From newsletter@diversitybusiness.info Wed Jun 8 19:01:58 2005 Return-Path: Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DDB3E16A41C for ; Wed, 8 Jun 2005 19:01:58 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from newsletter@diversitybusiness.info) Received: from diversitybusiness.info (69.177.130.9.adsl.snet.net [69.177.130.9]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4D56A43D1F for ; Wed, 8 Jun 2005 19:01:26 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from newsletter@diversitybusiness.info) Message-Id: <20050608150234.A8F340AC8EF19B9F@diversitybusiness.info> Date: 08 Jun 2005 15:02:36 -0400 From: Sonia Maden Reply-To: Sonia Maden To: bug-followup@freebsd.org Subject: Diversity Business Newsletter >Number: 82046 >Category: junk >Synopsis: Diversity Business Newsletter >Confidential: no >Severity: serious >Priority: medium >Responsible: linimon >State: closed >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Wed Jun 08 19:10:06 GMT 2005 >Closed-Date: Fri Jun 10 23:23:30 GMT 2005 >Last-Modified: Fri Jun 10 23:23:30 GMT 2005 >Originator: >Release: >Organization: >Environment: >Description: DiversityBusiness.Info | Monthly Newsletter
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Title of Dell Diversity=20= Supplier of the Year award= ed=20 to Entelligence(R)<= /b>
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Entelligence is= =20 proud to be=20 recognized as on= e of=20 six outstanding= =20 companies that= =20 helped Dell, Inc= .=20 improve the deli= very=20 of their=20 industry-leading= =20 customer experie= nce=20 and supply-chain= =20 management=20 capabilities. Th= e=20 12th Annual=20 Worldwide=20 Procurement Supp= lier=20 Awards were give= n to=20 Dell suppliers b= ased=20 on quality, glob= al=20 citizenship,=20 service, continu= ity=20 of supply and co= st.

"Our suppli= ers are=20 critical to help= ing=20 Dell deliver an= =20 industry-leading= =20 experience to=20= customers who ex= pect=20 nothing but the = best=20 product quality = and=20 value from us,&q= uot; said=20 Martin J. Garvin= ,=20 senior vice=20 president of Del= l's=20 Worldwide=20 Procurement Grou= p=20 and Global Custo= mer=20 Experience.

Dell recognized= =20 suppliers in six= =20 categories at th= eir=20 annual Supplier= =20 Conference:=20 Diversity Suppli= er=20 of the Year, Bes= t=20 Quality Supplier= of=20 the Year, Global= =20 Citizenship Supp= lier=20 of the Year, Ser= vice=20 Supplier of the= =20 Year, General=20= Procurement Supp= lier=20 of the Year, and= =20 Best Overall=20 Supplier of the= =20 Year.
 
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Kodak Achieve= s=20 Supplier Diversi= ty=20 Goals=
Eastman Kodak= =20 Company recently= =20 reached its=20 aggressive suppl= ier=20 diversity spendi= ng=20 goals, more than= a=20 year ahead of=20= schedule. In lat= e=20 2001, Kodak bega= n a=20 concentrated eff= ort=20 to place 10 perc= ent=20 of its annual=20= domestic purchas= ing=20 of materials,=20= supplies, and=20= equipment with= =20 minority- and=20= women-owned=20 enterprises by 2= 006.  

=93This is a=20 significant=20 accomplishment,= =20 particularly wit= h=20 the shift in=20 sourcing pattern= s=20 needed to suppor= t=20 Kodak=92s new bu= siness=20 model transition= ing=20 from traditional= to=20 digital,=94 said= =20 Richard Morabito= ,=20 chief purchasing= =20 officer and vice= =20 president, World= wide=20 Purchasing. =93W= e are=20 pleased with the= se=20 results, and we = are=20 in the process o= f=20 setting even mor= e=20 aggressive goals= for=20 the future.=94 <= br>
=93Through a con= certed=20 effort to build = new=20 relationships wi= th=20 women and minori= ty=20 suppliers, we=20= increased spendi= ng=20 with minority=20= businesses by mo= re=20 than 200 percent= ,=94=20 said Joyce Wichi= e,=20 director, Suppli= er=20 Diversity, World= wide=20 Purchasing.=20 =93Supplier dive= rsity=20 is part of Kodak= =92s=20 overall diversit= y=20 initiative, and = we=20 have set new=20 increased spendi= ng=20 goals for suppli= er=20 diversity.=94

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NASCAR Recognize= s=20 UPS for its=20 Diversity Effort= s
NASCAR applauds = UPS=20 as a catalyst fo= r=20 diversity throug= hout=20 the sport and it= s=20 related business= =20 activity. This i= s=20 the first in a= =20 spotlight series= to=20 honor teams, tra= cks,=20 sponsors and=20 partners for=20 leadership in=20= creating opportu= nity=20 and expanding=20= participation wi= thin=20 NASCAR. UPS=92s = active=20 involvement with= the=20 NASCAR Diversity= =20 Council, the UPS= =20 Racing Technical= =20 Edge Scholarship= s=20 and the company= =92s=20 model Supplier= =20 Diversity Progra= m=20 set benchmarks t= o=20 guide the NASCAR= =20 industry for bot= h=20 awareness and=20= effective=20 implementation.<= br>
=93Diversity mus= t=20 involve everybod= y in=20 the motorsports= =20 industry for it = to=20 be  success= ful,=94=20 said NASCAR Chie= f=20 Operating Office= r=20 George Pyne. =93= UPS=20 has been a shini= ng=20 example in=20 demonstrating a= =20 commitment to=20= helping increase= =20 diversity and=20= provide meaningf= ul=20 opportunities=20= throughout the= =20 sport.=94

NASCAR Executive= =20 Steering Committ= ee=20 Co-Chairman Earv= in=20 =93Magic=94 John= son=20 said,  =93T= he efforts=20 of UPS are a fin= e=20 example of what= =20 NASCAR and its= =20 partners are doi= ng=20 to help increase= =20 diversity throug= hout=20 the NASCAR indus= try.=20 UPS should be=20= commended for th= eir=20 commitment to su= ch=20 an important iss= ue.=94

Now in its third= =20 year, the UPS Ra= cing=20 Technical Edge= =20 Scholarship prog= ram =20 provides financi= al=20 assistance to=20= selected minorit= y=20 students enrolle= d at=20 the NASCAR Techn= ical=20 Institute (NTI) = in=20 Mooresville, N.C= .=20 More than $230,0= 00=20 has been awarded= =20 with five studen= ts=20 currently enroll= ed.=20 Applications are= =20 accepted in the = late=20 summer through t= he=20 NTI admittance= =20 process with=20 selections based= on=20 automotive-relat= ed=20 career goals,=20= automotive work= =20 experience and= =20 financial need.<= /font>
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