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Practice theories and supply chain sustainability: a systematic literature review and a research agenda [PDF]

open access: yesModern Supply Chain Research and Applications, 2022
Purpose – This paper presents an investigation into the ways the term “practice” is commonly referenced in supply chain management academic papers. Scholars have not yet developed a common understanding of the meaning and do not use practice theories ...
Minelle E. Silva   +2 more
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Future Policy Award 2018: The Good Food Purchasing Program, USA

open access: yesFrontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2022
Adopted first by the City of Los Angeles in 2012, the Good Food Purchasing Program® creates a transparent supply chain and helps institutions to measure and then make shifts in their food purchases.
Paula Daniels, Alexa Delwiche
doaj   +1 more source

Measuring Active Purchasing in Healthcare: Analysing Reallocations of Funds Between Providers to Evaluate Purchasing Systems Performance in the Netherlands [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Health Policy and Management, 2023
Background  Purchasing systems aim to improve resource allocation in healthcare markets. The Netherlands is characterized by four different purchasing systems: managed competition in the hospital market, a non-competitive single payer system for long ...
Niek Stadhouders   +4 more
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One case of iodine-125 therapy – A new minimally invasive treatment of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

open access: yesOpen Life Sciences, 2022
Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) is the second most common primary liver cancer associated with a poor prognosis. ICC accounts for about 10% of primary liver malignancies but with increasing incidence in recent years.
Chen Xinju   +6 more
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Power and Purchasing: Why Strategic Purchasing Fails [PDF]

open access: yesThe Milbank Quarterly, 2020
Policy PointsStrategically purchasing health care has been and continues to be a popular policy idea around the world.Key asymmetries in information, market power, political power, and financial power hinder the effective implementation of strategic purchasing.Strategic purchasing has consistently failed to live up to its promises for these reasons ...
Greer, Scott L.   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

A logistics sector’s perspective of factors and risks within the business environment that influence supply chains’ effectiveness: An explorative mixed method study

open access: yesJournal of Transport and Supply Chain Management, 2015
Background: Supply chains in South Africa operate in a challenging business environment. This environment influences the efficiency and effectiveness of South African businesses and supply chains.
Johanna A. Badenhorst-Weiss   +1 more
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Basic Provisions of the Logistic Mechanism of the Development of Enterprise [PDF]

open access: yesProblemi Ekonomiki
The article highlights the importance of developing a logistic mechanism with a focus on ensuring the development of enterprise activities. The importance of such a mechanism is determined by a number of factors in the formation of the internal ...
Gubarev Ruslan V.
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Rabbit meat in the east of Algeria: motivation and obstacles to consumption

open access: yesWorld Rabbit Science, 2020
In Algeria, rabbit meat consumption is insufficiently anchored in culinary traditions compared to other types of meat that are widely consumed, namely sheep and chicken.
Ibtissem Sanah   +3 more
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Factors Influencing Procurement of Digital Healthcare: A Case Study in Dutch District Nursing [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Health Policy and Management, 2022
Background  Digital health is considered a promising solution in keeping healthcare accessible and affordable. However, implementation is often complex and sustainable funding schemes are lacking. Despite supporting policy, scaling up innovative forms of
Sander Holterman   +3 more
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The Good Food Purchasing Policy: A Tool to Intertwine Worker Justice with a Sustainable Food System

open access: yesJournal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2016
Public procurement is a strategy to transform the food system into one that is more sustainable and just. The Good Food Purchasing Policy (GFPP), developed by the Los Angeles Food Policy Council in 2012, leverages taxpayer funds to support local ...
Joann Lo, Alexa Delwiche
doaj   +1 more source

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