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The Sustainable Supply Chain – What is it and how to execute it

Unleashed

Whether it’s deforestation from farming grains or livestock; carbon emissions from transport and production plants; or chemical waste produced manufacturing household products, it’s important for a business to understand all the ways in which it impacts the environment – and to take action to minimize its footprint.

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What is the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)? Guest Post by Arun Gupta, PhD

Supply Chain View from the Field

In its current form the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a potential free trade agreement (FTA) between the US and 11 Asia-Pacific (APAC) countries (Canada, Mexico, Peru, Chile, Japan, Vietnam, Brunei, Singapore, Australia, Malaysia, and New Zealand). The United States currently has FTA’s with six (6) of the 11 TPP countries.

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Sustainability Certifications for SMEs: The Best Programmes

Unleashed

Consumers are often disconnected from understanding or thinking about how products are manufactured, harvested, transported and of the resources required for their production, and sale. Sustainability certifications in New Zealand. The star labels have been a familiar sight in Australian for some twenty-five years.

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Clark Products: Tackling a strong growth strategy with the right software

Unleashed

Clark Products Limited (CPL) is a chemical importer, blender and wholesaler based in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. We supply our products across the country to various industries, including food and beverage manufacturers, dairy farmers, cleaning chemical distributors, automotive and transport distributors and more.

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Podcast: Rob O’Byrne on Digital Transformation, Sustainability, and Diversification in Sourcing

Requis

Because one of the major costs in a business, if you take in procurement and cost of goods, is supply chain. We’ve got to show them that the steps involved in transportation, refurbishment, reusing parts, whatever they may be, are worthwhile. If we can do that efficiently, all of that is going straight to the bottom line.

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26 supply chain pros reveal the single most effective way to create a winning supply chain strategy

6 River Systems

She is a global executive with a wealth of experience in leading procurement operations, business outsourcing, transformation and technology across industries. The maturity of an organizations’ procurement and supply chain, its processes and technology are critical to managing the business and organizational risks. ISO, GDPR)?

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Navigating the Future in an Uncertain Political and Regulatory Environment

NC State SCRC

He began by discussing how Free Trade Agreements, along with labor costs and transportation rates, are among the three most critical elements to factor in when analyzing global supply chain decisions. It excludes Canada, USA, Mexico, Chile, and Peru. Next, our industry panel spoke on a variety of perspectives that were fascinating to hear.