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Supply Chain Secrets Going Global – But Where Should we Share Them?

Logistics Bureau

Sharing Supply Chain Secrets Globally My Goal for 2020. One of those is Supply Chain Secrets, an educational company in the Logistics Bureau group, which exists purely to share practical guidance with companies and individuals wishing to improve their supply chain knowledge and expertise.

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Who said supply chains are boring?: Finally, Gap Inc. gets.

Supply Chains Rock

Who said supply chains are boring? Whenever I tell a friend, colleague or family member about my job as soon as the words "supply chain" are muttered I immediately see glassy eyes followed by a yawn or two. Curiously, the European Union is still a work in progress, yet Macau and Nepal are covered. Supply Times.

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

Elementum

The process of identifying and penalizing human traffickers in a supply chain is exhaustive and at this point a comprehensive solution seems nearly impossible. It’s easy for these suppliers to turn a blind eye to any illegal activity, so information about employment doesn’t always make it to the top of the supply chain.

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SCRC Meeting Themes Emphasize That Building a Supply Chain Risk Capability is a Multi-Dimensional Journey

Supply Chain View from the Field

The Supply Chain Resource Cooperative concluded its two-day meeting on the theme of “Building a Supply Chain Risk Capability”, which proved to be one of the most popular themes yet that resonated with our audience. We have over 175 executives, students, and faculty attending the event.

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Cyber Attacks Are Major Risk in New Global Resilience Ranking

Material Handling & Logistics

Cyber risk is just one of the indicators of the index which reflects data related to economics, natural hazards and supply chains, and addresses concerns about business risks including political upheaval, fire and hurricanes. Haiti is the bottom-ranked country followed by Venezuela and Nepal—also the same order as last year.

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Malaysia a Key Link in Asia’s Disaster Resilience Plan

MIT Supply Chain

This post was published in the summer 2013 issue of the MIT SCALE Network electronic newsletter Supply Chain Frontiers. This was one of the main talking points at the 2013 Health & Humanitarian Logistics Conference, hosted by the Malaysia Institute for Supply Chain Innovation (MISI) in Malaysia this June.

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Country Risk Scores Mapped and Explained

EcoVadis

Six countries decreased their risk level, this includes: Honduras, Indonesia, Nepal and Ukraine. Human rights issues, such as freedom of speech and modern slavery, are of particular concern in this methodology since these tend to pose the largest risk to companies and their supply chains and should receive particular attention.