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Do You Know Your Suppliers? Counting the Cost of Ignorance

QAD

The concept of ethical sourcing has risen in popularity during the past four years.” . Supply chain due diligence is a critical topic for manufacturers and enterprises in all industries, especially given three major impacts of recent high-profile abuse cases, new due diligence laws and consumer buying trends. . United States.

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Unethical Supply Chains Cost More Than Dollars and Cents

QAD

And, also served as a wake up call across the manufacturing and other industries, not just the textile and garment segment. More recently, Cadbury’s supply chain in Ghana was found to include children as young as 10 working on cocoa farms while missing school. Apple has not been able to avoid this situation.

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KPI Key Performance Indicators in Supply Chain & Logistics

Logistics Bureau

Purchasing and supplier management. Production/manufacturing. A KPI is a metric… but not just any metric. A KPI is a metric focused on a KEY element of business, departmental, or team performance. Later in this article we’ll look at some examples of functional and cross functional KPIs. Inventory management.

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