Category Archives: Economics
Wow, can you believe that there are really only 100 days to Christmas? There are so many posts about it on Facebook and Twitter. It’s like September 16th has gained its very own celebrity status. Don’t we already have enough “special” days on the calendar? I’m confident that more than 1 person is thinking “I am not sure I am ready to start thinking about Christmas when I just got over back to school/vacation/summer?” However, if you go to retail … Continue reading
A supply chain is a the raw materials, manufactures, and distributors involved in a product being made and sold. Today’s market is calling for demand driven supply chains. In the past a supply chain was created by the desires of the manufacturer. Now the wants and desires of the consumer are controlling what is being made, offered, and sold. As a consumer we then influence the demand driven supply chain. So what are you demanding and how? Whenever you spend … Continue reading
Many of the products we use in our homes and businesses have been grown, harvested, or manufactured in other countries or at least far from home. How familiar are you with how these products are created? Do the employees have safe working conditions? Are they treated fairly? Do they follow international labor laws? In 2009, the US Department of Labor released a report that listing 122 products imported into America that have a history of forced and child labor. Every … Continue reading
