H&M’s inventory failure in 2018 cost the company $4 billion. Companies occasionally lose money, but this particular...
Obi Tabansi
Obinabo Tochukwu Tabansi is a supply chain digital writer (Content writer & Ghostwriter) helping professionals and business owners across Africa learn from real-world supply chain wins and setbacks and apply proven strategies to their own operations. He also crafts social content for logistics and supply chain companies, turning their solutions and insights into engaging posts that drive visibility and trust.
In July 2014, a shocking food safety scandal hit McDonald’s and Yum Brands (KFC/Pizza Hut) in China....
Starbucks’ ethically sourced coffee redefined the sourcing template for various companies, demonstrating what is possible when more...
Walmart’s Project Gigaton is a story of how the world’s largest retailer used supply chain partnerships to...
Bolt Food’s exit from Nigeria shook the industry. But it wasn’t because it happened, it was because...
Long-haul and last-mile drivers waste hundreds of millions of miles every year. And the loss only compounds...
The UPS logistics failure in 2013 and subsequent redemption in 2014 occurred due to poor demand planning....
Cisco’s $2.25 billion inventory collapse and eventual write-off in 2001 were more than the annual GDP of...
Amazon’s holiday delivery meltdown triggered a chain reaction, prompting the company to establish an internal logistics operation...
DHL’s warehouse robotics transformation was driven by a surge in e-commerce demand and severe labor shortages. Article...
The Mondelez trucking crisis occurred due to the national trucking shortage in 2018, which resulted in delays...
The 2021 In-N-Out onion shortage tested the company’s supply chain, which is often praised for its simplicity...
The Nigerian market can be challenging to navigate, especially in recent years. But it was Shoprite Holdings’...
Dell’s build-to-order strategy in the 2000s helped the company turn its inventory problems into a competitive advantage....
Caterpillar’s supply chain playbook brought the company out of a downturn, and for close to a decade,...
Jumia’s food delivery service was a pace setter in Africa, and frankly, by all standards, it was...
Seven-Up’s distribution model in Nigeria is a success story that provides a template for how other supply...
Bamburi Cement’s supply chain digitization reshaped how the company moves cement from its factories to customers. Adapting...
Adidas’ speed factory experiment was a bold initiative to revolutionize the footwear supply chain. The idea was...
The Ford and Firestone’s supplier relationship was more than a business partnership. The two families were intertwined....
IKEA’s global supply chain crisis from 2021 to 2023 proves that even business giants and mega supply...
Chowdeck’s food delivery principles have proven that smart last-mile and quick delivery thinking can win in tough...
Target Canada’s supply chain collapse during the retailer’s Canada expansion between 2011 and 2013 is a warning...
How too much cash flow forced Dollar General’s inventory overstocking mistake, leading to a $95 million hit...
The mid‐July 2021 civil unrest in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) and Gauteng struck at the heart of South Africa’s...
In the wake of the pandemic, the Ukraine war, and economic woes that plagued much of the...
In October 2021, Kellogg’s supply chain faced a tough test. Over 1,400 cereal workers across four U.S....
MTN’s supply chain has propelled the company to become Africa’s biggest telecom company. Today, the company operates...
Food moves fast, but contamination moves faster. When a bag of lettuce carries disease, hours matter, and...
In early 2020, the world came to a standstill due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ships sat still,...
