Sunday, November 19, 2017

Controversy in Supply Chain (7)

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/18/rana-plaza-collapse-murder-charges-garment-factory
In April of 2013 a major factory in Bangladesh called Rana Plaza collapsed. The building collapsing killed 1,134 and injured many more.

This accident stirred up a lot of research into this facility and the companies connected to it. Big corporations such as Walmart, Primark, and H & M have been linked to using this factory and factories nearby as part of their supply chain. The accident caught the attention of the media and accusations were made regarding the type of labor used.

With such criticism it has forced many of these companies to change their supply chain. Pope Francis declared the condition of the factories to be “slave labor.” This drastically has hurt the reputation of these corporations.

Accessing the situation many people say that the factory helped these companies supply chains to make them more efficient. Other’s believe that we need to be further accessing every stage of companies supply chains to be sure to avoid such bad global exposure and risk.

-Kenzie Miller

Polecat. “3 Real-World Supply Chain Disasters (and How to Avoid Them).” Polecat, 23 May 2017, www.polecat.com/blog/supply-chain-disasters/.

1 comment:

  1. I really like this post. The image you used as a visual really helped emphasize the message of your post, explaining the accidental building collapse in Bangladesh. I think you chose a good example for when you're talking about controversy within your field. Overall, it's a well written post!

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