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Why Can’t The Supply Chain Get Rid of Abuse?

Material Handling & Logistics

And it’s not just the tech industry where the abuse is happening, either. In the apparel industry, just this past January, luxury fashion retailer Hugo Boss said it found cases of forced labor. And let’s not forget about the seafood industry. So the abuse is widespread—across countries and industries. And the U.S.

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Can Australian Manufacturing be Brought Back Home from China?

Logistics Bureau

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the weakness of Australia’s decades-old policy of favouring mining at the expense of industrial development, eventually leading to an increase in manufacturing offshore, especially in China. Several factors lie behind Australia’s industrial deference to overseas manufacturers. Economic Benefits.

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3D printing as a means for supply chain optimization: learnings from NS, Eurostar and the Dutch Ground Forces

DiManEx

3D printing, or additive manufacturing, has come a long way since it originated in the 1980s and is set to become an industry worth $55.8 Today, companies across industries are leveraging the technology to drive supply chain optimization, in particular when it comes to streamlining the supply of spare and service parts.

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Download now: 3PL Subway Map Europe 2016

Supply Chain Movement

Manufacturers and retailers welcome the ongoing consolidation in the fragmented logistics industry. Last year was one of the busiest on record in terms of merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the logistics industry. A further 9% thought this was a positive move as it would simplify the fragmented industry. Liechtenstein.

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Strategic moves among logistics providers

Supply Chain Movement

Manufacturers and retailers welcome the ongoing consolidation in the fragmented logistics industry. Last year was one of the busiest on record in terms of merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the logistics industry. A further 9% thought this was a positive move as it would simplify the fragmented industry. Liechtenstein.

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Mindmap High-Tech Supply Chain 4.0

Supply Chain Movement

Trends for high-tech industry. The high-tech industry are currently facing a tsunami of external trends. Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. Liechtenstein. Luxembourg. Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of. Madagascar. Marshall Islands. Martinique. Mauritania. Micronesia, Federated States of. Moldova, Republic of. Montenegro. Montserrat.

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Gartner’s Women in Supply Chain Survey 2016

Supply Chain Movement

Industrial manufacturers have noticeably lower representation than other sectors. It also identifies practices that are increasing the engagement with and success of women in supply chain organizations. Key Findings. ■ The percentage of women in leadership positions decreases as the corporate ladder rises. Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. Luxembourg.