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Slavery and Supply Chain Transparency

Enterra Insights

“But in today’s connected, digital economy, visibility and transparency have never been easier to obtain — even across complex, global supply chains.”[1] … As long as the price was cheap and the quality was good, companies saw little need to ask further questions.” ” Ignorance is not bliss.

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Talking Bout a Revolution

Pivot88

Pivot88 software offers a green solution to address both digitalization and sustainability through transparency. We collaborate with our partners to create a bespoke series of quality checks via The Loop, giving customers 360 degree visibility on the product from creation to delivery.

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Top 6 Wholesale Distribution Trends for 2019

EMERGE App

It could make things like no other country could in large volumes, at consistent quality and at competitive prices. Supply Chain Dependencies. They could be trusted to deliver products at the usual quality, on time, every time. Supply Chains Will Be Redefined. So, the inevitable will happen.

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Five Tips on Sourcing Products From China

EMERGE App

Much of its meteoric rise was also well-timed with the rapid change in the technology market from desktop PCs to the mobile web, including must-have devices like the iPhone and iPad to just about every mobile device made on this planet. Annual technology product updates became bi-annual. Where Do I Start? Do Your Homework.

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6 Common Supply Chain Mistakes and How to Resolve Them

AFFLINK

Successful supply chain management requires a company to recover from disruptions, which are a normal part of any business. The cost of recovery from a disruption in procurement management depends on factors such as supply source, volume, manufacturing location and inventory. Quantifying by Spend. Lack of Visibility.

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Global Sourcing and Human Rights Go Hand in Hand

NC State SCRC

Organizations continue to scour global markets for even lower labor rates, moving from Western China to the Pearl River, and now to Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Cambodia, and North Africa. The on-going tariffs levied by the Trump administration in 2018 against China has also made this option significantly more expensive for sourcing.

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Complex costs of transportation

Supply Chain Movement

Supply Chain Movement and software vendor Eyefreight have developed this checklist to provide to pinpoint the key drivers of Freight Spend Management. How likely are carriers to agree on endless rate cuts? A TMS with inventory allocation enables shippers to monitor shipments down to the package level. Bosnia and Herzegovina.