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George Washington’s Birthday 2023

Enterra Insights

Today’s federal holiday is formally named George Washington’s Birthday. Washington is rightfully honored as the father of our country and as American’s first president. Everybody knows that the first president in that sense was George Washington.

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Protesting Truckers Clog Up Washington’s Interstates

Supply Chain Brain

Washington police closed streets as a convoy of truckers protesting the government’s response to COVID-19 and other grievances clogged a major interstate artery leading through the nation’s capital

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U.S. Truckers Plan Anti-Vaccine Convoy to Washington

Supply Chain Brain

A group of American truckers are seeking to import a Canadian movement to protest against vaccine mandates, with thousands of members on social media pledging to bring the demonstration to Washington, D.C.

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Trucker Convoy Returns to Washington in Covid Protest

Supply Chain Brain

A fleet of truckers protesting the government’s response to COVID-19 and other grievances returned to the Capital Beltway on Monday, ringing Washington to draw attention to their cause

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Washington State: Supporting Shipper Success

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Washington State is known for more than their apple production and abundant forests; the geography and talent within the area has equipped shippers with possibilities to better service their customers. Business within the state continues to grow and their economy continues to prosper, growing two and a half times the national average in 2016. Read More. Distribution Supply Chain 3pl Warehousing

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Washington’s Birthday 2021

Enterra Insights

As a result of this act, three federal holidays moved permanently to a Monday — Washington’s Birthday, Memorial Day, and Labor Day. Giving Americans a few more three-day weekends might have been smart; however, where Congress showed real wisdom, was formally keeping Washington’s Birthday as the name of the holiday. They believed this because they could use both Washington’s picture and Abraham Lincoln’s picture in advertisements.

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Washington 2020 – Christophe & Jyotsna

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The post Washington 2020 – Christophe & Jyotsna appeared first on Ivalua Customer Keynote: 05/04/2020 – 1:00-3:00pm. Learning Risk Center and NEW 360 Vision. Learn about our exciting, NEW Risk Center feature which provides one unique scorecard to give risk managers a 360 degree vision of supplier risk.

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Washington DC – Cancelled Popup

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Due to the evolving public health concern, Ivalua NOW Washington, D.C. If you have booked travel arrangements for Ivalua NOW Washington, D.C., The post Washington DC – Cancelled Popup appeared first on Ivalua ? Back to homepage | Visit ivalua.com. Ivalua NOW is Going Virtual! is going virtual!

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Washington 2020 – DKD

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The post Washington 2020 – DKD appeared first on Ivalua David Khuat-Duy Founder & Corporate CEO. David founded Ivalua more than 18 years ago and assembled an executive team to set the foundations for best-in class software design, continuous sales growth and rigorous operations management. Those efforts have allowed Ivalua to be recognized by leading analysts as one of the top global spend management software vendors growing consistently and profitably for more than 18 years.

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Washington’s Birthday 2020 (aka Presidents’ Day)

Enterra Insights

That fact can be demonstrated by examining the life of America’s first president George Washington. Washington, like many politicians of his era, was an enigma — a proponent of liberty and a slave owner. When Washington was born, Americans were using the Julian calendar and his birth date was the 11th of February 1731. ”[1] The staff continues, “Americans celebrated Washington’s Birthday long before Congress declared it a federal holiday.

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Washington – Nathalie Otala, Jim Demarco

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The post Washington – Nathalie Otala, Jim Demarco appeared first on Ivalua Customer Keynote: 05/04/2020. To be determined. Details coming soon.

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Washington – Jyotsna Loomba, Fatma Laidioui

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The post Washington – Jyotsna Loomba, Fatma Laidioui appeared first on Ivalua Customer Keynote: 05/04/2020 – 3:00-5:00pm. The Do’s and Don’ts of Workflows | Jyotsna Loomba & Fatma Laidioui. Learn the Do’s and Don’ts of configuring a workflow. Specific use cases will be described such as hierarchical, parallel, integration and how to stop a workflow. Additional topics discussed include Linking workflows together, rejecting workflows and loops.

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Washington – Laurence Michali, Sanket Shah

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The post Washington – Laurence Michali, Sanket Shah appeared first on Ivalua Customer Keynote: 05/04/2020 – 3:00-5:00pm. Managing Tax Systems | Laurence Michali & Sanket Shah. We will focus on the various tax systems across geographical regions and how to manage them in Ivalua. You will learn how to configure the Ivalua solution to make tax management quick and easy for your user. We will also show how tax can be handled in electronic invoicing (CXML/EDI).

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Washington – Nicolas Lievain, Naoto Kawabe

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The post Washington – Nicolas Lievain, Naoto Kawabe appeared first on Ivalua Customer Keynote: 05/04/2020 – 1:00-3:00pm. Discovering the PBI User Experience | Nicolas Lievain & Naoto Kawabe. V162 is a major improvement for PBI and how you will create your analysis. Come discover the PBI user experience, new canvas system, report best practices, how to embed your reports in other screens, how to transport configuration, a migration perspective, and more!

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Washington’s Birthday: Party Time?

Enterra Insights

Officially, however, the Federal Government still calls the holiday “Washington’s Birthday.” Although we must never forget that Washington was a slave owner, his political life reminds us that a President can serve with both dignity and honor. It was a danger Washington recognized.

