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Why Mattel’s 2007 Toy Recall Happened and the Impact

Obi Tabansi 16 November 2025 0

Mattel’s 2007 Toy Recall

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Lessons from NVIDIA’s Inventory Write-Down in 2018

Obi Tabansi 16 November 2025 0

NVIDIA's Inventory Write-Down in 2018

6 min read

How Chip Shortage Crippled Sony’s PS5 Supply Chain

Obi Tabansi 3 November 2025 0

PS5 Supply Chain

6 min read

How E. coli and Norovirus Exposed Chipotle’s Farm-to-Restaurant Supply

Obi Tabansi 20 October 2025 0

Chipotle’s Farm-to-Restaurant Supply Chain

7 min read

How Nike’s Lean Manufacturing Transformed Its Supply Chain

Obi Tabansi 19 October 2025 0

Nike's lean manufacturing

6 min read

How The Pandemic Broke Peloton’s Supply Chain

Obi Tabansi 5 October 2025 0

Peloton's supply chain

7 min read

Supply Chain Lessons From GM’s 40 Day Labor Strike in 2019

Obi Tabansi 1 September 2025 0

GM 40 day labor strike

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How Tesla Navigated The Model 3’s Production Bottleneck in 2017 & 2018

Obi Tabansi 1 September 2025 0

Tesla Model 3s Production Bottleneck

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Lessons From Toyota’s Just-In-Time Revamp

Obi Tabansi 1 September 2025 0

Toyota's Just-In-Time Revamp

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Why IKEA’s Vertical Integration Strategy Works

Obi Tabansi 24 August 2025 0

IKEA's Vertical Integration Strategy

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Inside Lafarge-Africa’s Supply Chain: Beating FX Pressures with Local Sourcing

Obi Tabansi 18 April 2025 0

Lafarge-Africa's supply chain operations in Nigeria

5 min read

Optimizing African Supply Chains For Future Dominance

Obi Tabansi 3 August 2024 0

African Supply Chain Map

5 min read

Lead Time in Supply Chain: The Definitive Guide

Obi Tabansi 31 July 2024 0

A hand trying to reduce lead time in SCM using a control

6 min read

Lean Supply Chain in Africa: The Key Concepts

Obi Tabansi 30 July 2024 0

Two African professionals engaging in lean supply chain

7 min read

7 Strategies for Reducing Supply Chain Costs

Obi Tabansi 9 May 2024 20

A man pointing to costs control for supply chains on a screen

4 min read

7 Guidelines to Reduce Supply Chain Lead Times

Obi Tabansi 8 May 2024 12

A bar chart showing reduction in supply chain lead time

6 min read

How to find and stop spend leakage in your supply chain

Obi Tabansi 12 February 2024 0

Finding and stopping financial leakage in the supply chain

4 min read

A Guide To Overcoming Limited Local Supplier Options In Africa

Obi Tabansi 12 February 2024 0

local suppliers in Africa

7 min read

The beginners guide to 3PL, 4PL, and 5PL partners.

Obi Tabansi 23 November 2023 0

3pl vs 4pl vs 5pl

5 min read

How African supply chains can optimize their logistics operations

Obi Tabansi 21 November 2023 0

Logistics managers optimizing their operations

5 min read

The role of supply chain in the African hospitality industry

Obi Tabansi 18 November 2023 0

A hospitality personnel reaping the rewards of a successful supply chain

3 min read

Centralized or Decentralized Supply Chain Operations?

Obi Tabansi 28 October 2023 0

centralized or decentralized supply chain

4 min read

Resource Scarcity in Your Supply Chain? Do These.

Obi Tabansi 26 October 2023 0

A supply chain manager battling resource scarcity

4 min read

Capacity Constraints in Supply Chain: How to Manage it

Obi Tabansi 8 October 2023 0

A supply chain manger dealing with capacity constraint

5 min read

How to Optimize Production Scheduling and Sequencing

Obi Tabansi 26 September 2023 0

Production professionals in the middle of scheduling and sequencing

6 min read

Supply Chain Transparency in Africa: The What and Why

Obi Tabansi 18 September 2023 0

Two supply chain managers working to achieve transparency

7 min read

Navigating Supply Chain Bottlenecks

Obi Tabansi 14 September 2023 0

Container grid depicting supply chain bottleneck

8 min read

Strategies for Achieving Supply Chain Agility in Africa

Obi Tabansi 3 September 2023 0

Supply Chain Professional in Africa working on agility

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Optimizing Material Handling Process: Proven Strategies that Work

Obi Tabansi 26 August 2023 0

Material handling scenario alongside tools used for its optimization

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Reimagining Warehouse Slotting

Obi Tabansi 21 August 2023 0

Two warehouse staffs organizing their ware house through slotting

6 min read

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