Demand for beef is expected to increase as income levels rise and the global population grows to exceed 9bn by 2050. However, beef production is a key contributor to climate change, producing ~3 tonnes of CO2 equivalent emissions annually, polluting water resources, and encouraging deforestation. As the largest US fed beef packer, with beef accounting for 38% of the Company’s $37bn in sales for 2016, Tyson Foods should be focused on solutions to achieve its mission to “sustainably feed the world with the fastest growing portfolio of protein packed brands.”
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Whole Foods Market: Feeling a Bit… Under the Weather?
Climate change will continue to wreak global mayhem on the food industry supply chain—can Whole Foods sustain its upmarket ways in the face of this new era?
Optimizing the Health Care Supply Chain
The healthcare supply chain needs to be optimized. How can companies utilize big data to reduce costs for those involved?
Ghosts in the power machine
Digitizing the electricity supply chain opens opportunities… but also vulnerabilities – how are manufacturers responding?
TEPCO: A quiet emergence of Smart-Grid in Japan (Digitization)
Japan's leading utility, TEPCO has been quietly installing cutting-edge technologies in its energy grids as the world moves towards the new levels of interconnectedness. This essay looks at the energy grid as a supply chain network, and analyses the impact digitization as a major force of disruption.
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Getting personal: What digitization and customization mean for Nike’s supply chain
How is one of the world’s largest consumer organizations reacting to a new reality where they have to deliver customers customized products faster than they ever have before, without letting costs spin out of control?
An iPhone Made in India: Should Apple Accommodate India’s Protectionist Agenda?
The “Make in India” initiative is forcing smart phone manufacturers such as Apple to consider disrupting their supply chain in order to better access the second largest smart phone market in the world. But is producing an iPhone with Indian component manufacturers who may lack technological expertise worth the inherent risks to product quality?
Mars: The supply of chocolate is melting away
Less chocolate: The global supply of chocolate is in danger. Cacao trees, responsible for the delicious chocolate we all love, require very specific conditions to prosper. As such, Chocolate is largely grown in areas within ~10 degrees of the equator.[i] […]
Navigating New Storms: How The Body Shop is Building a Resilient Supply Chain
The Body Shop's global supply chain relies on thousands of smallholder farmers — among the most at-risk groups to a changing climate. How is the company transforming an emergent threat into a competitive advantage?