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Washington – Thomas Le Ponner, Shweta Akhila

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The post Washington – Thomas Le Ponner, Shweta Akhila appeared first on Ivalua Customer Keynote: 05/04/2020 – 1:00-3:00pm. Building an Executive Summary | Thomas Le Ponner & Shweta Akhila. The purpose of an executive summary is to communicate the What, Why and How of a topic in a concise manner, giving an overview of the material without having to dive into details. We will demonstrate how our Customers can build their own contract executive summary.

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Washington – Thomas Le Ponner, Shweta Akhila – Improving UX

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The post Washington – Thomas Le Ponner, Shweta Akhila – Improving UX appeared first on Ivalua Customer Keynote: 05/04/2020 – 3:00-5:00pm. Improving User Experience Through Advanced Design Mode | Thomas Le Ponner & Shweta Akhila. Our main focus will be showcasing the most commonly used advanced design properties employed during Ivalua implementation projects.

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Ivalua Now Washington DC Journey to Procurement Excellence 4-6 May, 2020

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The post Ivalua Now Washington DC<br> Journey to Procurement Excellence <br> 4-6 May, 2020 appeared first on Ivalua

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Supply-Chain Shortfalls Targeted by New Bill

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The plan is the latest move in Washington to respond to supply-chain disruptions that have roiled the economy

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Washington 2020 – Vincent Laperriere

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The post Washington 2020 – Vincent Laperriere appeared first on Ivalua Vincent Laperriere. Manager, Supplier Processes & Tools. SESSION: DATE – HOUR. Lorem ipsum. Vincent Laperriere joined Cogeco Communication as Manager, supplier, tools & processes in 2019.

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Coalition Calls for Freight Data Exchange Standard to Cut Supply Chain Emissions

Supply Chain Brain

A Washington-based think tank has launched an initiative to encourage widespread adoption of standardized data-sharing in the freight sector in order to boost sustainability

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U.S. Could Default on Debt as Early as Summer, New Estimate Says

Supply Chain Brain

The United States faces a default sometime this summer or early fall if Congress does not raise or suspend the debt ceiling, a Washington think tank warned on February 22nd

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China’s Role as Global Drug Hub Raises Alarms in Washington

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A Defense Health Agency official told a U.S.-China China advisory panel this year that the risks from China’s stranglehold on the pharmaceutical business “cannot be overstated

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Supply Chain News on After Some Tough Battles Against Each Other in Recent Years, Truck and Rail Carriers, Shippers Uniting to Change Regulatory Environment in Washington

Supply Chain Digest

Carriers See Chance to Roll Back Some Rules, Require More Evidence to Push New Regulations Through

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Global Inflation May be Close to its Peak, IMF Director Says

Supply Chain Brain

However, the head of the Washington-based fund warned that a fragmentation in global manufacturing supply chains could make it harder to push measured inflation rates back down

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U.S. Bans New Huawei Equipment Sales over ‘Unacceptable Risk’ to National Security

Supply Chain Brain

The move represents Washington’s latest crackdown on the Chinese tech giants amid fears that Beijing could use them to spy on Americans

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Forced Labor in Supply Chains: The Problem Persists

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trade blacklist of entities Washington says are linked to human-rights abuses of the Uighur minority group in Xinjiang is entangling major brands and likely to further a reordering of supply chains that feed American consumers,” write Dan Strumpf and Liza Lin in the Wall Street Journal.

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Watch: Are We Finally Returning to the Office?

Supply Chain Brain

James Bailey, professor and Stacy and Jonathan Hochberg Fellow of Leadership Development at the George Washington School of Business, discusses whether employees who have been working remotely since the pandemic are returning to the office, and how employers need to adjust to the shift

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Watch: How’s DEI Working Out in the Workplace?

Supply Chain Brain

Ella Washington, founder and chief executive officer of Ellavate Solutions and a professor of practice at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, discusses the state of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the workplace today

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Supply Chain Graphic of the Week on Do Amazon Fulfillment Centers have More Injuries

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Washington Post Analysis Finds Serious Injuries more Common at Amazon Facilities

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Growing Distrust of China Brings $38 Billion Windfall for Taiwan

Supply Chain Brain

Taiwan sits squarely in the middle of the worsening dispute between Beijing and Washington, with many of its companies operating factories in China manufacturing for American companies

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Will DNA based Identifiers Supplant Bar Codes, RFID

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University of Washington and Microsoft Researchers Claim Breakthrough in Technology that was too Hard Previously

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Purchasing Time for Eye Center Goes from One Day to One Hour

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Washington state’s first accredited outpatient surgery center dedicated to eye care, The Physicians Eye Surgery Center, specializes in cataract surgery, LASIK and refractive surgery, and eyelid procedures.

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Defense Strategies Institute presents the 2nd Annual Critical Infrastructure Security Summit

Supply Chain Brain

Defense Strategies Institute is proud to announce the 2nd Annual Critical Infrastructure Security Summit, taking place this September 28-29, 2022 in Washington, D.C.

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Supply Chain News on Distribution Center Workers Risk Infection, Washington Post Reports

Supply Chain Digest

Soaring Temp Workers Make Social Distancing in DCs almost Impossible, as Pressure to Deliver can Trump Safety

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End to End Supply Chain Disruption with Pam Simon

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Pam is a George Washington University Graduate and an angel investor. Pam Simon and Joe Lynch discuss end to end of supply chain disruption, which is what the Manifest Conference is all about.

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Warehouse Labor Woes Are Worse than Ever

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The Washington Post article quoted Sabrina Wnorowski, vice president of human resources at Radial, as saying “Every year we say, ‘Wow, this is really difficult’ — and every year, it gets more challenging.” Warehouse Labor Woes are Worse than Ever.

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