HM is one of the largest consumers of cotton globally. Does HM have a responsibility and/or incentive to source sustainable cotton?
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Monsanto Predicting Weather: Crazy or Crazily Smart?
Farming in face of climate change? Monsanto bought a weather predicting technology to manage supply chain risks.
Digitalization in the Israeli electricity sector: will the Israeli citizens join the smart metering revolution?
Many governments promote the rollout of smart electricity grids. A smart metering rollout will bring many benefits to the Israeli economy. Although a smart metering project execution started in 2014, it is unclear when a nationwide rollout be carry out.
Iran Air: Sanctions and Sanction Relief
Managing against US sanctions is a supremely difficult task, requiring political rather than commercial skills. For the last three decades, sanctions have blocked Iran Air from obtaining new aircrafts and spare parts. On the cusp of finally obtaining modern aircrafts, Iran Air faces the imminent possibility of dashed hopes.
Does Size Matter? Challenges in Supply Chain that Small Companies Face
Digitization of supply chain allows companies to be more efficient and customer-focused, however, optimization in supply chains come at cost so how do companies position themselves to win [1]?
Displacing Excel Monkeys: How Facebook is Automating the Forecasting Process
When people think about global supply chains, Facebook probably isn’t the first company that comes to mind. Facebook, however, operates a complex global supply chain, delivering its products to billions of people and collecting trillions of data points every day. […]
Disney n Chill
The Walt Disney Company's plan to build a digital distribution platform for all Disney movies will rival Netflix but may also prove to change how and where we watch the newest movies release coming to a theater near you.
Colgate is Conquering Climate Change with a Smile, Michael Phelp’s Support, and a Mouthful of Corporate Initiatives
Colgate-Palmolive is driving multiple sustainability initiatives to compensate for the water over-consumption of its end-consumers when using their products.
Can the World’s Largest Retailer Scale Farm to Table?
To sustain growth in China Walmart needs to manage a reliable and safe food supply. Their solution partnering with IBM is blockchain. Blockchain will allow consumers to trace the source, environmental impact, treatment, and transactions of any product they buy.
Optoro: How Supply Chain Digitization is Helping Retailers Recoup Millions through Reverse Logistics
Digitization of information has created greater efficiency in many parts of the supply chain. Optoro, a reverse logistics company founded in 2010, has created a digital supply chain platform that aims to help retailers recoup millions of dollars by optimizing […]