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Do We Really Need a New Smart Phone Every Two Years?

SCM Research

However, as brand companies make consumers believe they need a new smart phone every two years, today’s global supply chains are responsible for incredibly large amounts of electronic waste. million metric tonnes (Mt) and it is forecasted to increase to 50 Mt in 2018. The total amount of e-waste generated in 2014 is 41.8

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4 Crucial Commodities to Watch in 2023

Resilinc

According to Siddharth Kara , a researcher of modern-day slavery, “Industrial mines, almost all of them, have artisanal miners working, digging in and around them, feeding cobalt into the formal supply chain.” 85% of disruptions originate in the indirect supply chain (such as mines), where most companies do not have visibility.

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How America's Clean Coal Dream Unravelled

Supply Chain Brain

The $7.5bn Kemper power plant once drew officials from as far as Saudi Arabia, Japan and Norway to marvel at a 21st-century power project so technologically complex its builder compared it to the moonshot of the 1960s. It’s promise? Energy from “clean coal.” “I’m

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KPI Key Performance Indicators in Supply Chain & Logistics

Logistics Bureau

Supply Chain KPIs are Essential – The Right Ones! Many people get really confused about KPIs or Key Performance Indicators in Logistics and Supply Chain operations. Supply Chain KPI Tips. All you need to know about Supply Chain KPIs. Supply Chain KPI. Which ones to use?…

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Do You Know Your Suppliers? Counting the Cost of Ignorance

QAD

Can you identify all your suppliers in the supply chain? A recent Quality Digest article suggested that “ethical supply chain management is being fueled by consumer demand, profitability, and visibility. Can Your Business Answer These Questions Around ESG Issues and CSR? and across Europe.

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Ensuring Workers’ Rights in Global Supply Chains

Supply Chain Brain

In a typical global supply chain, involving multiple tiers of production, the chances of failure are alarmingly high. Most global supply chains are made up of multiple tiers of manufacturing, stretching from production of raw materials to final assembly. QuizRR seeks a minimum of two-year contracts with each factory. “We