India Factory Fire. Some have called the clothing and textile factories in South Asia “death traps.”
And many would find it hard to argue otherwise, taking into account the region’s spate of factory fires in recent months. In September, 289 people perished during a fire in a Pakistani textile factory complex. As is the case in many of these tragedies, workers were trapped behind locked doors and windows were barred. That same month, a fire at an India fireworks factory killed 34. So what’s the deal with South Asia’s factories? As Business Insider states: Several factors combine to make death traps of factories across south Asia. Adding to that is the fact that fire services in South Asia are not properly or comprehensively trained and resources are lacking.
There have been more than 600 factory fire deaths in Bangladesh over the last five years. Though criminal negligence may be the worst charge against these brands, they also face severe reputational damage. Similar Posts: Dossier : enquête sur la filière disque dur post-inondations en Thaïlande. Les terribles inondations ayant touché la Thaïlande fin 2011 ont créé un vent de panique sur les marchés informatiques.
Un grand nombre d’usines travaillant pour la filière disques durs s’étant retrouvées sous l’eau. Pour le consommateur, cela s’est traduit par une hausse immédiate des prix du stockage. The 15 Maps That Explain The World In 2012. Charting Supply Chain Risk in China – It’s Worse Than in Japan. When the earthquake and tsunami hit Japan in March, it was seen as a worst-case scenario.
In some ways it was. It was the most costly disaster in human history, for example, and the economic toll has been estimated north of $200 billion. Likewise, the meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant was among the scariest realities that nation could ever face. The other context in which the catastrophe has been, almost undoubtedly, the worst ever is in terms of supply chain disruption. Toyota, for example, was forced to delay the launch of new wagon and minivan versions of its popular Prius hybrid line of automobiles. In hindsight, however, the disruption was not quite as bad as initially feared. There are two sides to this coin. On the one hand, let’s all give a round of applause to those who helped make the system “remarkably resilient.”
A new report by Swiss Re may shed some light on that question. The below graphic shows how they are reacting. Similar Posts: