Talking Logistics

MAY 8, 2013

The collapse of the garment factory in Bangladesh last week , which killed at least 705 workers and injured thousands of others, has put a spotlight on a problem that plagues many supply chains: the use of slave labor.

Supply Chain Planning Software 245

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Requis

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Sourcing has probably been the biggest thing over the last decade or two, coupled with that reduction in local manufacturing of course. Sourcing is now predominantly overseas: China is one of the big sourcing countries of course, along with India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, Vietnam and Thailand. That’s been a massive trend.

Manufacturing Procurement 52

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QAD

JULY 7, 2022

The concept of ethical sourcing has risen in popularity during the past four years.” . In Bangladesh in July 2021, a fire at a food factory claimed the lives of at least 52 people, some of whom were children. In the U.S., as a tornado struck a town in Kentucky in December 2021, workers at. Consumer Buying Trends.

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Material Handling & Logistics

MAY 2, 2018

For organizations that source products from suppliers in remote regions, blockchain can provide clarity in an otherwise murky journey from harvest to retail. billion metric tons—gets lost or wasted. From the wholesale manufacturers in Iowa to the farmers in Bangladesh, change is coming. World hunger is a global epidemic.

Waste Reduction 91

Waste Reduction Food Procurement Analytics Vendor Strategies 91

SCMDOJO

APRIL 27, 2022

For the production, the appropriate raw material is sourced or produced based on the details provided by the fashion designers in the previous step. Countries, especially in South Asia, like China, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Vietnam, etc., Production of the Garment.

Apparel 138

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Supply Chain Brain

MAY 21, 2018

By some counts there are an estimated 11,000 garment factories in Bangladesh alone, many of them small and off the grid. Now, there’s an effort afoot to digitally map every garment factory in Bangladesh. The goal, says Bonanni, is “to make the Bangladesh apparel sector transparent, and be recognized globally as official.”

Apparel 40

Apparel Bangladesh Supply Chain Design Software Industrial 40

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 2, 2018

A former journalist, she first became aware of the need for an intensive training regimen in Bangladesh, site of multiple labor violations and worker deaths. Often it’s those deeper levels that are the source of violations or inadequate working conditions. QuizRR’s program starts at Tier 1, but was designed to move upstream as well.

Supply Chain Design Software 40

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