Sat.Apr 27, 2013 - Fri.May 03, 2013

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Due Diligence Really Does Matter

Women and Logistics

Last week some industry publications published a letter from the CEO of Trendset, a freight payment company located in South Carolina. In this letter the CEO alerted customers to an internal embezzlement by a senior executive. While the amount which has been embezzled is yet to be determined, there is speculation that it could involve many millions of dollars.

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Fashion Logistics for Challenges Major and Mundane

Apparel Logistics

We talk quite a bit here on The Apparel Logistics Blog about how costly major disruptions such as natural disasters, labor stoppages, political unrest, security risks, economic swings, and so forth can be. Simply put, apparel companies must, must, must, must invest in the type of supply chain flexibility and resilience in order to be able to bounce back from unexpected, hugely costly interruptions.

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Jean's Blog: Keep Track of Your Time

Women and Logistics

How often do you run around all day, busier than you’ve ever been, without a moment’s rest only to look back in the evening and think, "what did I actually get done today?". Surprisingly, this is incredibly common. Because women in general are apt to multitasking and mixing all the aspects of our lives into one task list, we feel as if we’re constantly busy but can’t quite quantify that work we do.

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