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These challenges to the detection and investigation of procurement fraud are further exacerbated by many corporations' ineffectiveness in establishing sound fraud management processes, despite signifi
These challenges to the detection and investigation of procurement fraud are further exacerbated by many corporations' ineffectiveness in establishing sound fraud management processes, despite signifi
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It's 6 a.m. Gasoline is more than $3 a gallon. You are 25 miles from your office, which means a 45-minute commute on a great day, an hour on a regular day, and two hours on a bad day. Once at the offi