Our CEO, Eric Wiseman, once noted that we are a 120 year old company, and have lived through many wars and great recessions, and we will get through this as well.

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UPS Executive Shares Insights on Total Cost of Ownership in the Electronics Supply Chain

Supply Chain View from the Field

A native New Yorker, Ken turned down a career in finance and banking for an action-packed and exciting career in the world of global logistics. Some companies emphasizesthe same “experience” for all of their products, and this was one of the toughest parts of meeting their logistics requirements on new products.

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Seasoned Leadership in Action™ – An Interview with Derek Panchyshyn!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Our interactions spanned the full range of Customer-Supply Chain activities: materials costing, planning, materials availability, inventory, delivery performance, and logistics. The great thing about this too was meeting and working with a lot of talented people all over the world. Derek was always the consummate professional.

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Seasoned Leadership in Action™ – An Interview with Derek Panchyshyn, SVP at ATX Networks!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Our interactions spanned the full range of Customer-Supply Chain activities: materials costing, planning, materials availability, inventory, delivery performance, and logistics. The great thing about this too was meeting and working with a lot of talented people all over the world. Derek was always the consummate professional.