Business Strategy Alignment

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

October 31, 2019

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?

Walmart Subsidizing Some Vendors in Price War With Amazon

October 15, 2019

Bloomberg

Hold on to your smartphone — the holiday price wars between Walmart Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. are heating up.

American Consumers Might Save Paper Recycling

October 15, 2019

Bloomberg

Companies are beginning to realize there’s more to lose from offending consumers who are aware of how cheap plastic products feed global warming, choke oceans, kill wildlife and — more slowly — threaten us. This is especially the case when it comes to packaging.

THE SCB PODCAST

Podcast | How Technology Is Supercharging Supply-Chain Collaboration

October 11, 2019

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

In the world of supply chain, “collaboration” is everyone’s favorite buzzword. But modern-day technology is investing the word with new meaning. Read more.

Entering the Cognitive Era of Supply-Chain Optimization

October 9, 2019

HERE

Investors to Ask Companies to Be CO2 Neutral by 2050

October 7, 2019

Bloomberg

The largest investor initiative tackling climate change says after two years of talking to the most polluting companies, data show most haven’t aligned their businesses with the Paris accord and that its members need to ramp up pressure.