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If you ship more than 5 billion packages annually, you’re going to lose a few of them. But Amazon is …
Controlling Theft with Dummy Packages: Amazon’s Effort to Catch Unethical Delivery Drivers
26 Friday Oct 2018
Category Archives: Chapter 16: Supply Chain Management
Fitting Robots into Smaller Spaces Brings New Click-and-Collect Opportunities for Grocers of All Sizes
24 Monday Sep 2018
Posted in Chapter 16: Supply Chain Management
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Large grocery store chains have been exploring the potential cost savings that could result from robotic inventory management and fulfillment …
Trading Luxury Goods Like Stocks Brings Greater Access and Lower Prices for Consumers
12 Wednesday Sep 2018
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StockX is shaking up the luxury goods market by innovating a new way to bring limited-edition, high-demand products—namely, exclusive sneakers—to …
Can Farmers and Processors Keep Milking Profits Out of a Market in Which Grocery Retailers Process Milk?
05 Tuesday Dec 2017
Posted in Chapter 16: Supply Chain Management
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Milk is mostly a commodity product: a convenience item, purchased frequently and consumed regularly, sold at low margins. Even though …
Putting Plated on the Shelf: The Acquisition of a Meal-Kit Service by Albertsons
27 Friday Oct 2017
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Meal kits have become a prominent consumption channel, offering consumers the convenience of prepackaged portions and recipes, often delivered to …
The Ethylene Market Gives a Clear Example of Supply and Demand in the Aftermath of Hurricane Harvey
10 Tuesday Oct 2017
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The effects of Hurricane Harvey are unprecedented, and that description applies to markets as well. For example, the devastating storm …
Automation Spreading to Yet Another Link in the Supply Chain: Driverless Trucking
02 Monday Oct 2017
Posted in Chapter 16: Supply Chain Management
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Robots already are doing much of the work in supply chains, from picking orders in warehouses to stocking items on …
Tesla’s Careful Balancing Act as the Model 3 Finally Arrives
28 Thursday Sep 2017
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It’s finally here! But then again, don’t get too excited. These are the mixed messages coming from Tesla as the …
The Third-Party Effect: How Amazon’s Model Has Prompted a New Manufacturer–Retailer Relationship
28 Friday Jul 2017
Posted in Chapter 16: Supply Chain Management
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Once upon a time, popular brand manufacturers held great sway over their physical retail partners. They could insist on certain …
The Kids Are Marketing All Right: Recycling and Selling on E-Commerce Platforms
12 Friday May 2017
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Rather than waiting for retailers to stock the fashions they want or for their parents to give them enough money …
