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A Story of Throwing the Baby Out With The Bathwater in Supply Chain Planning

Supply Chain Shaman

Consumers constantly change the mix preferences in purchases. Somedays, the focus is on steaks or ribs and the next on the purchase of ground or cubed meat. In 2004, I worked with the client to help define specifications and shortlist potential solutions. The volatile meat market changes daily.

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Carbon Mitigation Actions; For The Planet, And for the Pocket

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

As a consumer, I expect when I invest in an appliance or a tool, it will keep working for a reasonably long time to bring a return. More importantly, this same voluntary market is projected to increase to $50 billion by 2030. Geo thermal Power Station in Iceland. M achines are built to last ! Planet earth is similar. billion a year.

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Stop Food Waste Day 2024

Enterra Insights

Environmental Protection Agency to set a goal to cut our nation’s food waste by 50 percent by the year 2030.”[2] The 2030 FLW reduction goal aims to reduce food waste going to landfills by 50 percent to 109.4 With less food purchased, you’re more likely to stick to your meal plans and waste less as well.” Processing.

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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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Value-Based Purchasing in Healthcare Explained

Precoro

Yet there’s a proactive approach that addresses the high cost of healthcare: value-based purchasing (VBP). In the past 15 or so years, the US, which is known for its complicated and expensive healthcare system, has taken some steps towards value-based purchasing.

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AI in eCommerce: Benefits, Use Cases, and Risks

Unleashed

Shoppers can now enjoy more personalised buying journeys, as merchants make it faster and easier to find the products that they’re most likely to purchase. Goods are being produced, procured, and delivered more efficiently with reduced costs. But with every hyper-advanced AI solution comes new concerns and risks we must keep in mind.

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COP26: 5Zs that changed the world

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Even with all new Glasgow pledges for 2030, we will emit roughly twice as much in 2030 as required for 1.5 Also, tools have been developed to enable horizontal partnerships to reduce empty truck miles. Creating demand for new clean solutions requires pioneers and critical mass. Part 1–Defining the moment.