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In today’s headlines, the Future Purchasing and Henley Business School 2021 Global Category Management Study is seeking participants for its category management research. In other news, global solar power businesses have slowed down project installations because of supply chain bottlenecks. In Spend Matters’ PRO coverage, analysts looked at EcoVadis, Vendorful, and spend analytics. Afternoon Coffee brings you the latest in procurement and supply chain news.

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Here’s a quick rundown of news and thoughts from particular commodity markets, including auto sales, shipping market and the Biden administration’s supply chain review.

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