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Can Lean Manufacturing Put an End to Sweatshops?

Harvard Business Review

The technologies and processes that are transforming companies. To examine this possibility, I conducted research on recent developments in Nike Inc’s apparel supply chain with Jens Hainmueller of Stanford University and Richard M. Insight Center. Operations in a Connected World. Sponsored by Accenture. Locke of Brown University.

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In Defense of Responsible Offshoring and Outsourcing

Harvard Business Review

They are key both to cash flow which finances dividends, and to "net income" that drives stock price which, in turn, benefits shareholders (heavily American) — especially older individuals who are either direct investors or who rely on pension funds. Worker Transition at Home.