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Voices
knowledged it failed to fully scrutinize — would not deliver precisely
the sort of public relations disaster
the company now confronts.
Even companies that operate
with the highest discipline can
wind up purchasing items produced in factories about which
they know little to nothing, for the
simple reason that their suppliers
routinely engage subcontractors
who themselves subcontract out
some of their work. Layer by layer,
the brand gets further removed
from knowledge and control. The
production sinks deeper into the
underground economy.
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