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Cuckoo for Cocoa: One Confectioner’s Push for Sustainability

Posted on November 15, 2017 by Choc Talk

As climate change threatens the future supply of cocoa, one company – Mars – looks to fortify its supply chain.

Digitization: Load The Beer

Posted on November 15, 2017 by J. McNamara

Why move without beer when you can move with beer?

Nissan after Brexit: Driving Manufacturing out of the UK?

Posted on November 15, 2017 by Investor in Brad's Bags

Could isolationist Brexit policy derail the automotive manufacturing industry in the UK? According to leadership at Nissan’s Sunderland plant in Northeast England, supply chain complications stemming from Brexit cast doubt on the future of Nissan’s UK manufacturing operations. Context: The […]

Super Mario, Zelda, and a Broken Supply Chain

Posted on November 15, 2017 by Mark Leahey

On March 3, 2017, Nintendo released Switch, an innovative video game system that provided both mobile and living-room gaming access [1]. Video: Nintendo Switch [2] Only weeks after the release, Switch was out of stock at most retailers [3].  Nintendo cited […]

Clouds on the horizon? Nestle, climate change, and the future of bottled water.

Posted on November 15, 2017 by ABuck

As climate change increases droughts near Nestle's water resources, how can they respond to ensure a future for the bottled water industry?

Adidas: Supply Chain as Competitive Advantage

Posted on November 15, 2017 by Pritee

As in the case of Adidas, increasing sales may help reframe the business case for supply chain improvement. Once the fundamentals of inventory accuracy and data abundance have been established, there are many other opportunities for improvement.

IMPACT OF GLOBAL TRADE AGREEMENTS ON THE AUTO INDUSTRY AND ITS SUPPLY CHAIN – TERMINATING NAFTA

Posted on November 15, 2017 by Sho Shafiei

Impact of terminating NAFTA on the auto industry – specifically Magna International

That’s Off the Chain – AWS Today vs. Decentralized Cloud Storage

Posted on November 15, 2017 by JS

Can AWS optimize its supply chains and gain reliability by leveraging decentralized file storage technology?

Digitalization – Shake Shack’s Secret Sauce for Growth

Posted on November 15, 2017 by TOM1

Shake Shack is implementing digital technology throughout the supply chain to aid its rapid expansion. What will happen to the long lines in store and the quality of burgers?

Major League Baseball: A Leader in Live Content Distribution

Posted on November 15, 2017 by jee

This is a story of how Major League Baseball (“the MLB”) out-innovated other professional sports leagues (NFL, NBA, NHL) and Silicon Valley (Facebook, Google, Amazon) in response to an increasingly digitalized supply chain for live entertainment content. If you’ve watched […]

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