Maersk is a behemoth in the shipping world and provides supply chain services through delivery of fresh produce and other products to 343 ports in 121 different countries. Maersk has embraced IoT in its shipping and logistic business in order to improve shipping efficiency with real-time shipment tracking and reduce product wastage with “smart” refrigerated containers.
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Planes Can’t Soar in Soaring Temperatures
Emirates is now faced with the realities of aviation in an increasingly hotter environment. With skyrocketing temperatures in the city, Emirates must find a way to mitigate the challenges of flying in higher temperatures and adopt a comprehensive environmental sustainability plan.
How can Ecolab (ECL) – a $38B global conglomerate – continue to increase shareholder value while minimizing its impact on the environment?
Delivering shareholder value while minimizing the impact on global water usage – are they mutually exclusive?
DIGITIZING THE MAKERS OF VIAGRA
It’s hard to tell whether the lack of innovation in the healthcare industry has been driven by heightened regulation or risk-adverse corporations, but one thing is certain: Industry leaders like Pfizer must start to embrace digitalization or risk losing some of their competitive advantages.
Military Technology, Conflict Minerals, and the Risks of International Segmentation
How a defense technology giant is bearing the weight of political, legal, and ethical pressures to cleanse its global supply chain.
Ford Motor Company: supply chain uncertainty in a post-NAFTA world
The US auto industry is bracing for changes in trade policy that will ripple through North-American supply chains, affecting both the wallets of domestic consumers and the future of company employees.
Adidas Speedfactory: Impossible is Nothing with Automation
With fast fashion, consumer demand and preferences change daily. So far the sports shoe industry, an $80Bn market, has not kept up.
J.B. Hunt: Leading the Way into the Age of Digitized Trucking
As freight trucking supply chains are pressed for efficiency gains, what are the digital innovations that will set the industry leaders apart from the obsolete?
Adding Heat to Global Warming with Tabasco
Also known as Cajun Ketchup, Tabasco's recognizable bottle has been a staple in kitchens world wide. Most are not aware, however, that this brand is manufactured and produced in only one location in the world. As global agriculture and trade becomes increasingly affected by climate change, how will Tabasco respond going forward?
A Winding Road: NAFTA Concerns at General Motors
General Motors response to President Trump's threats to withdraw from NAFTA