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Ivalua Announces Carbon Footprint Innovation Cup Winners at Ivalua NOW 2022: How digitally enabled smart procurement can help organizations reduce scope 3 carbon emissions

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The winning solution presented by PwC & Ivalua proposes an integrated and centralized Carbon Center allowing for real-time carbon impact tracking across the full Source-to-Pay process and with the ability to design and implement carbon reduction plans. Second place was awarded to the Capgemini / Ivalua team for their CO2 Data Compounder.

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Talent is the Future of Supply Chain Management

MIT Supply Chain

Master’s students from the MIT Global Supply Chain and Logistics Excellence (SCALE) Network presented their thesis projects to supply chain professionals and the MIT community on January 22, 2014. To learn more about SCALE, visit [link]. Last night, I got a glimpse into the up and comers at MIT’s Research Expo 2014. So, what did I see?

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Don’t Fret: Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement will not play havoc with the economic development of developing countries

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

In late June of 2015, the Senate passed legislation that gave President Obama the authority to present the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade package to Congress with no amendments or filibusters allowed. Bangladesh, Cambodia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Indonesia, India, Pakistan, and many African countries).

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Japan and Ecuador Earthquakes: Supply Chain Lessons from Past Disasters

Talking Logistics

The recent earthquakes in Japan and Ecuador are a sad reminder of how deadly natural disasters can be. As of this morning, 41 people are confirmed dead in Kumamoto prefecture, the epicenter of Japan’s earthquakes, and 272 people have died in Ecuador , with thousands more injured and displaced from their homes.

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How Many Slaves Are in Your Supply Chain?

Talking Logistics

Coincidentally, at the Ariba LIVE 2013 conference yesterday, I attended a presentation by Justin Dillon, Founder and CEO of Made in a Free World , a nonprofit group that is “building a coalition of consumers, businesses, and governments to disrupt the system of slavery.”

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Valentine’s Day 2019

Enterra Insights

Edwin Lopez notes, “Holidays like Valentine’s Day present a unique challenge as hordes of last-minute shoppers descend upon stores, expecting to find quality gifts for their significant others. Valentine flowers are primarily grown by farmers in Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Dominican Republic, and Costa Rica.

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[PROFILE] Thomas de Fresart '14 - Parker CMC Networking

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

Tom (third from left) with his AMR team in Ecuador. Applied Management Research Project:  My AMR team worked for Conservation International and developed a valuation chain development plan for the Galera-San Francisco Marine Reserve in Ecuador.  RECRUITING. What helped most in your interview preparation and career search?