Covid forces rewrite of academic textbooks on supply chains and logistics
Threats of disruptions to manufacturing have shifted focus away from merely driving down costs Continue reading Covid forces rewrite of academic textbooks on supply chains and logistics
Little’s. Law
A simple visualization of Little’s Law using the medium of Ice Cream.
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From Bean to Brew: The Coffee Supply Chain
But before it gets to your morning cup, coffee beans travel through a complex global supply chain. Today’s illustration from Dan Zettwoch breaks down this journey into 10 distinct steps. Continue reading From Bean to Brew: The Coffee Supply Chain

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Clothing Companies Want to Hold On to Unsold Inventory
Companies don’t want to sell last season’s clothing at a loss, and are holding over inventory or selling some through outlet stores Continue reading Clothing Companies Want to Hold On to Unsold Inventory
Gap’s risky bet: Putting this year’s unsold clothes back into stores next year
Clothing chain Gap (GPS) is turning to a risky strategy to clear out its glut of unsold merchandise caused by the pandemic. Continue reading Gap’s risky bet: Putting this year’s unsold clothes back into stores next year
Be Our Guest: 30 Years of Lexus | Toyota Untold Podcast
To celebrate 30 years of Lexus, we take you to the beginning to tell the story of Lexus from the leaders who were around before Lexus even had a name. We talk to Dave Illingworth, David Christ, & Doron Levin as they take us through Lexus’ history Continue reading Be Our Guest: 30 Years of Lexus | Toyota Untold Podcast
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Pandemics and Complex Global Supply Chains
Never before in the post-globalization world have stakeholders been this worried about supply chain complexity, with the 2020 pandemic making it clear that money cannot buy anything or more specifically, it cannot buy anything instantly. As such, in a complex … Continue reading Pandemics and Complex Global Supply Chains
Building a Transparent Supply Chain
One of the most promising applications of emerging blockchain technology is supply chain management. Blockchain—the digital record-keeping system developed for cryptocurrency networks—can help supply chain partners with some of their challenges by creating a complete, transparent, tamperproof history of the information flows, inventory flows, and financial flows in transactions. Continue reading Building a Transparent Supply Chain
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