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In Chains: How to Approach Human Trafficking in your Supply Chain

Elementum

In the United States, the conscious use of forced labor is explicitly banned. California has its own Transparency in Supply Chains Act, which requires that “retail sellers and manufacturers doing business in the state… disclose their efforts to eradicate slavery and human trafficking from their direct Supply Chains”.

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Aluminum and silicon shortages causing price volatility

Resilinc

As Resilinc has monitored the shortages and price increases of raw materials for our customers, two commodities have stood out as especially sensitive and vital to a wide range of manufacturers: silicon and aluminum. Aluminum in the spotlight. Then came energy rationing in China , accompanied by rising natural gas prices worldwide.

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Manufacturing Pulse Report 2016

Supply Chain Movement

The manufacturing sector is in the midst of a period of great change. JDA’s Manufacturing Pulse report examining consumer industries has revealed that in the last 12 months, more than two-fifths (42%) of European adults have bought goods directly from a manufacturer. Manufacturing Pulse Report 2016. Equatorial Guinea.

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Mindmap for the Fashion & Luxury Goods Market

Supply Chain Movement

Equatorial Guinea. Guinea-bissau. Papua New Guinea. United Arab Emirates. United Kingdom. United States. United States Minor Outlying Islands. Fashion and luxury goods manufacturers are defining their own seasons, which is making the planning of campaigns more complex. Guadeloupe.

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Updated IT Subway Map: Major acquisitions in SC software

Supply Chain Movement

Equatorial Guinea. Guinea-bissau. Papua New Guinea. United Arab Emirates. United Kingdom. United States. United States Minor Outlying Islands. El Salvador. Falkland Islands (Malvinas). Faroe Islands. French Guiana. French Polynesia. French Southern Territories. Guadeloupe. New Caledonia.

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Most desirable logistics location of Europe in 2018

Supply Chain Movement

The Netherlands secured first place based on the results from the large-scale survey among logistics decision-makers within manufacturing and retail companies in Germany. Equatorial Guinea. Guinea-bissau. Papua New Guinea. United Arab Emirates. United Kingdom. United States. El Salvador.

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Rethinking your optimum

Supply Chain Movement

The benefits of the Self-Learning Supply Chain in manufacturing. Equatorial Guinea. Guinea-bissau. Papua New Guinea. United Arab Emirates. United Kingdom. United States. United States Minor Outlying Islands. How pricing can be used as a lever for profit. El Salvador. Guadeloupe.