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Sustainable Manufacturing: The ultimate guide for SMEs

Unleashed

Sustainable manufacturing is at the forefront of good manufacturers’ plans. This article will take a look at what is sustainable manufacturing, some examples across various industries, and how SMEs can plan for sustainable manufacturing. What is sustainable manufacturing? How is sustainability good for the industry?

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From Materials to Practices: Sustainable Purchasing Groundswell At The SPLC Summit 2019

EcoVadis

Portland has a reputation as a sort of sustainability mecca, so it was certainly an apt site for the SPLC’s annual Summit. Private and Public Sectors: Common Ground in Sustainability Ratings. Read more in this Guidebook on Integrating Ratings into Sustainable Public Procurement. This year at SPLC, the mix seemed just right.

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Can Supply Chains Adjust to a Circular Economy Over the Next Decade? Part 1

Enterra Insights

There are a number of excellent reasons circular economies are desirable, including less waste and better use of limited resources. Steutermann notes, “While some metrics on sustainability already exist, they are mostly related to linear metrics, such as reducing waste to landfills or carbon dioxide emissions.

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Stories of Supply Chain Leadership: An Interview with Joan Motsinger of Seagate

Supply Chain Shaman

Many companies talk about Supply Chain Excellence, but most leaders struggle to define it. One supply chain leader, in a discussion last week, likened supply chain excellence to fitness. He felt that supply chain excellence was analogous. Our journey for supply chain excellence has changed and evolved over time.

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Top 15 Supply Chains to Admire from the Supply Chain Insights Conference

Kinaxis

Eastman Chemical. Some interesting insights: There were 0 companies from Retail, Paper & Packaging, Pharmaceutical, or Medical Devices. Most of this middleware was Excel and Meetings. Functional excellence is no longer good enough. So, drum roll please…. General Mills. Ralph Lauren. Intentional design.

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Experts Discuss How to Streamline Global Supply Chain

Supply Chain Opz

To improve operational efficiency successfully and in a sustainable way, people across the entire business need to have a shared understanding of the supply chain goals and also what their individual roles are in achieving them. The key is to ensure strategy, planning and execution are integrated and aligned across global supply chains.

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Supplier Performance Management – The Ultimate Guide

SCMDOJO

Others will have a purchasing or supplier management board at the senior management level. We are talking about a key business process that impacts multiple functions beyond just organizing purchasing or quality. A large number of European directives have also been issued concerning air, water, chemicals, packaging, and waste.