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Final GAP Presentations Fill Strategic Needs - UCLA Anderson.

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER). In total, 110 executives from Finland, Italy, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand, Estonia and the United States watched GAP teams present their findings before a panel of three expert judges. Executive Education.' David Shulman/Shulmaven. Daily Bruin. Executive MBA.

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What would you do if you discovered modern slavery in your supply chain? The role of psychological distance.

NC State SCRC

They invested in communities, local education systems or support systems for workers. It is estimated that more than 40 million individuals are exploited through various forms of modern slavery globally. The focus of these companies is on monitoring the factors that foster and embed abuses, rather than simply reporting on incidents.

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Arena Brings Together Summer Interns From Across the Globe

Arena Solutions

Tell us about your educational background. Juha: In 2021, I obtained a bachelor’s degree in international business and administration at Aalto University’s Mikkeli campus in Finland. Because of my background, I am focused on accounts in Northern Europe and especially Finland since Finnish is my native language.

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Professor Bob Foster ('65) Wins the UCLA Distinguished Teaching.

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER). During the past 11 years, his leadership of the Global Access Program (GAP), the capstone requirement in our Fully-Employed MBA program (FEMBA), has been extraordinary and earned him a knighthood from the government of Finland.  Executive Education.'

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Speed Bumps on the Road to Growth for China’s 3PLs

MIT Supply Chain

In 2014, researchers from China’s Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Lappeenranta University of Technology in Finland conducted a study to identify global trends in the logistics industry, relevant opportunities and challenges, and how logistics companies can better position themselves in China.

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Building Green Cities

DELMIA Quintiq

For example, in Finland, Helsinki’s Hot Heart project will create an archipelago of floating, forested islands whose large water basin will store renewable energy – converted into heat – for use during periods of high demand. The 3D model has become a digital twin of the metropolis – a database connected to other city ??

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U.S. Is No Longer One of the Top 10 Most Innovative Countries

Supply Chain Brain

fell to 11th place from ninth mainly because of an eight-spot slump in the post-secondary, or tertiary, education-efficiency category, which includes the share of new science and engineering graduates in the labor force. Value-added manufacturing also declined. Improvement in the productivity score couldn’t make up for the lost ground.