Training farmers improves yields for Coca Cola
This is old news at this point, but I wanted to give a quick “well done” to Coca Cola this morning for training African farmers. The company, of course, has something to gain from this …
SCM in the cloud
Supply chain management in the cloud got a big boost last week with the proposed merger of GT Nexus and TradeCard. The joint company is expected to manage $100 million in trade. And all of …
Learning to live
Life is a troubling beast. Time is pulled every which way and the world is speeding up. We are faced with an increasing amount of data which quickly overwhelms our minds. And when we do …
Android helps predict weather
This is quite possibly the coolest idea I’ve seen in a long time. Some Android mobile phones now have atmospheric sensors to help pinpoint a user’s location. Atmospheric scientists are putting this to use to …
Diagnosis in hand
One of the big problems people living in rural communities face is the difficulty/expense of access to health professionals. Often when a child gets ill a family member must take time off work and buy …
A flashlight that carries its own weight
Every once in a while I hear an idea, smack my head, and “why didn’t I think of that?” The GravityLight is one of those brilliant ideas. The problem: batteries and fuel, typically kerosene, are …
The future of supply chain management
What is the next big thing for supply chain management? While many people seem to think Big Data will solve many problems, Forbes thinks it will be Big Data used to make timely decisions and …
Insourcing for cheaper products
In my Design and Management of Supply Chains class at Penn State (SCM450W), students are assigned Scotts Miracle-Gro: The Spreader Sourcing Decision. The case surrounds the decision of whether to outsource a product or keep …
Trouble in the ivory tower
I have always been a proponent of the “think” method of teaching. While teaching the skills is necessary, it is definitely not the only reason to go to college. I was lucky enough to be …
Barrrrrrrgaining
I read a lot of news and academic articles about bargaining and It’s not every day I come across an article about bargaining with pirates though. A massive study with data on 10,000 negotations with …