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Sustainable Business — Everything You Should Know

Procurement Tactics

33 Procurement Interview Questions in 2022. Download Free Whitepaper ?. ?. Or receive our famous weekly newsletter. Sustainable Business — Everything You Should Know. Sustainable business is embraced by many big companies as consumers are more concerned about the ethical standards of companies in making and operating their business. However, what is a sustainable business?

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Supply Chain Issues Top of Mind for Retailers this Holiday Season

Supply Chain Brain

Nearly all retailers (98%) surveyed said they expect supply chain disruptions to continue during the 2022 holiday season, while 88% predicted they will worsen.

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Tips for Hiring an Attorney for Military Water Contamination!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. What to Do in an Accident with a Commercial Vehicle! Military members and their families are often faced with difficult legal decisions. Camp Lejeune, a Marine Corps Base in North Carolina, was recently hit with the largest environmental disaster in its history when toxic water was discovered in wells throughout the base.

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Is Moving Manufacturing from China to Mexico a Sound Risk-Reduction Strategy?

Supply Chain Brain

The push toward nearshoring comes as global supply chains are scrutinizing their supply chains like never before — and with good reason.

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Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization

Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions

In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets.

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Will Other Countries Adopt Bitcoin as Legal Tender?

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. San Salvador To Use Bitcoin as Legal Tender! Bitcoin has been breaking ground in the financial market for its ease of worldwide adoption, security, and stability. Bitcoin’s success comes from two key strengths: it is a currency with no physical form and can be used anywhere with meager transaction fees.

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Tracking ESG Goals Through the Supply Chain

Supply Chain Brain

Corporate leaders are looking to their supply chains for opportunities to work toward environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals. .

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Shoppers Spend Less, Leaving Companies That Deliver Goods Empty for the Holidays

Supply Chain Brain

People increasingly want to spend their money in stores, which is bad news for parcel and last-mile delivery companies that benefitted from the online-shopping boom.

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5 Tips to Make Watchguard VPN Access Secured!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. How Does a VPN Protect Privacy and Anonymity? If your company has transitioned to a remote work from home model, then chances are your employees need to have access to the company’s Watchguard VPN MFA in order to perform their work and access company data. Keeping your network secure is trickier than ever because remote work poses a bunch of cybersecurity risks that were not there when employees were in the office.

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Automotive Supply Chains Are on a Long Road to Recovery

Supply Chain Brain

There are signs of recovery in the embattled automotive supply chain, but true relief is still a few years away.

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306: Create Long-Standing Opportunities and Reduce Costs, With DM Delivers

Let's Talk Supply Chain

Today I’m joined by DM Delivers , a long-standing logistics service provider that is passionate about providing logistics services that deliver time and cost savings across your entire organization. DM manages the inbound, outbound and drop shipment logistics needs for their clients. As well as leveraging DM’s services to reduce costs, clients of all sizes can also benefit from utilizing DM’s cost-free services including claims management, freight bill auditing, general ledger coding, cons

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GEP Procurement & Supply Chain Tech Trends Report

The technological landscape is dynamic and changes quickly. And for procurement and supply chain leaders looking to harness the power of technology to navigate complex challenges and an uncertain business environment, keeping up with the latest trends can be its own obstacle. So, what’s on the technological horizon for procurement and supply chain for the year ahead?

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Rail Workers Angry Over Schedules Are Voting on Polarizing Deal to Avoid Strike

Supply Chain Brain

A no-vote by the two largest rail unions on November 20 could lead to a crippling rail walkout in early December unless Congress steps in.

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8 Professions with High Workers’ Comp Claim Rates!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. 10 Tips to Improve Industrial and Manufacturing Employee Safety! Many professions are known for being incredibly hazardous. While many of the positions on this list seem like no-brainers, others tend to surprise people with how dangerous they can be. For those that are curious, here are eight professions that have high workers’ comp claim rates throughout the United States. 1.

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McDonald’s and Walmart Beef Suppliers Criticized for ‘Reckless’ Antibiotics Use

Supply Chain Brain

Many U.S. cattle farmers still routinely use antibiotics often for months on end. Their overuse risks enabling bacteria to develop resistance, meaning the drugs stop working.

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Watch: The Challenge of Measuring and Eliminating Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Supply Chain Brain

Why aren't companies doing more about cutting their greenhouse gas emissions produced by supply chain partners? Bart De Muynck, chief industry officer with project 44, explains how they can make a start.

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Scaling Logistics for Success: A White Claw Story

Speaker: Scott Campbell and Molly Feller

As the demand for your products skyrockets 🚀, you're likely experiencing logistical challenges that are preventing you from scaling your business. The sudden surge in demand can be exciting, but it can also put a strain on your supply chain and logistics operations. In this webinar, join Scott Campbell, Vice President, Logistics & Demand at Mark Anthony Services and Molly Feller, VP Logistics as a Service Operations at e2open, as they explore the challenges that arise when companies expe

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California Looks to Ban Diesel Trucks at Ports by 2035

Supply Chain Brain

The conflict highlights the challenges that other states will face as they try to push heavily polluting freight operations toward clean fuels.

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