Nestlé: Fostering climate change resilience among smallholder farmers
Nestlé, the world’s largest food and beverage company with $92 billion in revenue in 2016,[1] depends on a sprawling supply chain of over 680,000 largely independent, smallholder farmers.[2] The...
View ArticleREI: A Beacon for Sustainable Business
For many intrepid outdoor explorers, Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI) is the go-to place for buying quality, performance clothing and equipment. But does a business with this level of passion for the...
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C.H. Robinson – Predicting the Future in the Global Supply Chain
Risks in the Global Supply Chain International trade continues to grow exponentially and is becoming increasingly interconnected. With this, comes unprecedented risks and potential economic costs that...
View ArticleNavigating Through Supply Chain Turbulence With Additive Manufacturing at Boeing
Due to surging demand for air travel over the past decade, Boeing has more than doubled its annual aircraft production from roughly 300 planes in 2005 to over 800 in 2018 [1]. Scaling production has...
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Printing the Future: Ford Motor Company’s New Production Process
The rise of additive manufacturing (also known as 3D printing) promises to revolutionize how companies build products. Ford Motor Company is revolutionizing the very production processes it popularized...
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Danko Arlington: The Future of Additive Manufacturing in the Aerospace...
Additive manufacturing technology is both a competitive advantage and threat for casting houses, such as Danko Arlington, a rising Aerospace foundry in Baltimore. My three years of experience rolling...
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DoD Additive Manufacturing: Pushing Supply Solutions to End Users
You are a member of a Special Operations Force (SOF) unit deployed to a remote forward operating base in Afghanistan and a part breaks on your main generator requiring the camp to run only essential...
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Is the Navy’s Additive Manufacturing Strategy Bold Enough?
The success of the U.S. military will be defined not only by its capabilities, but also by its ability to rapidly scale and adapt its supply chain. Additive manufacturing (AM) has the ability to...
View ArticleWhere is my package? DHL’s machine learning works to provide more reliable...
Where is my package? With the expansion of ecommerce, customers are increasingly demanding fast, transparent delivery. While this seems like a simple question, it actually uncovers a very complex web...
View ArticleAs 3D printing drugs in rural hospitals becomes a reality, what are the...
On the same day Alibaba’s ‘Singles’ Day’ sales took China by storm, The New York Times ran an article describing an unusual online transaction taking place in rural China – a son with a cancer-stricken...
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