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Competing global supply chain approaches

Federal News Network

The pandemic and its aftermath created a greater awareness of the fragility of global supply chains, and the federal government’s overreliance on adversaries in the supply chain. Two different supply chain supply regimes essentially govern supply acquisition: The Buy American Act (BAA) and the Trade Agreements Act (TAA).

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New rule sets stage for banning risky technologies from government supply chains

Federal News Network

It has the authority to issue recommendations for removing or excluding products and services from federal supply chains. This rule will also help make government supply chains and information systems more resilient and less subject to disruptions that could impact government operations,” it adds.

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Achieving Healthcare Transformation, Powered by Supply Chain

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We believe that a key pillar of this transformation is the supply chain. With such growth comes supply chain complexity. Shift towards self-contracting and self-distribution: With health systems gaining significant scale and wanting more control over their supply chain, this shift is accelerating.

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How Green Supply Chain Strategies will help your Company Grow

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What are Green Supply Chain Strategies? A recent survey that Ivalua did in the UK, “ Gaining the green view, How smart procurement can kick-start sustainability initiatives ” showed that 87% of UK businesses see “greener” supply chains as a competitive advantage. How to address Green Supply Chain Management?

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The 13th Annual Health Care Supply Chain Summit, 28th – 29th January 2019, New Orleans

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Join us at The 13th Annual Health Care Supply Chain Summit 2019. The post The 13th Annual Health Care Supply Chain Summit, 28th – 29th January 2019, New Orleans appeared first on Ivalua. Ivalua is working with many Healthcare organisations such as Select Medical and Maxim Healtcare.

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ETIC 2023: State Department Develops 5G Countermeasures for Diplomats Abroad

FedTech Magazine

diplomats abroad, according to the department’s Cybersecurity-Supply Chain Risk Management and Emerging Technologies Working Group lead. While the 2019 National Defense Authorization… But they’re harder to implement on foreign soil.

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2019 Supply Chain Data Quality and Governance Study

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The post 2019 Supply Chain Data Quality and Governance Study appeared first on Ivalua.