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September 30, 2019 Newsletter

September 30, 2019

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.

Large Greenhouse to Supply East Coast Market
AppHarvest is building the largest greenhouse in the United States, to provide 45 million pounds of fresh vegetables each year. Read more…

KFC’s Limited-Time Menu
KFC is launching three interesting sandwiches through a limited-time menu over the summer and early fall 2019. Read more…

Spirit Halloween’s Pop-Up Stores
More than 1,300 Spirit Halloween stores pop-up for the Halloween season, hoping to capture part of a $9 Billion market. Read more…

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inventory management, location, project management, sustainability

September 23, 2019 Newsletter

September 23, 2019

OM in the News

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.

Hasbro Reduces China Sourcing
Hasbro continues to reduce ties with China, aiming to source less than 50% of its toys for the U.S. market from there by the end of 2020. Read more…

Why Washing Machines Are Learning to Play the Harp
How much are we willing to pay for the bings, pongs, and whooshes made by appliances? Read more…

Shanghai Surprise. CostCo Is Overwhelmed
What does Costco have that other retailers don’t? Costco just opened the doors of its first store in China. Read more…

Bionic Boost in the Workplace
The latest, exciting quest to improve working conditions has produced robotic shorts. Read more…

Waffle House Disaster Recovery Index
Waffle House believes that having a Waffle House restaurant open after a disaster helps the community. Read more…

Google Shifts Pixel Production to Vietnam
Google is moving aggressively to relocate Pixel smartphone production from China to northern Vietnam. Read more…

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disaster planning, outsourcing, product design, sourcing, supply chain management, tariffs, technology

September 16, 2019 Newsletter

September 16, 2019

OM in the News

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.

Cooler Robots for College Campuses
Starship Technology, Inc., is expanding its autonomous delivery service to 100 college campuses by 2021. Read more…

Origami Paper as Packaging
As more people view plastics as an environmental problem, companies are looking for ways to remove plastics from their products. Read more…

United Pilots ConnectionSaver
United Airlines’ new ConnectionSaver technology helps passengers make tight connections they would have otherwise missed. Read more…

KFC’s Newest Secret Spice: Beyond Meat
KFC’s Atlanta test of Beyond Meat’s plant-based chicken sold out in just five hours, proving a hungry market for meatless alternatives. Read more…

Search our archive of hundreds of articles and videos at OM in the News, indexed by textbook chapters and keywords!

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capacity, inventory management, product design, productivity, service design, strategy, supply chain management, sustainability, technology, waiting lines, work force scheduling

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