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Circle of Trust Challenge

13 - 30 Oct

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Check out the Problem Statement

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Find a few co-thinkers for your team

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Work on your solution up until 30 Oct

We know you're busy! Work at your pace when you have time.

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Submit your solution by 30 Oct for a chance at $500

Each winning student earns $500 and your idea is published.

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The Trust Challenge

We'll focus on a single process in a circular supply chain: sourcing an input.

Then we imagine the ways it can go wrong.

Your challenge is to submit solutions to fix the issues, and prevent them from happening again.

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Supply Chain

How is it possible to manage the performance of partners that are unknown to us?

Innovation/ Entrepreneurship

What business model is most appropriate to enhance trust among untrusted partners?

Circular Economy

How is it possible to trust a material's origin?

Cybersecurity

What are the biggest threats to this circular supply chain process?

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Circular Supply Chain Challenge

13-30 Oct 2022

We have zero years to solve for circularity.

Real Problems

Let's solve a real circular supply chain problem, together. The work starts with one and then another.

Global Teams

Global teams perform better because of expanded perspectives. Grow your global network.

New Solutions

This challenge will showcase fresh perspectives from thinkers all over the world.

Celebrating the

Winning Teams from the April Challenge

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Industrial Packaging Hackathon Winner

This challenge explored how to use persistent identity to created closed-loop industrial packaging. Hackathon winners are Team 10:

Team members: Akshay Sivach, Deepak Kumar, Deepak Joshi, Harsh Baiwal

Universities: Indian Institute of Management Udaipur

Countries: India

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Industrial Packaging Community Choice

The Community Choice Award is based on votes from across the global supply chain community. The award winners are from Team 2:

Team members: Kevin Fischer, Sandeep Sabat, Shubham Kumar, Jalewa Suhail Khan

Universities: Indian Institute of Management Udaipur, University of Sheffield, University of Arkansas

Countries: India, UK, USA

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Material Tracking Hackathon Winner

This challenge explored how to use persistent identity to track materials that leave our value chains. The hackathon winners are Team 4:

Team members: Azar MahmoumGonbadi, Charles Montama, Farouk Beddiaf, Mukesh Yadav

Universities: University of Sheffield, Kedge Business School, L’Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Technologie, Indian Institute of Management Udaipur

Countries: UK, France, Algeria, India

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Material Tracking Community Choice

The Community Choice Award is based on votes from across the global supply chain community. The award winners are from Team 2:

Team members: Kevin Fischer, Sandeep Sabat, Shubham Kumar, Jalewa Suhail Khan

Universities: Indian Institute of Management Udaipur, University of Sheffield, University of Arkansas

Countries: India, UK, USA

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Persistent Identification for Circularity

This year's University Challenge explores the role of persistent identification for circular supply chains.

In teams, we'll tackle a problem from a real supply chain.

Each winning student earns $500 cash.