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Smarter Supply Chain Utilzation for the Retailer (Martec/Microsoft) resource White Papers OCEG Reviewed
This paper introduces various supply chain concepts and explains their importance. It describes initiatives being undertaken by the largest retailers and reviews what small and mid-size firms need to do to compete. Very few small and mid-size retailers can compete with companies like Wal-Mart on price. However, while some go to the wall, many smaller retailers prosper alongside Wal-Mart exploiting the traffic that they generate and managing their own supply chains and customer propositions well.
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GRC Technology Roadmap Teleconference: December 18, 2008 resource Presentation Slides OCEG Reviewed
The overview of the Decemeber, 2008 GRC Technology Roadmap Work Group Meeting
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Federal Trade Commission (FTC) - Bureau of Consumer Protection resource Agency Web Sites OCEG Reviewed
The Bureau of Consumer Protection works to protect consumers against unfair, deceptive, or fraudulent practices in the marketplace. The Bureau conducts investigations, sues companies and people who violate the law, develops rules to protect consumers, and educates consumers and businesses about their rights and responsibilities. The Bureau also collects complaints about consumer fraud and identity theft and makes them available to law enforcement agencies across the country.
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Prescription Drug Advertising (21 C.F.R. Part 202 et seq.) resource National Regulations OCEG Reviewed
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Opening Statement at Open Meeting on Money Market Fund Reform blog
Speech by SEC Commissioner: Opening Statement at Open Meeting on Money Market Fund Reform by Commissioner Elisse B. Walter U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Washington, D.C.
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Address to Mutual Fund Directors Forum Ninth Annual Policy Conference: Critical Issues for Investment Company Directors blog
Speech by SEC Chairman: Address to Mutual Fund Directors Forum Ninth Annual Policy Conference: Critical Issues for Investment Company Directors by Chairman Mary L. Schapiro U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Washington, D.C.
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CSR And Sustainability: Local Impacts Of Global Supply Chains (2007) resource Articles OCEG Reviewed

To address supply chain problems, companies have implemented supply-chain Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability ("CSR") programs. Programs vary, but most incorporate legal, human rights, and environmental principles, describe compliance expectations and supplier compliance obligations, feature inspections to assess compliance, and some explain these efforts to stakeholders.

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Achieving World-Class Supply Chain Collaboration: Managing the Transformation (2007) resource Articles OCEG Reviewed
Are companies turning the promise of supply chain management into real competitive advantages? The findings of a new Focus Study authored by Stanley Fawcett, Ph.D., Gregory Magnan, Ph.D., and Jeffrey Ogden, Ph.D., suggest that managers are spending more time evaluating supply chain-enabled business models, but most have not fully grasped the nature of collaboration or the concept of what it takes to achieve a true collaborative capability.
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Statement at SEC Open Meeting on Facilitating Shareholder Director Nominations blog
Speech by SEC Commissioner: Statement at SEC Open Meeting on Facilitating Shareholder Director Nominations by Commissioner Elisse B. Walter U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Washington, D.C.
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SEC, Registration of Security-Based Swap Dealers and Major Security-Based Swap Participants (2011) resource National Regulations OCEG Reviewed

Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act broadly categorizes covered products as ‘‘swaps,’’ regulated primarily by the CFTC, ‘‘security-based swaps,’’ regulated primarily by the Commission, or ‘‘mixed swaps,’’ jointly regulated by the Commission and the CFTC.

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