Here is a hard truth: Earth's resources are finite, and our planet's ability to absorb the waste and pollution we generate is decreasing inexorably year after year. You may already have heard about the circular economy or read some articles about it, but do you understand what it is? Do you know
Challenge Based Learning in Supply Chain Management
Content and information are everywhere nowadays. Anyone can learn anything on the web with easy access. Therefore, traditional teaching and learning methods, which are considered content-centered, are not as effective as they used to be. Students lose their motivation since they are sure they will
How IoT, AI, and Blockchain Can Create a Sustainable Supply Chain
Sustainability has become one of the most important concerns of every organization across different industries. Research from McKinsey & Company shows that companies with high ratings for environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors have a lower cost of debt and equity and outperform the
What is Supply Chain Management?
There is a difference between what we now call supply chain management and the traditional concept of logistics. Logistics typically refers to activities that occur within the boundaries of a single organization and supply chains refer to networks of companies that work together and coordinate
Cuba 55 Years On: Impact of Supply Chains
Arriving in Cuba for the first time is like stepping into a time capsule that has preserved different periods of the country’s history, and then mixed them all together. There’s old Havana, the center of the city, filled with block after block of cobblestone streets and two and three story Spanish