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The BMW’s Wire Harness Supply Bottleneck Caused By Ukraine’s Invasion

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BMW’s wire harness supply crisis

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How Samsung’s Poor Quality Control Led to the Galaxy Note7 Crisis

Obi Tabansi 3 November 2025

Samsung's Poor Quality Control Led to the Galaxy Note7 Fiasco

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The Volkswagen Supplier Dispute That Disrupted Its Supply Chain in 2016

Obi Tabansi 27 October 2025

Volkswagen Supplier Dispute

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Lessons Learned From IKEA’s Horse Meat Scandal in 2013

Obi Tabansi 15 September 2025

IKEA's Horse Meat Scandal

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Lessons From Coca-Cola’s CO₂ Supply Hitch in 2018

Obi Tabansi 7 September 2025

Coca-Cola CO₂ Supply Hitch

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Lessons From Boeing 787’s Outsourcing Woes

Obi Tabansi 17 August 2025

Boeing 787's outsourcing woes

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Lessons From McDonald’s & Yum Brands’ Expired Meat Disaster in China

Obi Tabansi 3 August 2025

Mcdonald and Yum Brands

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How In-N-Out Navigated The Onion Shortage of 2021

Obi Tabansi 11 July 2025

In-N-Out onion shortage

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Lessons From Ford and Firestone’s Supplier Relationship Collapse

Obi Tabansi 8 June 2025

Ford and Firestone's supplier relationship collapse

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Unilever Nigeria’s Local Sourcing Strategy That Beat Forex Challenges

Obi Tabansi 24 May 2025

Unilever Nigeria local sourcing strategy

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Strategic Sourcing in Africa: Best practices

Obi Tabansi 4 August 2024

Pawns on a chess board depicting strategic moves in sourcing

6 min read

Contract Negotiation Tips For African Supply Chains

Obi Tabansi 16 May 2024 7

Two people negotiating a contract

6 min read

Procurement Strategies That Work: A Review

Obi Tabansi 7 May 2024 4

Procurement officers in a procurement strategy meeting

5 min read

Supply Chain Collaboration: Why You Need It

Obi Tabansi 7 May 2024 23

People rowing a boat together in a seamless collaboration chain

6 min read

9 Supplier Management Myths In African Supply Chains

Obi Tabansi 6 May 2024 5

snippets of people in vendor management process

5 min read

African Sourcing Strategies That Work: A Complete Guide

Obi Tabansi 16 April 2024

A magnifier focusing on the African continent in a searching or sourcing gesture

5 min read

Why more African businesses are automating procurement

Obi Tabansi 19 November 2023

A procurement official working on automating the process for an African business

5 min read

Why are African Supply Chains Diversifying Suppliers?

Obi Tabansi 13 November 2023

A pictorial representation of diverse suppliers in African supply chains

3 min read

Building Supplier Relationships Across Africa

Obi Tabansi 7 November 2023

A procurement manager building a relationship with her supplier

4 min read

Auditing Suppliers: Guidelines for African Supply Chains

Obi Tabansi 6 November 2023

Vendor manager auditing the suppliers process for African supply chains

6 min read

E-sourcing in Africa: The Pathway to Better Supplier Management?

Obi Tabansi 24 October 2023

procurement manager reviewing e-sourcing activities

4 min read

Is Outsourcing Supply Chain Processes Still Relevant Today?

Obi Tabansi 5 October 2023

supply chain manager shaking hands after an outsourcing deal is complete

4 min read

Supplier Consolidation: Why it Works and How to do it

Obi Tabansi 29 September 2023

A pictorial view of supplier consolidation in process

5 min read

5 Tips for Building a Diverse & Robust Supplier Base

Obi Tabansi 13 September 2023

A diverse supplier base

3 min read

Procurement principles that work in Africa

Obi Tabansi 11 September 2023

procurement professionals celebrating procurement principles effectively using this tool.

5 min read

Procurement Process Optimization: A Guide

Obi Tabansi 10 September 2023

A procurement manager thinking about the optimization process

6 min read

Sourcing Quality Suppliers in Africa: The ultimate Guide

Obi Tabansi 3 August 2023

Meeting of different suppliers somewhere in Africa

7 min read

Quality Assurance in Procurement

Obi Tabansi 8 July 2023

Quality assurance manager checking a procured item

5 min read

Procurement vs Purchasing: Understanding Their Key Differences

Obi Tabansi 1 July 2023

The procurement vs purchasing process in a supply chain

9 min read

Supplier Performance: Vital Keys

Obi Tabansi 17 June 2023

Procurement officer in the middle of a supplier performance review

6 min read

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