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Sustainable Palm Oil Isn’t Hard to Find. But No One Buys It.

January 15, 2019

The world’s biggest growers of palm oil say they’re stepping up efforts to produce the contentious commodity more sustainably, but consumers are unwilling to pay.

Keys to Achieving Data-Driven Visibility

January 15, 2019

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Here's how companies can make better data-driven decisions in their supply chains, in response to increasing customer demands driven by e-commerce and the omnichannel.

Supply Chain Transparency Is ‘Our Duty,’ Tiffany CEO Says

January 11, 2019

Bloomberg

Tiffany & Co. is telling consumers where its diamonds come from as the jeweler tries to become more transparent in a notoriously opaque industry.

Government Shutdown Leaves Agricultural Industry Scrambling for ‘Critical Data’

January 10, 2019

Bloomberg

As the U.S. government shutdown postpones the release of monthly agriculture data, forecasting firms are trying to plug the gap with their own crop estimates.

Q&A | How Technology Can Transform Procurement

January 10, 2019

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

When it comes to modern-day technology tools, procurement officers have a wide variety from which to choose. Which are the most valuable options?

Pot Thrives in Emerging Latin American Cannabis Markets

January 8, 2019

Bloomberg

In the nascent world of global pot investing and sourcing, assets can be hard to document — but may hold enormous rewards.

Race to Next-Gen Battery Supremacy Has an Early Leader

January 7, 2019

Bloomberg

To deliver an electric vehicle that’s cheaper, safer and capable of traveling 500 miles on a single charge, the auto industry needs a breakthrough in battery technology.

Q&A | How Ace Hardware Ensures Supplier Excellence

January 7, 2019

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Ace Hardware manages a supplier base numbering in the thousands. Here's how the company ensures consistent supplier performance in a constrained supply-chain world.

Apple Cuts Sales Outlook to New Low, Citing Supply Chain Struggle

January 3, 2019

Bloomberg

For the first time in almost two decades, Apple has lowered its revenue outlook — citing weakness in China’s economy and supply constraints.

Tracking Metrics That Matter in Project Manufacturing

January 3, 2019

Carrie Ghai, SCB Contributor

Generating the right resource forecasting, labor-hour scheduling or resource allocation information can be a challenge for project-oriented manufacturers.