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February 11, 2019 Newsletter

February 11, 2019

It’s your OM in the News roundup! Follow the links to recent posts from our faculty contributors, including videos and thoughtful questions for class discussion. In this edition, we discuss automation, driverless last-mile delivery, logistics, cross-border shipping, and more.

E-Commerce Laws in India Limit E-Tailers like Amazon
Effective February 1st, new laws in India will protect small online businesses, posing a business risk for large e-tailers like Amazon and Walmart. Read more…

US XPress Nixes US-Mexican Border Business
In the coming months of 2019, U.S. Xpress will close its trucking terminal in Laredo, Texas, and dispose of 700 dry van trailers. Read more…

Next Big Thing? Driverless Delivery with Amazon Scout
Your Amazon Prime packages may soon be delivered to your doorstep by Scout, Amazon’s new six-wheeled autonomous delivery robot. Read more…

Automation Is Not Always the Answer
Automation can improve performance and reduce costs, but not all processes will be or should be automated. Read more…

Weather Stopped Beer Delivery with Super Bowl Looming
Several beer distributors in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin area stopped delivery of their products on Wednesday, January 30, 2019, just 4 days before kickoff. Read more…

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automation, distribution, ecommerce, logistics, technology, trucking

February 4, 2019 Newsletter

February 4, 2019

OM in the News

It’s your OM in the News roundup! Follow the links to recent posts from our faculty contributors, including videos and thoughtful questions for class discussion. In this edition, we discuss location, inventory management, sustainability, service design and more.

P & G’s New Waterless Cleaners – Big Ideas in Small Packages
Ten years in the making, revolutionary new DS3 cleaning products by Procter and Gamble are liquid-free and have no plastic packaging. Read more…

Revamping Time and Motion Studies
When companies look at improving efficiency, they often overlook how to make humans more productive and focus instead on how to replace them with automation. Read more…

Gold is the Midas Touch of Tipping
A study in the Journal of the Academy of Marketing Sciences reported that the color gold in restaurants can lead to a higher tip for the wait staff. Read more…

No Chick-fil-A at the Super Bowl
Chick-fil-A continues to uphold its long-standing policy of being closed on Sundays, including at its fast-food stand in the Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Read more…

Image source: DreamPictures/Shannon Faulk/Getty Images

efficiency, inventory management, location, productivity, service design, servicescape, sustainability

January 28, 2019 Newsletter

January 28, 2019

OM in the News

It’s your OM in the News roundup! Follow the links to recent posts from our faculty contributors, including videos and thoughtful questions for class discussion. In this edition, we discuss logistics, food supply chain, blockchain, last mile delivery, smartphone apps, and more.

Prolonging Youth… For Avocados!
Apeel Sciences, a food technology start-up, is tackling the problem of food waste by finding ways to maintain freshness for longer. Read more…

Tunnel Vision
Elon Musk is betting that the solution to urban traffic congestion is a ride through a series of tunnels with elevator stations. Read more…

Angola’s New Last Mile Delivery App
One large pig to go? No problem. For $124, an African start-up called Tupuca will deliver it to your doorstep. Read more…

New Player in Food Blockchain
The World Wildlife Fund-Australia is using blockchain in the supply chain to help make tracking of food items transparent. Read more…

Image source: AGE Fotostock/Pixtal

apps, blockchain, food safety, food supply chain, logistics, technology, transportation

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