Who is making your next iPhone?
With the rising protectionism in the world, where is Apple manufacturing its next iPhone? Would Apple be forced to price this already high-end device even more expensive? Or robots will help reduce the cost?
Manufacturing
Coca-Cola Using Carbonation to Drive a Nation towards Climate Change
Could The Coca-Cola Company have a first mover advantage on hedging climate change regulation in its strategic approaches to analyze, measure, and reduce its carbon footprint throughout their value chain?
Does a Trump presidency mean fewer free t-shirts?
Did you ever think about the impact that Making America Great Again would have on your ability to collect free t-shirts at every conference you go to? I’ll bet that was the last thing on the minds of most people last November, save for a few executives in the economic heart of French Canada.
Nissan: Supply Chain Uncertainty in the Age of Brexit
How will the U.K.’s second-largest automaker remain competitive?
Will Trump’s economic nationalism hurt Toyota?
Toyota's RAV4 is one of America's best selling cars. Can it stay on top with a Japanese supply chain and Canadian assembly plant?
Navigating Tricky Terrain: Toyota In An Isolationist World
In an increasingly inward-looking world, corporate CEOs need to reach out more than ever before.
Enough Rubber to Meet the Road? Managing the Natural Rubber Supply Chain
Climate change may contribute to a shortage of natural rubber as global tire demand continues to grow. Will Cooper Tire be able to source a viable rubber alternative?
Textron Marine and Land Systems: Technology of the future, IT of the past
A military vehicle company with 80 years of experience faces tough decisions on how to improve production planning systems after significant financial losses.
Will climate change dampen Inditex (Zara)´s rapid-fire supply chain?
How to manage inditex´s unique supply chain design under climate change?
GE: Adapting to Isolationist America and its Workforce
As the US becomes increasingly isolationist, manufacturing companies like GE are forced to determine where to locate their factories and to reckon with the STEM skills gap in the US.