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Efficiency

Impact of Food Waste and possible uses

– 2nd Oct 2007

A CNN article has taken a holistic look at the causes and effects of global food waste:
According to the UN Food Programme, US food waste could:
satisfy “every empty stomach” in Africa
Some other key facts from the article:
The US and Japan waste up to 50% of all their food
the entire food supply chain in the [...]

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Supply Chain Assurance Podcast, Episode 1

– 10th Sep 2007

Series of interviews with key Lloyds Register Quality Assurance (LRQA) experts on supply chain issues and opportunities for businesses today.

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Choice Editing

– 10th Sep 2007 by Anne-Marie Warris

The last few weeks has been full of climate issues on the news front, be it the EC stopping Chinese import of cheap energy efficient light bulbs. How does that square with the need consumers identified in the What assures consumers report for choice editing?
Choice editing is the term used in the report to describe instances [...]

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Supply Chain problems linked directly to financial performance

– 7th Sep 2007 by Alex Briggs

Supply Chain Digest, in their graphic of the week have proven a direct link between supply chain disruptions and a negative impact on a company’s stock prices.
The importance of a company being able to effectively manage their supply chain, from beginning to end, has never been more relevant.  Recent high-profile media cases, have highlighted the need [...]

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FT launches environmental awards

– 2nd Apr 2007

FT launches environmental awards The FT have launched their inaugural environmental awards; they’ll be presented on the 19th September in London, and are open to companies large and small.

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