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Africa Logistics Initiative

SCM Research

Consequently, I have spent the last weeks teaching in logistics and supply chain management at the National Institute of Transport in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The Kühne Foundation invited me to support its Africa Logistics Initiative. It has been a great experience. Teaching Africa Humanitarian Logistics Image Supply Chain Management'

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World Food Programme’s Humanitarian Supply Chains

SCM Research

This year, the program was held at the University of Dar es Salaam and the National Institute of Transport in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, as well as at Makerere University Business School in Kampala, Uganda. A new report, recently published by the World Food Programme (WFP) , gives a good real-life overview of humanitarian logistics.

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Blue Yonder Associate Shares Heart Journey That Found Him at the Top of Mt. Kilimanjaro

BlueYonder

and get into the tour van that drives you another three hours to Tanzania National Park. The people of Tanzania are wonderful! When you land, it’s another three hours to get to the hotel, so by the time you get there you are exhausted. The day of the hike, you wake up at 5 a.m. You go over 40 kilometers (about 25 miles) in eight days.

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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

ivalua

To offset carbon produced by its event and to support local communities in developing countries, Ivalua has entered a partnership with Treedom to plant and nurture 1000 trees in Cameroon, Columbia, Guatemala, Ecuador, Tanzania and Kenya.

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Refresh Your Supply Chain – Have a Coke and a Smile

Supply Chain Network

In even the most rural parts of Tanzania, you can find a bottle of coke. million people in Tanzania have HIV/AIDS out of the total population of 45 million. This may become a reality as soon as 2015, and they are providing global aid in other unexpected places. Taking Advantage, in a Positive Way.

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A Charity Giveaway for our 30,000 YouTube Subscribers

Logistics Bureau

Eyecare treatment for 30 children in Tanzania. In appreciation of your support and in celebration of this milestone, we donated: Fresh, clean water to 30,000 people in Ethiopia; Meals to 3,000 children in crisis in Vietnam; Education to 300 children in Indonesia about Rainforest Conservation; and. Best Regards, Rob O’Byrne.

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The Supply Chain Impact of Europe’s Refugee Crisis

Kinaxis

With a network of seven distribution centers (in Copenhagen, Jordan, Dubai, Nairobi, Tanzania, Cameroon, and Ghana), UNHCR can ship core relief items from these stockpiles to assist up to 600,000 people within 72 hours, if needed.