The improving economy has significantly increased construction activity, which has put additional pressure on the availability of materials, equipment and skilled labor.

Neither technology nor traditional compliance measures will prevent the mistreatment of factory workers in the global supply chain.

At the core of every discussion about corporate social responsibility lies the question: Does compliance pay?

For global manufacturers today, efforts to eliminate corruption from supply chains aren’t going much better than the fight to curb labor abuses.

State-of-the-art technology for managing global supply chains is beginning to percolate down to the individuals who need it most: small farmers in developing economies.