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Conflict Minerals Supply Chain Compliance and Transparency. Date: 30 November – 2 December, 2016. Location: Tulip Berlin – Hotel Hamburg, Berlin, Germany. Organisation: BIS Group. Contact: marketing@bisgrp.com. URL: [link]. Establishing reliable and transparent supply chain, developing a responsible sourcing initiative and a sustainable business model of the future, managing Conflict Minerals compliance.
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International SAP Conference on Supply Chain 2016. Date: 3-4 November, 2016. Venue: World Forum, The Hague (NL). Organisation: T.A. Cook Consultants Limited. URL: uk.tacook.com/events/conferences/details/international-sap-conference-on-supply-chain.html. The Digital Supply Chain: Connected. Intelligent. Predictive. SAP and T.A. Cook are delighted to announce that the brochure for the 3rd annual International SAP Conference on Supply Chain, is now live and available to download.
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