Supply Chain Responsibility of 5 Mobile Phone Companies
This briefing will include a follow up on the ‘High Cost of Calling: Critical Issues in the Mobile Phone Industry’ report, with the focus mainly on sourcing policies and practices and supply chain responsibility of the major brand companies.
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