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Cascading Sustainability in Multi‐tier Supply Chains: When Do Chinese Suppliers Adopt Sustainable Procurement?

Production and operations management, 2021
As global brands assume more accountability for their extended supply chains, some request that their first‐tier suppliers in turn adopt sustainable procurement practices, thereby “cascading” sustainability requirements to second‐tier suppliers. However,
Miriam M. Wilhelm, Verónica H. Villena
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Environmentally Responsible Behavior and Sustainability Policy Adoption in Green Public Procurement

Sustainability, 2020
Research has identified that there is a paucity of reviews covering green public procurement (GPP) in terms of environmentally responsible behavior and sustainability policy adoption.
George Lăzăroiu, Luminița Ionescu, Cristian Uță, Iulian Hurloiu, Mihai Andronie, Irina Dijmarescu   +5 more
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Warehouse management practices and business performance of small-scale grapes processing firms: evidence from Tanzania

Cogent Business & Management
This paper examines the relationship between warehouse management practices including material handling, storage, inventory, and packaging and the business performance of small-scale grapes processing firms in Dodoma Region, Tanzania.
Debora Chelestino Kisinga, Alban Dismas Mchopa, Leonada Raphael Mwagike   +2 more
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Derivation and characterization of retinal pigment epithelium from urine‐derived iPSCs

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Age‐related macular degeneration causes vision loss via RPE dysfunction and loss. Traditional iPSC therapies rely on invasive biopsies, limiting scalability. Here, we utilize urine‐derived stem cells as an accessible source to generate u‐iPSCs, successfully differentiated into pigmented RPE. This “Urine‐to‐Retina” platform provides a promising path for
Daniella Beiner, Hainan Zhu, Carol Christine Bosholm, Heuy‐Ching Wang, Tracy Criswell, Anthony Atala, Jian‐Xing Ma, Yuanyuan Zhang   +7 more
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Carboxylic‐Acid Functionalized Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube‐Alkane‐Based Resistive Temperature Sensor for Cold Chain Applications

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
This study presents a reversible temperature sensor with high switching ratio, ∼103. The device is fabricated using PET‐ITO and carbon nanotube dispersions in alkane. Considering its application in cold chain logistics, a proof‐of‐concept with LED is showcased. Thus, a temperature drop below the threshold temperature (crystallization temperature of the
Sunil Kumar Behera, Philippe Marrec, A. Jorge Parola, Madalena Dionísio, Hugo Águas, Andreia F. M. Santos, Hamed Pourkheirollah, Donald Lupo, César A. T. Laia   +8 more
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Information quality and supply chain performance: The mediating role of information sharing

Supply Chain Analytics, 2023
This paper brings to light the powerful connection between buyer and supplier relationships in terms of information sharing, information quality, and supply chain performance.
George Kankam, Evans Kyeremeh, Gladys Narki Kumi Som, Isaac Tetteh Charnor   +3 more
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A Compact Spin‐Coated Graphene UWB Antenna for Breast Tumor Detection

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
A compact, spin‐coated graphene ultra‐wideband patch antenna designed for breast tumor detection, capable of distinguishing between malignant and benign tumors. This innovative antenna can serve as an effective initial screening tool, particularly in resource‐limited settings such as rural areas, where access to advanced medical equipment like MRI and ...
Raja Rashidul Hasan, Shuvra Saha, Sumit Hassan Eshan, Rinku Basak, Md. Nahian Al Subri Ivan, Ahmed Murtuza Saleque, Raja Tariqul Hasan Tusher, Sadia Zabin, Md. Abdur Rahman, Yuen Hong Tsang   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Integrated Project Teams: the way forward for UK defence procurement [PDF]

, 2001
This paper looks at a particular aspect of the Smart Procurement Initiative, which was announced in the Strategic Defence Review, that of Integrated Project Teams.
Peter D Antill, Antill, Peter D., David M Moore, Moore, David M.   +3 more
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Mapping the avocado value chain in Mbeya and Njombe regions with a focus on market access implications

Discover Agriculture
Despite significant growth in the avocado market across domestic, regional, and international markets, and its contributions to Tanzania’s economy and poverty reduction, smallholder producers remain largely excluded from high-value markets.
Tatu Salum, Leonada R. Mwagike, Noel P. Mrope   +2 more
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A multicriteria decision analysis (MCDA) tool to purchase implantable medical devices in Egypt

BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 2022
Background With the availability of several similar medical devices performing the same function, choosing one for reimbursement is not easy, especially if purchased for a large number of patients.
Baher Elezbawy, Ahmad Nader Fasseeh, Bertalan Németh, Mary Gamal, Mariam Eldebeiky, Remonda Refaat, Amr Taha, Shimaa Rabiea, Marwa Abdallah, Soha Ramadan, Hasnaa Noaman, Amany Bahaa Eldin, Hossam Mostafa, Sara Nouh, Asmaa Zaki, Mohamed Abdelrahman, Sherif Abaza, Zoltàn Kalò   +17 more
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