As the partial U.S. government shutdown entered its record 30th day, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration commissioner said the agency may recall more furloughed workers.
State-of-the-art technology for managing global supply chains is beginning to percolate down to the individuals who need it most: small farmers in developing economies.
Challenge: A company needed to leverage supply chain and sales and operation planning (S&OP) processes to increase efficiency across its expanding product portfolio — and become a top supplier to its customers.
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.