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From Third Place to Third Wave. Will Starbucks’ New CEO Change More Than Just the Coffee?
The smell of pumpkin spice is back in the air, which means it’s time to talk about Starbucks again.
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A Spoonful of Sugar and a Pinch of Panic: Managing the Candy-Coated Chaos of Social Media Supply Chains
Many of you know me through this newsletter and the personal anecdotes I occasionally share here.
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Bridging Cultures: The Challenge of Transplanting TSMC’s Success to the U.S.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is one of the world’s leading producers of advanced computer chips.
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The Case Against Self-Checkouts
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Southwest Airlines Meltdown: The Real Root Cause
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Uber is Finally … Profitable: What Drove This?
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Scaling the Bitter Bean: How Blank Street Brews Success with a Dash of Mediocrity and a Shot of Frosty Service
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First Principles Thinking: Tesla Unboxing the Assembly Line
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Economies of Density in Cold Supply Chains: Understanding the Lineage IPO
The Morning Brew title last week was “Cold Storage is so Hot Right now.”
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Delta’s CrowdStrike Debacle: A Service Failure Analysis
Last week, I wrote about a potential condom shortage.
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The Olympics and the Great Condom Shortage: A Gold Medal in Logistics
The 2024 Summer Olympics just started in Paris and, as always, there’s an overall sense of excitement.
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Summer Travel and the Changing Landscape of Airline Loyalty Programs
It’s summer, and for many, that means it’s time for travel.
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The Great Strava Debate: To Free or Not to Free
I’ve mentioned the idea of ‘running’ office hours before (i.e., running with students while discussing topics related and unrelated to class), so while…
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The Impact of Gen AI on Service Jobs
Several months ago, Klarna, a ‘buy-now-pay-later’ firm, announced the global rollout of its AI assistant, powered by OpenAI.
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Good Taylorism, Bad Taylorism
Several weeks ago, Wells Fargo laid off employees for allegedly faking work.
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Running on Lies: How Spring Energy’s ‘Awesome Sauce’ and Toyota’s Safety Scandals Misled Consumers
In the ultra-running world, where endurance plays second fiddle only to nutrition, recent revelations about the accuracy of sports nutrition labels have…
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New York’s Controversial Delay of Congestion Pricing
Just weeks before the plan was set to take effect, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced an indefinite delay in implementing congestion pricing in…
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