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- Mix of Benefits, Costs from "Green" Procurement
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APQC's research indicates that nearly a quarter of organizations without green procurement policies intend to initiate them within the next two years.
Type: Benchmarks and Metrics Topics: Supply Chain Planning, Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Sourcing Processes: 4.0 Deliver Products and Services, 1.1.1.7 Identify ecological concerns, 1.1 Define the business concept and long-term vision, 1.1.1 Assess the external environment, 4.1 Plan for and acquire necessary resources (Supply Chain Planning), 4.1.1 Develop production and materials strategies, 4.1.9 Develop quality standards and procedures, 4.2 Procure materials and services- Relevance: 83%
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- Green Procurement: Efficient Order Processing, Higher Costs for Appraising Suppliers
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Recent years have seen a push for organizations to pay closer attention to the environmental impact of their practices.
Type: Benchmarks and Metrics Topics: Supply Chain Planning, Supply Chain Management, Procurement Processes: 4.0 Deliver Products and Services, 1.1.1.7 Identify ecological concerns, 1.1 Define the business concept and long-term vision, 1.1.1 Assess the external environment, 1.2.2.3 Develop sustainability strategy, 1.2 Develop business strategy, 1.2.2 Evaluate strategic options to achieve the objectives, 4.1 Plan for and acquire necessary resources (Supply Chain Planning), 4.1.1 Develop production and materials strategies, 4.1.9 Develop quality standards and procedures, 4.2 Procure materials and services- Relevance: 75%
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- Green Procurement: Be Aware of Varying Costs
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Recent years have seen a push for organizations to pay closer attention to the environmental impact of their practices.
Type: Benchmarks and Metrics Topics: Supply Chain Planning, Supply Chain Management, Procurement Processes: 4.0 Deliver Products and Services, 1.1.1.7 Identify ecological concerns, 1.1 Define the business concept and long-term vision, 1.1.1 Assess the external environment, 1.2.2.3 Develop sustainability strategy, 1.2 Develop business strategy, 1.2.2 Evaluate strategic options to achieve the objectives, 4.1 Plan for and acquire necessary resources (Supply Chain Planning), 4.1.1 Develop production and materials strategies, 4.1.9 Develop quality standards and procedures, 4.2 Procure materials and services- Relevance: 75%
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- Carbon Management: The Key Questions to Ask
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Before developing an effective program to reduce carbon in the supply chain, organizations need to explore a number of questions to ensure the program will be successful.
Type: Articles and White Papers Topics: Environmental, Organization and Management, Environmental Health & Safety Processes: 4.0 Deliver Products and Services, 1.1.1.7 Identify ecological concerns, 1.1 Define the business concept and long-term vision, 1.1.1 Assess the external environment, 4.1.3.2 Collaborate with supplier and contract manufacturers, 4.1 Plan for and acquire necessary resources (Supply Chain Planning), 4.1.3 Create materials plan, 4.1.7.1 Review distribution network, 4.1.7 Review distribution planning policies, 4.2.1.6 Seek opportunities to improve efficiency and value, 4.2 Procure materials and services, 4.2.1 Develop sourcing strategies, 4.5 Manage logistics and warehousing- Relevance: 66%
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- Five Steps for Mastering Carbon
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Organizations need to address carbon emissions in a number of ways—and fast.
Type: Articles and White Papers Topics: Environmental, Organization and Management, Environmental Health & Safety Processes: 4.0 Deliver Products and Services, 1.1.1.7 Identify ecological concerns, 1.1 Define the business concept and long-term vision, 1.1.1 Assess the external environment, 4.1.6.3 Establish transportation management constraints, 4.1 Plan for and acquire necessary resources (Supply Chain Planning), 4.1.6 Establish distribution planning constraints, 4.1.7.1 Review distribution network, 4.1.7 Review distribution planning policies, 4.1.8 Assess distribution planning performance, 4.5 Manage logistics and warehousing, 4.5.1 Define logistics strategy, 4.5.1.2 Design logistics network, 4.5.1.5 Optimize transportation schedules and costs, 4.1.5.10 Calculate destination load plans, 4.1.5 Plan distribution requirements- Relevance: 66%
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- Carbon Management—Optimizing Transportation
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Striking the right transportation balance can reduce carbon emissions.
Type: Articles and White Papers Topics: Shipping & Receiving, Supply Chain Management, Logistics Processes: 4.0 Deliver Products and Services, 1.1.1.7 Identify ecological concerns, 1.1 Define the business concept and long-term vision, 1.1.1 Assess the external environment, 10.1.1 Evaluate environmental impact of products, services, and operations, 10.0 Manage Environmental Health and Safety (EHS), 10.1 Determine environmental health and safety impacts, 4.1.6.3 Establish transportation management constraints, 4.1 Plan for and acquire necessary resources (Supply Chain Planning), 4.1.6 Establish distribution planning constraints, 4.1.5.10 Calculate destination load plans, 4.1.5 Plan distribution requirements, 4.1.5.11 Manage partner load plan, 4.1.5.13 Manage capacity utilization- Relevance: 66%
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- Minimize Manual Journal Entries
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APQC's perspective on best practices to minimize manual journal entries, featuring case examples from The Groundskeeper and Waitomo Petroleum Ltd.
Type: Best Practices and Business Drivers Topics: Accounting, Finance and Accounting, Process Improvement, Business Excellence, Process Processes: 1.1.1.7 Identify ecological concerns, 1.1 Define the business concept and long-term vision, 1.1.1 Assess the external environment- Relevance: 48%
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