Welcome to this week’s OM in the News roundup! Here’s what we’ve been blogging about. All posts include videos and discussion prompts for supply chain and OM classes.

Making Fast Food Pickup Faster
Restaurants are working on making the delivery of digital orders as easy and fast as possible. Read more…

Relativity to Print Rockets In Its New Location
Relativity is building a 120,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility in Long Beach, California to make its Terran 1 rocket. Read more…

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Welcome to this week’s OM in the News roundup! Here’s what we’ve been blogging about. All posts include videos and discussion prompts for supply chain and OM classes.

Amazon is Banking on Brick-and-Mortar Stores
Amazon is expanding its physical footprint to pursue a brick-and-mortar strategy in a sector known for razor-thin profit margins. Read more…

Small Changes By Walmart Lead to Hundreds of Millions in Savings
Walmart is leveraging small cost savings projects across the supply chain on items from plastic bags to vest to lighting. Read more…

Ramping Up Mask Manufacturing at 3M
3M has ratcheted up production to try to catch up with the growing demand for its N95 respirator masks. Read more…

Search our archive of hundreds of articles and videos at OM in the News, indexed by textbook chapters and keywords. Or, check out recent posts on the Post Archives page.

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Welcome to this week’s OM in the News roundup! Here’s what we’ve been blogging about. All posts include videos and discussion prompts for supply chain and OM classes.

Productivity vs. Patient Safety at Walgreens and CVS
Tired employees at Walgreens and CVS are making mistakes that may threaten patient safety. Read more…

Blue Apron Fails to Deliver
Like many other startups, the meal-delivery service company fell short of expectations with an unsustainable and unproven business model. Read more…

Sour Grapes: Oversupply of Wine Forces Price Drops
With wine sales dropping unexpectedly, it has caused an oversupply of grapes that was not in the forecast by California wineries. Read more…

Kia Recalls SUVs Due to Fire Hazard
Kia is joining Hyundai in recalling SUVs and minivans in the United States because of an electrical short that is a known fire hazard. Read more…

Search our archive of hundreds of articles and videos at OM in the News, indexed by textbook chapters and keywords. Or, check out recent posts on the Post Archives page.

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