2020 saw Peloton’s supply chain buckle under the pressure of explosive growth. What started as an unprecedented...
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In 2017, a single cyberattack on TNT Express, a subsidiary of FedEx, cost the company $400 million....
It is rare to see supply chains that break at the strongest point, but you will notice...
Following the pandemic, global shipping collapsed under its own weight in 2021. Demand spiked, containers were stuck...
Caterpillar’s Dual Sourcing Strategy was born from hard lessons. In 2011, the Tōhoku earthquake halted the supply...
Within 18 months, Peloton went from soaring on pandemic-driven demand to stumbling as gyms reopened and customers...
The 2021 McDonald’s milkshake shortage in the UK and the ripple effect that followed are proof that...
In 2015, there was a Maggi noodles lead poisoning crisis that took India by storm. Subsequently, the...
BREXIT severely impacted Marks & Spencer’s food supply chain, resulting in significant financial losses, product cuts, and...
Apple’s Carbon-Neutral Supply Chain Commitment sounded impossible when it was first announced. But it’s been five years...
In 2013, IKEA’s horse meat scandal exposed the impact of blindly trusting suppliers even when they seem...
It is one thing to hype a product, but if you cannot deliver, that’s just bad supply...
Ford’s semiconductor crisis was part of the global chip shortage from 2020 to 2022. But could things...
Imagine running out of something that is literally everywhere. That was the situation the largest beverage company...
GM’s 40-day labor strike severely impacted supply chain operations, company profitability, and the broader auto supplier industry....
Tesla Model 3’s production bottleneck was a self-described hell that could have been avoided. It was ultimately...
There is considerable discussion about the efficiency of Just-In-Time in crisis situations. But Toyota’s Just-In-Time revamp proved...
IKEA’s vertical integration strategy underpins the company’s ability to offer low-cost, flat-pack furniture globally while maintaining quality...
Most supply chain professionals are trained to plan for demand swings, not production halts driven by regulatory...
Tesla and Panasonic’s partnership in 2014 unlocked a cost-saving strategy that revolutionized the EV industry. And took...
Boeing 787’s outsourcing woes began when the company chose to break tradition and outsource the majority of...
Many supply chains have taken a flawed approach to their automated forecasting. The common belief is “just...
In an industry crazy about just-in-time inventory, Hyundai’s semiconductor strategy took the opposite approach in 2020, and...
The GM Ventilator Project (2020) demonstrated the impact and necessity of speed during a logistics and supply...
Walmart’s RFID mandate to its top 100 suppliers in June 2003 challenged the notion that barcodes, combined...
H&M’s inventory failure in 2018 cost the company $4 billion. Companies occasionally lose money, but this particular...
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...
Long-haul and last-mile drivers waste hundreds of millions of miles every year. And the loss only compounds...
