The “Ethical” Olympics: Does London Deserve the Title?
There are roughly 100 days to go before the opening ceremonies for the Summer Olympic Games to be held in London England. Billions around the world anxiously await the start of this glorious display of...
View ArticleThe Olympic Games: A Logistics Challenge of Herculean Proportion
It seems that the Olympic Games is an event that people love to hate. The scope of the Games makes it one of the most far-reaching and complex initiatives in modern times. The breadth of its influence...
View ArticleCrowd Sourcing: Social Media Enhances Supply Chain Agility
What is crowd sourcing, and how can it improve SCM? Many of us will recall watching in awe in late 2010 as a fruit vendor in Tunisia set himself on fire, in protest against what he viewed as public...
View ArticleOlympic Games 2012 Pose Logistics Challenges
For businesses in London and throughout the United Kingdom, the Olympic Games promises to bring a bonanza of commercial activity that has never been enjoyed on the British Isles. The eyes of the world...
View ArticleWhat Is Supply Chain Management? “Global SCM” – ASU’s Video Series: Part 7
Module 7 of the excellent “What is Supply Chain Management” series, produced by ASU and the W. P. Carey School of Business, discusses the topic of the Global Supply Chain Management. Comparing a...
View ArticleOlympic Games and Supply Chain Risk: UK Mid-Sized Businesses Poorly Prepared
You can lead an equestrian to water, but you can’t make it drink. In spite of continued warnings over the past three or four years, many medium-sized businesses in the UK seem ill-prepared to deal with...
View ArticleThe Olympians: Five Great Lessons on Business Leadership
High performance athletes can teach us a great deal about what it takes to succeed in life, and in business. Two weeks ago, I attended a reunion at my former rowing club in Mississauga, Canada. I...
View ArticleWhat Is Supply Chain Management? “Measuring Performance”
Module 10 of the excellent “What is Supply Chain Management” series, produced by ASU and the W. P. Carey School of Business, examines issues to consider when building a system of performance metrics....
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