Topic: Supply Chain
How Brands Can Anticipate Unauthorized Subcontracting of Apparel Manufacturing
A model predicts with 80% accuracy which orders get handed off
Has the Term ‘Competitive Advantage’ Outlived Its Usefulness?
Popular in business schools and executive suites, it’s no longer a meaningful way to compare companies
Fixing a Food Bank’s Pandemic Logistics Problem
Enormous growth and a redrawn supply chain required a new system
Distributing Aid Fairly Amid Scarcity and Unknown Demand
Building adaptability into an approach improves performance
Distillers’ Dilemma: Sell Now or Let Whisky Age Further
Decision analysis for a firm considering adding a longer-aged product to its lineup
Dealers Might Not Profit from Soaring Used-Car Prices
Lenders and private-party sellers constrain a seeming windfall
Crop Choices: How Price Supports Can Contribute to Healthier Diets
Well-designed subsidies can help farmers and give consumers better food choices
Carbon Disclosures: Unflattering Supply Chain Data Omitted
Companies that report emissions appear greener only in a narrow measure
Can Supply Chains — Global, Opaque, Ever-Changing — Be Made Fair?
Amid the pandemic, price gouging and stiffing of suppliers and workers surged
Can Humanitarian Aid Turn Wastefulness to Sustainability?
Seeing global crises as ongoing, rather than episodic, and applying modern supply-chain management
Business Efficiency Needn’t Be the Enemy of Personal and Public Well-Being
Operations managers can take into consideration happiness, equity and sustainability
Avoiding Direct Price Competition: Bundling and Unbundling
If one company bundles products, its competitors are always better off not bundling; the thing to avoid is a head-to-head competition wherein the only way to get an edge is by cutting prices
Applying Behavioral Economics to Supply Chain Decisions
B2B relationships aren’t the rational arena classic theories would suggest
Amid Supply Chain Uncertainty, Should Manufacturers Crank Up Reusability?
Obstacles and incentives to refurbishing and re-selling goods
Amazon (and Other Platforms) vs. Third-Party Sellers: Complicated Debate
Some data shows competing against the platform can help sellers, if not consumers
A Survival Plan for the Developing World’s Tiny Retailers
Technology and mobile finance needed as nanostores’ compete against online behemoths