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An interview with Norm Jerome: BP

AIMMS

Around 2004 we started a project to migrate an existing tool for planning for the BP Petrochemical Aromatics business over to AIMMS. This was our first big project with AIMMS in Petrochemicals. Replacing those spreadsheets with a central tool allows people to learn a huge amount about what is going on that they never knew.

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An interview with Norm Jerome: BP

AIMMS

Around 2004 we started a project to migrate an existing tool for planning for the BP Petrochemical Aromatics business over to AIMMS. This was our first big project with AIMMS in Petrochemicals. Replacing those spreadsheets with a central tool allows people to learn a huge amount about what is going on that they never knew.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 20 – 26)

Logistics Viewpoints

Specifically, Starbucks said it would provide coffee farmers with precision agronomy tools, distribute climate-resistant coffee plant varietals, and invest in protecting and restoring coffee-producing lands, first, in Columbia and Peru. Starbucks also said it would cut water usage for green coffee 50 percent by 2030.