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Sustainable procurement: Everything You Need to Know

Precoro

March 21 was the second annual iteration of World Sustainable Procurement Day , an online event organized by the Sustainable Procurement Pledge team, SPP Chapters, SPP Champions, and partners to raise awareness about the importance of ethical procurement and to share the best sustainability practices with organizations worldwide.

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Five Foolproof Ways to Shorten the Cash Conversion Cycle

Precoro

Morgan Working Capital Index 2020 , there is significant capital trapped in the form of working capital that can become a vital source of additional liquidity for corporations. The cash conversion cycle (CCC), also called the net operating cycle, is a metric used to measure the efficiency of a company's cash management and liquidity.

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Cognitive Technologies in the Retail Space

Enterra Insights

Tamizhkumaran explains, “Cognitive analytics solutions entail self-learning systems and algorithms that mimic the human brain’s thought process in order to analyze large amounts of data quickly and accurately.” are all met.” CPG Companies • Perfect Retail Execution : CPG companies require many of the same analytic results as retailers.

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A Purpose-Driven Series: The Line Between What’s “Right” and What’s Profitable

BlueYonder

2020 is the year that lit resilience and agility on fire in supply chain, and for good reason. As social and environmental movements continue to spread across the globe, consumers are taking notice and are making purchasing decisions accordingly. A purpose-driven series .

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Auto Supply Chain Prophets Podcast Wrap-up: Eps. 6-10

QAD

By offering students a real-world educational opportunity in rotational programs with employers, Lori’s program introduces students to all facets of supply chain management, from purchasing to logistics to materials management to production planning. Her students tend to focus on purchasing, logistics and consulting.

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Marketing during Crisis and Recession, Part 1

Enterra Insights

With millions of people furloughed as a result of the novel coronavirus pandemic, brands understand consumer purchasing power has diminished dramatically. This drop in purchasing power begs the question: Why market? ” She shares some guidelines that may help marketing efforts during a crisis: 1. Marketing during a crisis.

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Circularity and the future of the digital product passport

o9 Solutions

The DPP is a proposed policy solution to support more sustainable production, circular business models, enable consumers in making more informed purchasing decisions and to allow authorities to verify compliance with legal obligations. What is the digital product passport (DPP)?