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How Many Slaves Are in Your Supply Chain?
Talking Logistics
MAY 8, 2013
California, for example, passed the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act of 2010 , which went into effect in January 2012.
Local Sourcing, Global Supply Chain
BluJay Solutions
JUNE 17, 2013
Yet the company is at pains to make it clear this is part of a global operations strategy, with devices continuing to be assembled in China and Brazil and components presumably continuing to be sourced from emerging markets based on cost and quality.
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Still Don’t Know How Many Slaves Are In Your Supply Chain?
Talking Logistics
JANUARY 25, 2016
Compliance with a similar law passed in California back in 2010 is equally poor. According to a recent report by the non-profit group Development International, only 14% of Californian companies fully comply with the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act of 2010 (TISCA). How many slaves are in your supply chain?
Supply Chain Scope: New Study Shows Rise in US Inventories; California Estimated to Improve Freight Efficiency by 25% in 2030
Arkieva
AUGUST 8, 2016
Sustainable Freight Action Plan for California is estimated to Improve Freight Efficiency by 25% in 2030. California Sustainable Freight Action Plan. Source: Commerce Dept. Source: SupplyChainDigest. Source: Supply Chain Shaman. Source: EBN.
California Trucking Association Combats State Contractor Test
GTG Technology Group
DECEMBER 11, 2018
California Trucking Association Sues State. On October 25 th , the California Trucking Association and two independent owner-operators filed a lawsuit against the state of California over an unfair test adopted by the California Supreme Court. In April, the California Supreme Court adopted the ABC Test to determine if a worker is an employee or contractor within any industry. Sources: [link] of.
California's Weather Impacts Truckload Capacity
DAT Solutions
FEBRUARY 24, 2017
California's weather—good or bad—has a major impact on truckload capacity. California supplies nearly 50% of the nation’s produce. Shown are the key market areas (KMAs) in California.
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Global Sourcing and Human Rights Go Hand in Hand
NC State SCRC
JULY 28, 2019
Low-cost country (LCC) sourcing is now a commonplace strategy for shrinking bottom line labor and material costs in most consumer products industries, including apparel, footwear, toys, and other manufactured products.
Why The Time Is Now for Sustainable Procurement
Jaggaer
APRIL 22, 2019
With that, global businesses are committing to key sustainability objectives such as reducing greenhouse gas emissions , eliminating slave labor , avoiding plastics , conserving water used in production , tapping into renewable energy sources and more. There are also reporting requirements for conflict minerals in the US and in the EU, California Transparency Act, the UK Modern Slavery Act, as well as similar laws being enacted or considered in Australia, Switzerland and elsewhere.
Case Study: How Nimble Storage’s Focus on Inventory Management Improved Visibility and Planning Cycle Times
Kinaxis
AUGUST 25, 2014
Data was imported and copied from a variety of sources and some of the key data was maintained only in Excel spreadsheets. Miscellanea Cloud computing Computer data storage Excel Microsoft Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office New York Stock Exchange Nimble Nimble Storage San Jose California by Melissa Clow One of the biggest challenges facing data storage companies is demands from enterprises for better performance and protection of their data.
Sustainable Supply Chains Requires Effective Supply Management Capabilities!
Supply Chain View from the Field
SEPTEMBER 18, 2015
Globalization has created the emergence of sophisticated supplier networks, creating management challenges as exposure to volatility and complexity of global sourcing has emerged. Further attention was drawn to sustainable supply management as a result of the California Transparency Act in 2010. Emerging Issues in Supply Chain Procurement Sustainability Strategic Sourcing Supplier Relationship Management Sustainability
How Cape Town Was Saved From Running Out of Water
Supply Chain Brain
MAY 8, 2018
In 2016, average daily per capita use in California was 321 litres.) Food & Beverage All Technology SC Planning & Optimization Sourcing/Procurement/SRM Middle East/Africa Home Page Latest NewsThe government announced “day zero” — a moment when dam levels would be so low that they would turn off the taps in Cape Town and send people to communal water collection points.
