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Is the White House’s New Directive on Supply Chain Resilience Merely a Buzzword or a Genuine Solution?
As we head into the holiday season, you should expect the next several articles to be related to supply chain issues. And nothing says festive supply…
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The Ozempic Dilemma: Rationing Amidst Rising Demand
Ozempic, a product of Novo Nordisk, is at the center of an unfolding medical and supply chain conundrum. Originally developed as a treatment for type 2…
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Rethinking Airplane Boarding: Balancing Efficiency, Preferences, and Real-World Complexities
I’m quite sure I’m “preaching to the choir” here when I express how crucial air travel efficiency is both in the grand scheme of modern transportation…
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Can AI and Blockchain Solve the Food Loss and Waste Problem?
The Atlantic featured an interesting article on how to reduce food waste by hacking expiration dates through the use of AI. The article explains how…
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The Dichotomy of Market-Making vs Frictionless Platforms: A Dissection of Convoy’s Downfall
Every time a startup fails, I am overcome by a sense of melancholy. But the collapse of supply chain startups is particularly disheartening. Convoy, a…
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Self-Checkouts: Retail’s Double-Edged Sword of Innovation and Irritation
This article is written in times of great sorrow and polarization around the world, so I hope we can at least unite around a simple fact. The fact that…
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Airbnb’s Algorithmic Odyssey: Balancing Automation, Pricing, and User Trust
Over the past few weeks, numerous articles featuring interviews with Brian Chesky, the CEO of Airbnb, have emerged. In these articles, Chesky has made…
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Starbucks’ Double Shot: Speed and Variety at the Expense of Quality
For the second time in a row, I’ve decided to write about coffee—an escapism of sorts. Luckily, there have been several interesting developments…
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From Beans to Forests: The EU’s Brewed Approach to Coffee Sourcing and Deforestation Combat
As a major global economic player, the European Union has always been at the forefront of implementing policies that promote sustainability and protect…
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MasterClass: High-Priced Edutainment with Celebrity Sparkle, but is it Truly Scalable?
Earlier this week, The Information had a fascinating article on MasterClass. For those who don’t know, MasterClass is a firm that offers well-produced…
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Amazon’s Holiday Shopping List: 250,000 Workers!
Amazon just announced that they will hire 250,000 people for the holiday season. This will be a combination of full-time (I guess very few), seasonal…
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How did COVID (Really) Shape Supply Chains?
As the number of COVID cases around the world is increasing, it's time to revisit the question of what the pandemic’s true impact on supply chains was…
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