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The Circular Supply Chain Explained + 13 Realistic Strategies

Unleashed

With material costs rising and the drive towards sustainable practices in full swing, the circular supply chain has become an attractive way for manufacturers and sellers to manage their supply chains in a more environmentally friendly way – and save costs in the long term. So how do you close the loop on your supply chain?

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Mindmap High-Tech Supply Chain 4.0

Supply Chain Movement

These developments impact Original Equipment Manufacturers, both at strategic level and at operational level within their supply chains. The way by which consumers purchase, use and share technology is changing rapidly. These external trends force high-tech companies to prepare for this unpredictable future: Plan. Tajikistan.

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Mindmap for Supply Chain Execution 24/7

Supply Chain Movement

To ensure successful supply chain execution, the company must take these external developments into account: Plan. The abovementioned developments are creating enormous financial pressure within the company due to a lack of financing in the market. The company is being forced to take action: Do. Tajikistan. Timor-leste.

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Pharma Trend: Companies are Waiving Drug Patents in Developing Countries

Elementum

Until then,countries under the program will be able to continue purchasing, manufacturing, and importing cheaper generic medicines without breaching the patent rules of the WTO. The company will also be putting its future cancer drugs in a Medicine Patent Pool, which will give developing countries access to its intellectual property.

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S.E.C. Approval of Conflict Minerals Rules: a landmark in supply chain disclosure requirements

EcoVadis

The amended final rules propose a more flexible scheme than the previous proposal and introduce differentiated requirements for companies reporting to the S.E.C. Implications for companies and disclosure highlights. Does Section 1502 apply to your company? The reporting company must have influence over the manufacturing.

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KPI Key Performance Indicators in Supply Chain & Logistics

Logistics Bureau

Purchasing and supplier management. Production/manufacturing. Why Do Companies Have Too Many KPIs? Later in this article we’ll look at some examples of functional and cross functional KPIs. Broadly speaking though, the following areas are those where KPIs will be necessary: Order capture. Inventory management. Warehousing.

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