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How This Plastic-Free Town Became Britain's First
Supply Chain Brain
JULY 18, 2018
The National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis in California and the University of Georgia have estimated that up to 10m tonnes of plastic enter oceans each year. Business Strategy Alignment Global Supply Chain Management Regulation and Compliance Sustainability Consumer Packaged Goods Retail Food & Beverage All Technology SC Planning & Optimization Sourcing/Procurement/SRM
5 Ways to Make Your Manufacturing Plant More Sustainable in the Age of COVID-19
DELMIA Quintiq
MAY 21, 2020
There are several notable examples of companies that have done precisely this: California-based Green Toys recycled some 55 million milk jugs in its first decade in business. Switch to Domestic Sourcing or Manufacturing.
Supplier Diversity Reporting in Utility Industry
Infosys Supply Chain Management
JUNE 22, 2016
The client was from utility industry located in Las Vegas & had a customer base of approximately 2 million including residential, commercial and industrial customers.They provided natural gas service to parts of Arizona, Nevada, and California. Utility companies operating in the West/South West USA and serving any part of California are regulated by CPUC. These kind of reports help an organization to determine the focus areas for sourcing their goods and services.
Delivery Demand Shaping: A Key Element in Enabling Profitable Same-day Delivery
Talking Logistics
AUGUST 24, 2015
For example, according to an article in Re/code last week, Google is shutting down its two Google Express delivery hubs in San Francisco and Mountain View, California. Source: Adelante SCM. Source: Adelante SCM. Source: Adelante SCM.
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What happens after you toss a recyclable plastic container in the recycle bin?
The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog
AUGUST 20, 2019
Source: The Guardian. Source: The Guardian. . California launched several initiatives. At the same time, California governor signed a bill that allow customers to bring their own to-go packages to restaurants as a way to reduce the demand for food containers. .
The Science of Sustainable Supply Chains (Guest Post by Dara O’Rourke, UC Berkeley)
SCM Research
JUNE 24, 2014
However, the speed and dynamism of modern supply chains creates challenges for incorporating sustainability data into sourcing decisions. Dara O’Rourke is a professor of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management at the University of California, Berkeley. My guest post today comes from Dara O’Rourke.
Road to Nowhere: The Dire Status of U.S. Infrastructure
Elementum
JULY 20, 2015
The collapse of a major bridge on I-10 connecting California to Arizona served as a striking reminder that US infrastructure is failing and little is being done about it. The challenge lies in the bill’s major source of funding: The federal fuel tax, which charges 18.4
The Branded Supply Chain
DELMIA Quintiq
OCTOBER 11, 2015
The California Transparency in Supply Chains Act went into effect in 2012, applying to all retailers and manufacturers with annual global revenues of more than $100m doing business in California. Discover the highest level of branding where others are least likely to look.
Outbound Logistics
LeanCor
MARCH 20, 2014
The perfect order is determined by the “8 Rights” – we want to deliver the right product, in the right quantity, to the right place, at the right time, in the right quality, from the right source, at the right price by providing the right service to our downstream customers.
What’s the Solution to Power Outage Proliferation
USC Consulting Group
DECEMBER 3, 2019
They happen every year in California and throughout much of the Pacific Northwest: wildfires. “For the ninth consecutive year, California experienced the highest number of power failures.”
Trends and Predictions 2020: Big Data
Enterra Insights
JANUARY 16, 2020
For many companies, dealing with the implementation of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), formally known as AB 375, will be the biggest big data story of the year.[1] 1] The CCPA is a big deal because many companies have dealings in California and more and more companies leverage big data to target consumers. The very worth of big data has increased with novel opportunities to comprehensively analyze business problems from an array of sources not previously available.”
Sweetgreen: Sustainable Supply Chains in Farm-to-Table Restaurants
The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog
APRIL 1, 2019
Sweetgreen is a part of the “farm-to-table” (and more recently “seed-to-table”) movement, which promotes using locally-sourced, high quality ingredients in food preparation. This means that on any given day, each of their stores handles products that were sourced from upwards of 200 suppliers.
