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Do You Know Your Suppliers? Counting the Cost of Ignorance

QAD

In April 2022, allegations arose claiming children as young as 10 in Ghana , West Africa were harvesting cocoa beans for food industry giant Mondel?z Recent High Profile Cases. It doesn’t take a very deep search to uncover recent global headlines of abuses in production. z International, which owns Cadbury.

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The Supply Chain Impact of Europe’s Refugee Crisis

Kinaxis

With a network of seven distribution centers (in Copenhagen, Jordan, Dubai, Nairobi, Tanzania, Cameroon, and Ghana), UNHCR can ship core relief items from these stockpiles to assist up to 600,000 people within 72 hours, if needed. The UPS Foundation funded these flights as part of its UPS Humanitarian Relief and Resilience program.

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Unethical Supply Chains Cost More Than Dollars and Cents

QAD

More recently, Cadbury’s supply chain in Ghana was found to include children as young as 10 working on cocoa farms while missing school. Companies were reminded that cutting corners in competitive production cycles and reaching for cost savings can result in human costs, corruption, environmental risks and a loss of brand loyalty.

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KPI Key Performance Indicators in Supply Chain & Logistics

Logistics Bureau

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. There is really nothing wrong with capturing a lot of metrics, especially with today’s powerful analytics software solutions to help. Let me try to clarify.

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