ethics

Regulations May Restrict Pricing Tactics and Technology

Various technologies now enable retailers to change product pricing in ways that have raised questions about ethics and legality.

Many states have enacted, or are in the process of enacting, legislation to address the use of technology in changing prices. In 2025, over 100 price transparency bills were introduced across 33 states. Several states enacted laws requiring firms to disclose when prices are adjusted using real-time data or algorithms.

Specific pricing tactics include dynamic, algorithmic, and surveillance pricing. Dynamic pricing involves real-time […]

By Ross L. Fink, Ph.D.|2026-05-10T09:47:30+00:00May 10, 2026|Tags: artificial intelligence, dynamic pricing, ethics, inventory management, process design, surge pricing, technology|

Traditional, Generative and Physical AI in Health Care

Nvidia makes computer chips that could help alleviate the anticipated shortfall of qualified medical professionals in the future.

By 2030, it is expected that 11 million healthcare positions may be unfilled. Medical teams are poised to use AI to help with diagnoses, surgeries, patient care, drug development, and virtual appointments as well as using “physical AI” to perform some of the physical, rather than mental, tasks of health care workers.

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A look at how artificial […]

By Lisa M. Spencer|2025-12-28T07:54:28+00:00December 28, 2025|Tags: artificial intelligence, ethics, productivity, service design, waiting time|

Challenges of Frozen Food Recalls

Aldi, like many other grocery chains, has faced its share of frozen food recalls.

Frozen foods pose special challenges, as consumers often keep them for extended periods of time that go far beyond the span of news coverage and make it difficult to fully contain and correct the problems.

The causes of the recalls have been varied, but the consequences are always far-reaching.

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The Biggest Food Recalls In Aldi’s History (July 15, 2024, Foodie)

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By Lisa M. Spencer|2025-03-19T06:32:21+00:00March 19, 2025|Tags: costs of quality, ethics, product recall, quality control, recalls|

Ikea’s Tiny House Project in Texas

Ikea has deepened its engagement in social causes by teaming up with WestEast Design Group to launch a tiny house project for homeless seniors in San Antonio, Texas.

The project will construct 200 small houses in a neighborhood with provisions for healthcare, counselling and community spaces. The 365 square foot housing unit was designed to provide a sense of security and maximum privacy, after responding to feedback from future tenants who visited a prototype set up in an Ikea store.

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By Anita Lee-Post, Ph.D.|2024-12-18T03:53:14+00:00December 18, 2024|Tags: community, ethics, project management, social responsibility, sustainability strategy|