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January 28, 2019 Newsletter

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 […]

By OM in the News|2019-01-29T03:36:02+00:00January 28, 2019|Tags: apps, blockchain, food safety, food supply chain, logistics, technology, transportation|

January 21, 2019 Newsletter

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 productivity, logistics, recalls, sustainability, work design, and more.

The Dark Side of Dollar Stores
Once they were perceived as low-cost options in economically depressed areas. But some communities have begun to resist the proliferation of dollar stores. Read more…

Shortage of Truck Drivers Creates Bottleneck
The American Trucking Association estimates that there will […]

By OM in the News|2019-01-22T04:56:29+00:00January 21, 2019|Tags: bottleneck, capacity, ethics, location, logistics, transportation, trucking|

January 14, 2019 Newsletter

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 productivity, logistics, recalls, sustainability, work design, and more.

GM: Tough Maneuvering in a Fast-Moving Market
How can a company bolstered by a taxpayer-funded bailout and generous tax cuts close 5 plants and lay off 14,000 people? Read more…

Third Romaine Recall Hits Trucking Industry
What do truckers do when told to dump 15 […]

By OM in the News|2019-01-15T07:00:46+00:00January 14, 2019|Tags: logistics, product safety, productivity, recall, shipping, supply chain management, sustainability, transportation|

January 8, 2019 Newsletter

It’s your OM in the News roundup! Happy New Year, we hope your holiday season was filled with cheer.

This newsletter is chock full of goodies. Our faculty bloggers discuss a wide range of OM topics from capacity to distribution, quality control to sustainability, and healthcare to facility location. Many posts include videos, and all provide engaging, thoughtful questions for class discussion.

Uber Freight Provides Capacity in Tight Market
Land O’Lakes has […]

By OM in the News|2019-01-08T18:45:00+00:00January 8, 2019|Tags: capacity, distribution, healthcare, location, logistics, medical supply chain, quality control, shipping, sustainability, transportation|