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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

6 min read

The Story Behind Apple’s Manufacturing Shift Away From China

Obi Tabansi 28 October 2025

Apple's manufacturing shift

5 min read

The Volkswagen Supplier Dispute That Disrupted Its Supply Chain in 2016

Obi Tabansi 27 October 2025

Volkswagen Supplier Dispute

5 min read

How H&M’s Nearshoring Strategy is Shaping The Industry

Obi Tabansi 13 October 2025

H&M's Nearshoring Strategy

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How JioMart Kirana Partnership Transformed Grocery Supply

Obi Tabansi 12 October 2025

Jiomart kirana partnership

6 min read

Lessons From Maggi Noodles Lead Poisoning Crisis in India 2015

Obi Tabansi 21 September 2025

Maggi Noodles Lead Poisoning Crisis in India 2015

6 min read

Lessons Learned From IKEA’s Horse Meat Scandal in 2013

Obi Tabansi 15 September 2025

IKEA's Horse Meat Scandal

7 min read

Inventory Lessons From the Starbucks’ Oat Milk Stockout

Obi Tabansi 7 September 2025

Starbucks' Oat Milk Stockout

6 min read

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

Obi Tabansi 7 September 2025

Coca-Cola CO₂ Supply Hitch

6 min read

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

Obi Tabansi 1 September 2025

Tesla Model 3s Production Bottleneck

7 min read

Lessons From Toyota’s Just-In-Time Revamp

Obi Tabansi 1 September 2025

Toyota's Just-In-Time Revamp

7 min read

Lessons From Boeing’s 737 MAX Supply Chain Freeze

Obi Tabansi 24 August 2025

737 max supply chain freeze

7 min read

Lessons From Boeing 787’s Outsourcing Woes

Obi Tabansi 17 August 2025

Boeing 787's outsourcing woes

6 min read

Lessons from Nike’s $100M Inventory Glitch in 2000

Obi Tabansi 17 August 2025

Nike's Inventory Glitch

7 min read

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

Obi Tabansi 3 August 2025

Mcdonald and Yum Brands

7 min read

Lessons From Ford and Firestone’s Supplier Relationship Collapse

Obi Tabansi 8 June 2025

Ford and Firestone's supplier relationship collapse

6 min read

Chowdeck’s Food Delivery Principles and Resilience in Nigeria

Obi Tabansi 1 June 2025

Chowdeck's food delivery operations

6 min read

Why Nike’s Supply Chain Failed During the Pandemic

Obi Tabansi 17 May 2025

Nike's supply chain operations

7 min read

Why KFC’s Supplier Change Failed in The UK

Obi Tabansi 26 April 2025

Yum! Brands & KFC's supplier image

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

A Guide To Overcoming Limited Local Supplier Options In Africa

Obi Tabansi 12 February 2024

local suppliers in Africa

7 min read

A guide to supplier data management (SDM) in Africa

Obi Tabansi 1 February 2024

supplier data management solution

5 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

Battling Counterfeiting in African Supply Chains

Obi Tabansi 4 November 2023

A counterfeiting expert working on an African supply chain

4 min read

Blockchain in African Supply Chains: 3 primary applications

Obi Tabansi 21 October 2023

Supply chain professionals exploring the blockchain application

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

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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