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How Locally Grown Products are Disrupting F&B Manufacturing

QAD

It means buying food that is sourced and/or grown within a geographical location that could be considered “local”. The “locally grown” movement has been fueled by the perception that locally grown, produced and sourced foods contain many benefits. Is “eating local” the next-generation of the “organic” trend? Creates regional jobs.

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A Year In Events: Looking Back At 2016 (US Edition)

EcoVadis

From California to Connecticut, and Novi to New Orleans, EcoVadis was on the ground contributing to the advancement of sustainable procurement and CSR/sustainability practices in global supply chains during our most active year on record in the US. Ethical Sourcing Forum (New York, NY).

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What the Department of Education’s Guidance Means for Higher Ed Procurement Teams

Jaggaer

As the Department of Education, along with state education departments around the country, begin issuing recommendations for return to school plans , procurement teams are left asking what’s next for them. Each school is left making complex decisions, and the impacts on procurement planning are constant. Full Return to Campus.

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7 Mini Case Studies: Successful Supply Chain Cost Reduction and Management

Logistics Bureau

The company was replenishing dealers’ inventory weekly, using direct shipment and cross-docking operations from source warehouses located near Deere & Company’s manufacturing facilities. Procurement analysis. Retail activity is extremely seasonal, with the majority of sales occurring between March and July.