Procurement: Page 14
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Mattel to shutter supplier plant in China this year
Barbie’s parent company is looking to diversify its production footprint in a bid to optimize costs and fulfillment operations.
By Kelly Stroh • May 8, 2024 -
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Macy’s selects entrepreneurs for accelerator program aimed at diversifying supply chain
Participants will meet Macy’s buyers and marketplace teams, with the potential to become vendors.
By Daphne Howland • May 8, 2024 -
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Walmart taps Swisslog to automate 3 milk facilities
The technology platform consists of cranes, palletizing and de-palletizing robots, a pallet conveyor system, a small-load conveyor system and software to operate it all.
By S.L. Fuller • May 7, 2024 -
Williams-Sonoma to pay $3.2M for violating FTC’s Made in USA order
The retailer listed products as being made in the United States when they were manufactured abroad.
By Nate Delesline III • May 7, 2024 -
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Better Cotton audits farms it previously certified following deforestation investigation
Watchdog Earthsight called the certifier’s audit “so flawed as to be almost worthless.”
By Laurel Deppen • May 6, 2024 -
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Fastenal boosts supply chain resilience with supplier diversity
Investors have started to question what supply chains will do if the November elections usher in another era of high import taxes.
By S.L. Fuller • May 6, 2024 -
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How Mexico’s presidential candidates expect to leverage nearshoring
Modernizing border crossings, improving legal certainty and improving roads and rail networks were among the ideas candidates raised during a presidential debate.
By Edwin Lopez • May 2, 2024 -
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How Cotopaxi navigated remediation of a tier 1 supplier
The outdoor apparel and accessories brand chose remediation over removal to avoid exacerbating negative worker impacts, an executive said.
By S.L. Fuller • April 30, 2024 -
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Monogram Foods taps Kellogg veteran as supply chain head
Larry Elliott will oversee strategic sourcing, logistics and customer service and continuous improvement at the company.
By Alejandra Carranza • April 29, 2024 -
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Sponsored by ScottMaddenDesigning for the future by transforming procurement
Today’s procurement organizations often face internal and external challenges that can impact efficiency and effectiveness.
By Trey Robinson, partner, leads ScottMadden’s Supply Chain practice, and Jason Davis is a partner in the Supply Chain practice. • April 29, 2024 -
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Nestlé aims for bottle-to-bottle circularity with recyclable shrink sleeves
The company said it explored multiple suppliers and materials for the packaging conversion as it advances its sustainability efforts.
By Maria Rachal • April 26, 2024 -
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Apple cuts 14 suppliers over conflict minerals
The company removed smelters or refiners that were not willing to comply with a third-party audit.
By S.L. Fuller • April 25, 2024 -
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Henkel to engage packaging suppliers in bid to lower scope 3 emissions
The parent company behind brands like Dial soaps said about a quarter of its value chain emissions are caused by packaging and raw materials.
By Maria Rachal • April 25, 2024 -
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Automakers get new standard for cutting a top source of scope 3 emissions
Indirect emissions are notoriously hard to calculate and address, so the Science Based Targets initiative put forth a new guideline.
By S.L. Fuller • April 23, 2024 -
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Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits promotes supply chain executive
The beverage alcohol distributor recently promoted Drew Vermilion to SVP of supply chain strategy and chief of staff.
By Alejandra Carranza • April 23, 2024 -
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Biden’s call to hike China steel tariffs falls short, industry group says
The Can Manufacturers Institute says the president should do more than triple the average tariff rate of 7.5% under section 301.
By Maria Rachal • April 23, 2024 -
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Cotton used by H&M and Zara linked to illegal deforestation: report
A year-long Earthsight investigation found that fiber certified by ethical supply chain organization Better Cotton was grown on "stolen" and "deforested" land in Brazil.
By Lauren Schenkman • April 19, 2024 -
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Ford, GM, Honda collaborate on standardized Scope 3 emissions reporting
A new supplier questionnaire can streamline how suppliers report on climate goals and consumption.
By S.L. Fuller • April 18, 2024 -
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Oracle adds AI-powered tools to supply chain platform
The software giant's March update included features like description generation and supplier recommendations.
By Kelly Stroh • April 12, 2024 -
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3 takeaways from the FTC’s probe into grocery supply chains
The Federal Trade Commission’s study highlighted ongoing procurement risks exposed by the pandemic.
By Kelly Stroh • April 11, 2024 -
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11 years after Rana Plaza tragedy, fashion brands still failing to improve treatment of garment workers: report
Only 1% of the 250 biggest fashion brands reveal the percentage of supply chain workers paid a living wage rate, advocacy group Fashion Revolution said.
By Lauren Schenkman • April 11, 2024 -
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Why Big Lots set up in-house merchandising teams in Asia
Buying offices in Shanghai and Ho Chi Minh City will reduce costs and add sourcing efficiencies, an executive told Supply Chain Dive.
By Alejandra Carranza • April 11, 2024 -
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‘It’s important to get going’: How fashion is navigating the many complexities of sustainability
Understanding supply chains is key to regulatory compliance and scaling solutions, executives said at an American Apparel & Footwear Association’s event.
By Ben Unglesbee • April 9, 2024 -
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JLL promotes sourcing leader to the C-suite
Michael Raphael will manage procurement activities and annual spending for the company and its clients.
By S.L. Fuller • April 4, 2024 -
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Apparel execs urge sourcing diversification amid geopolitical risks
Executives at an American Apparel & Footwear Association event underscored the need to find alternative sourcing as U.S.-China relations continue to fray.
By Ben Unglesbee • April 4, 2024
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