While the fashion industry may want to address worker exploitation in their supply chains, it would open them up to tremendous legal liability. This needs to change.
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Apple’s latest iPhone sold out within minutes of its launch, but questions still remain about whether that pace of demand will continue and, if so, whether the company’s supply chain will be able to keep up.
From the sounds of some brands’ marketing, you may be forgiven for believing that bespoke shoes are just a footstep away.
Is the 61% spike in the price of Brazil nuts this year because we’re going nuts for nuts?
Britain has fed itself before, can it do so again? It’s not easy to tell.
The first ten years of the iPhone has been a bloody decade of labour abuse, especially in Chinese factories such as those run by Foxconn, the world’s largest electronics manufacturer.
Wage theft and exploitation are rampant in certain industries. Certifying those that commit to fair work conditions could be key to fixing the problem.
The president said he’s considering ending trade with any country that does business with North Korea. Here’s why that will never happen.
Businesses can use their purchasing power to change the actions of their suppliers and help to eradicate slavery - both in Australia and across the world.
Even a fraction of a penny per egg over hundreds of thousands of eggs can mean being able to survive as a business, so the temptation to cut corners is huge.
Congressional inability to devise a health care plan for the US is not the only impediment to good health care. Contaminated water pipes and old bridges are also roadblocks.
Getting food on to our plates out of season relies on a fragile business ecosystem. The latest shortages show how easily this can break down.
Lower demand for blood may sound like good news, yet it is causing problems in the blood supply chain. Hospitals want to pay less for blood, which leads to disruption of previous business models.
The growth in popularity for larger, supportive underwear has, in turn, led to huge amounts of innovation in the sector and a 70,000 mile supply chain.
The Rana Plaza anniversary is a reminder of the transparency lacking in the garment supply chain for the clothes we wear.
Online retail customers demand support from every party involved in the product supply chain, but few are keeping up.
Major food retailers say they are aiming for zero food waste - but are transferring the costs onto not-for-profit groups and suppliers.
Business and consumers are demanding more data than ever, and the traditional barcode isn’t cutting it any more.
Men and women may be charged differently for the same product, but the problems come when you don’t have the choice.
Elon Musk of Tesla Motors wants to build an affordable, mass-market electric car. What can Tesla learn from another auto innovator – Henry Ford?
Top contributors
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Associate Dean - School of Business and Law, Edith Cowan University
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Professor and Eugene M. Isenberg Chair in Integrative Studies, UMass Amherst
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Deputy Director of the HUMLOG (Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management Research) Institute, Hanken School of Economics
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Director of the Digital Health Enterprise Zone (DHEZ), University of Bradford, Professor of Health Service Operations, University of Bradford
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Senior Lecturer in Operations and Supply Chain Management, Anglia Ruskin University
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Lecturer in Logistics, Technological University Dublin
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Distinguished Professor of Supply Chain Management, Northeastern University
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Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management, City, University of London
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Professor of Operations Management & Business Analytics, Carey Business School, Johns Hopkins University
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Associate Professor of Supply Chain & Analytics, University of Missouri-St. Louis
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Professor of Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Heriot-Watt University
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Associate Professor, University of Sydney
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Professor in Sustainable Production and Consumption, Anglia Ruskin University
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Professor of Accounting, University of Portsmouth
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Associate Professor of Operations & Project Management, Manchester Metropolitan University
