Apple, Coca-Cola Among Firms Signed on to White House Plan for Small Suppliers

The Wall Street Journal (online registration required): The Obama administration said Apple Inc., Coca-Cola Co. and other companies are signing on to a White House effort to speed payments to firms down their supply chains, a move intended to boost cash flows and increase investment at smaller businesses.

President Barack Obama on Friday is set to announce SupplierPay, a voluntary program in which companies commit either to pay small suppliers faster or help them get access to lower-cost...

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