10 Greatest Supply Chain Management Books of All Time
Supply Chain Opz
NOVEMBER 12, 2016
Therefore, the challenge to establish ranking method is to find more economical data source and unbiased metric. Stanford University, Northwestern University, University of California, Berkley and Indiana University are usually ranked in top MBA programs (Tier 1) by US News College Ranking.
7 Best Supply Chain Books of All Time
Supply Chain Opz
JANUARY 29, 2020
Therefore, the challenge to establish the ranking method is to find a more economical data source and the unbiased metrics. Author Affiliations: authors of the books on our list are university professors from Michigan State University, Stanford University, Northwestern University the University of California at Berkley and Cranfield University (UK).
Global shipping trends: What to expect in 2020
CH Robinson Transportfolio
JANUARY 6, 2020
California Assembly Bill 5 (AB-5) went in effect on January 1, 2020, which limits the use of classifying workers as independent contractors rather than employees by companies in the state. Broadening of sourcing locations.
ThroughPut Inc. Appoints Industrial IoT and Silicon Valley Tech Venture Veteran Seth Page to Chief Operations Officer
ThroughPut
MARCH 10, 2020
” “The Supply Chain Industry is undergoing a dramatic transformation where visibility and collaboration hold paramount significance,” underscored Ramesh Bollapragada, a Distinguished Faculty Professor of Industrial Automation and Supply Chain, who has held positions at Carnegie Mellon University, University of California-Berkeley, San Francisco State University, Bell Laboratories, and Lucent Technologies and published dozens of papers covering the space.
Global Cargo Monitoring / Cargo Tracking: Networked Supply.
Global Trade Management
NOVEMBER 25, 2007
By having many service providers involved, which among each other are often not connected, the friction in moving goods from source to destination are very high. As manufactures and retailers increasingly depend on extended rosters of sourcing companies, the resulting networked supply chain requires improved visibility. Importers are using multiple sourcing vendors to improve their ability to respond to market demand and opportunities.
Paving the Way for Sustainable Public Procurement
EcoVadis
MAY 9, 2018
state of California has recently passed the Buy Clean California Act. California has already received enquiries about replicating the law in other states and in Europe. Public spending is big business.
From Materials to Practices: Sustainable Purchasing Groundswell At The SPLC Summit 2019
EcoVadis
JUNE 13, 2019
While the University of California considers banning single use packaging, a decision to do so will not be immediate, and nor will it include all plastics. Portland has a reputation as a sort of sustainability mecca, so it was certainly an apt site for the SPLC’s annual Summit.
From Model X to Project Titan: A Closer Look at the New Auto Manufacturing
Elementum
OCTOBER 5, 2015
With its new gigafactory centralizing the manufacturing process, Tesla Motors is one of the largest automotive employer in California. Source: SupplyChain247. Source: TheVerge. Source: PC-Tablet. Source: Auto News.
Is Apple Supply Chain Really the No. 1? A Case Study
Supply Chain Opz
JANUARY 7, 2013
Apple Inc purchases raw materials from various sources then get them shipped to an assembling plant in China. Some components are currently obtained from the single or limited sources. NAVIGATE. Basics. Case Studies. Graphics. All Posts. About. Copyright. Privacy. Blogroll.
The Trucking Industry In The COVID-19 Era
Shipchain
APRIL 8, 2020
These regulations were previously the source of much backlash in the trucking industry as drivers felt limited in their ability to perform on their own terms. Professional truck drivers are currently facing a surging demand like none other.
Good-bye siloed, functional planner. Hello storm chasing network planner.
Kinaxis
NOVEMBER 1, 2017
2014 – California wildfires (150 homes destroyed, massive power outages. They may be too busy looking at constraint challenges or alternate sources of supply.
From “Rules of Thumb” to Non-Linear Algorithmic Optimization
Logility
DECEMBER 4, 2018
While head deep in this struggle to build a business case for supply chain process, structure and technology improvements I came across a little blue book edited and compiled by Dick Morreale and published by the Council of Logistics Management Southern California Roundtable.
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