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How Many Slaves Are in Your Supply Chain?

Talking Logistics

The company is also stopping production in Ecuador, Venezuela, Belarus and Pakistan by April 2014 (these countries scored low in a World Bank report that assessed countries on accountability, corruption, violence, and other metrics).

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Blockchain Points Way to `Massive Change' for Commodity Supply Chain

Material Handling & Logistics

In most food-supply chains it might take weeks to figure out where it went from source to destination, and in some cases, the source may not be known, but on a blockchain, it takes just seconds. Michigan State University estimated fraud costs the global food industry as much as $40 billion a year. Nestle SA, Tyson Foods Inc.,

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How the Bakken Oil Boom Impacts U.S. Supply Chains

CH Robinson Transportfolio

For those of us in neighboring states, North Dakota is the source of a clichéd “giant sucking sound,” the likes of which this generation has never experienced. For those of you on the coasts (all three of them—East, West, and Gulf) you may be vaguely aware of the Bakken oil boom in North Dakota. And it has all happened incredibly quickly.

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Global Momentum in ‘Conflict Minerals’ Transparency?

EcoVadis

Companies will be asked to report on their supply chain due diligence policies and practices for responsible sourcing on the internet and on an annual basis. Indonesia , Venezuela ). The certification covers “obligations relating to management systems, risk management, third-party audits” and a grievance mechanism must be established.

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Podcast: Roberto Reichard on Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Capital Projects

Requis

I had the opportunity to work in Turkey, Egypt and in Venezuela. The pressure to be more sustainable also comes from outside sources like governments, banks and customers. The energy business presented the best opportunities so that is where I headed after school. I then decided to go back to school.

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E2open’s 22.4 Technology Update Deepens Network Coverage Across All Supply Chain Ecosystems to Minimize Disruption Risks

E2open

Channel partners visit multiple sources to build a complete view of sales leads, which is a time-consuming and inefficient process. New rebate analytics allow channel partners to track key sales and rebate metrics to drive more business, deliver a higher return on brand owner incentive spend, and increase partner satisfaction and compliance.

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Export Compliance 101

Arena Solutions

Now, those last two, the MEU and the MIEU list, only pertain to Venezuela, Russia, and China. It is a release or exposure to technology or software source code to a foreign national, a non-U.S. And added to that, lately, we’ve got Military End Users and Military Intelligence End Users that we screen for as well. person in the U.S.