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.

Disruptions to Tea Supply Chain
Disruptions to the global tea supply chain, from the movement restrictions of the pandemic to weather issues, are causing serious supply problems with tea. Read more…

Mack Trucks Roll Off the Roanoke Line
Mack Trucks has started production on medium-duty trucks in its brand-new Roanoke Valley Operations (RVO) facility in Virginia. 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.

Pandemic Pushes Grocers to Adopt New Tech
Price Chopper, Wegmans, and Giant Eagle have introduced checkout-free technology in some stores. Read more…

Harley-Davidson Motors Out of India
Harley-Davidson has ceased manufacturing operations in India, succumbing to low-cost rivals, high taxes and declining discretionary spending. 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.

Procurement Reset at Kraft Heinz
Beset by poor management and financial misconduct, procurement had become an embarrassment for Kraft Heinz. Read more…

Made in Italy at Amazon
Even in places like Italy where people prefer to shop in stores, Amazon has been able to assume a dominant role during the pandemic. Read more…

Creative Recipes to Help Restaurants this Winter
Restaurants made adjustments to reopen this summer. Now, they need to reinvent themselves. 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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