Business Strategy Alignment

Case Study

Intel Used Its Supply Chain to Reshape Company Culture — and Make Millions

November 7, 2019

An innovative approach to corporate collaboration is leveraging supply chain at Intel to grow a new source of revenue. The benefits go far beyond financial results.

Case Study

It’s a Match: Tools Distributor Uses AI to Perfect Packaging

November 6, 2019

SupplyChainBrain

Snap-on Tools was working to reduce inefficient packaging and absurd box sizes for its e-commerce customers. An artificial intelligence solution by FastFetch Corp. turned out to be the perfect fit.

A New Front Against Climate Catastrophe Is Getting Attention From Big Agriculture

November 5, 2019

Bloomberg

The world’s most realistic chance at averting climate catastrophe may be underneath our feet.

This Year’s Supply-Chain Innovator of the Year

The Top Supply-Chain Innovations of 2019

November 5, 2019

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

This year's crop of supply-chain innovators ran the gamut from planning to supplier relations to order fulfillment and delivery. What they shared was a determination not to settle for the status quo.

Overcoming Obstacles to Supply-Chain Collaboration

November 4, 2019

Naveen Poonian, SCB Contributor

As companies seek to derive the benefits of supply-chain collaboration, it’s time to replace a culture of distrust with something better.

FedEx E-Commerce Revamp Jolts Delivery Army by Piling On Costs

October 31, 2019

Bloomberg

FedEx Corp.’s drive to reap the rewards of e-commerce is stirring anxiety among some of the company’s most important partners: the thousands of small businesses that handle its ground deliveries.

The Cost of Doing Business in California Is One Blackout a Week

October 28, 2019

Bloomberg

PG&E has said the outages may continue for a decade as it works to fireproof the grid.

Against the Tide, Cocoa Growers Plan to Suspend Ethical Programs

World’s Top Cocoa Growers Plan to Suspend Ethical Programs

October 21, 2019

Bloomberg

In a world that’s growing increasingly concerned about corporate commitments to environmental and social responsibility, top cocoa producers Ivory Coast and Ghana are planning to make a move that goes against the tide.

EDITOR'S Q&A

How Prepared Are Businesses for the Next Recession?

October 16, 2019

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Just about every observer of the economy agrees that a recession is coming. The only question is when. Given the inevitability of a downturn, what are companies doing to prepare?