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Three Reasons Public Sector Must Transform Grants Management NOW

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To reduce inefficiencies and fraud, grant activities are governed by several regulations including these two relatively recently enacted laws: The Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 (DATA Act) – This law expands on federal awards reporting reforms that began with the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006.

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The Backorder, March 20 2024

Unleashed

Software is cheaper than staff – so give employees the tools they need to add maximum value and efficiency. Avoid having too much capital tied up in inventory; use stock optimisation software to set optimal min and max levels based on historical data and sales trends. Get ruthless about technology.

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Customer Video Story: Subway / IPCoop and EcoVadis Sustainable Procurement Tools (Plus Summary from SPLC Workshop Keynote Panel with WalMart, PG&E, UCSD)

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One of the most challenging aspects of sustainable purchasing is deciding when to evaluate the sustainability performance of one’s suppliers, what criteria to evaluate them on, where to get the data, and then how to engage them in improving that performance over time.

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TrackVia’s Exceptional Inventory Management Capabilities

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TrackVia’s inventory management capabilities, combined with the inherent advantages of low-code development, offer a comprehensive solution that can revolutionize the way businesses manage their warehouses and ensure smooth, error-free processes. Check out how UC San Diego improved their inventory and asset management processes.

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How Bright Peak Therapeutics Built their Procurement Process from the Ground Up

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Bright Peak is a privately-owned biotechnology company based in San Diego, CA and Basel, Switzerland. Jeremy Beauchamp , operations manager at Bright Peak Therapeutics, has kindly agreed to share his team’s experience setting up a procurement management process from scratch using Precoro. Bright Peak’s Procurement Background.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 21-25, 2015)

Talking Logistics

In Retail, Data Elbows Aside Chief Merchants (WSJ – sub. Driving the trend are big-data tools popularized by online retailers that take the guesswork out of picking goods. But I believe there are downsides to relying only on software and algorithms to make smart decisions, as I discussed in Is Software Making Us Dumb? ,

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The user experience ensures that procurement policy is followed

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In the early nineties, the user experience was given a theoretical basis by Don Norman, a professor of cognitive psychology at the University of San Diego, who instilled it in Apple’s DNA when he worked for the firm in Cupertino. Software effectiveness is based on data and technology, but the human element must not be forgotten.