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Sustainable Supply Chain Management.

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Four fundamental practices: Based on (Ali Esfahbodi, 2016) research, Chinese and Iranian governments have focused their fight for SSCM based on four fundamental practices: sustainable procurement, sustainable production along with sustainable distribution , and reverse logistics. reverse logistics in a circular economy.

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10 Vital Supply Chain Lessons from the Coronavirus Pandemic!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Iran and Spain were highly infected. Total cost of ownership (TCO) is a Procurement sourcing methodology which entails taking into account all aspects of doing business with a supplier, not just unit costs. Don’t Overlook the Role of Reverse Logistics. Shortly thereafter the tsunami of infections overtook Europe.