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From mushroom to handbag: Creating a closed loop textile supply chain

Spoiled milk becomes toilet paper. Pineapple leaves become faux leather. Spider silk becomes a Lexus seat. These are just a few of the applications on the market as supply chains seek sustainable solutions to meet growing consumer demand. In Supply Chain Dive’s series, Deborah Abrams Kaplan explores the innovative ways manufacturers are taking natural materialsContinue reading “From mushroom to handbag: Creating a closed loop textile supply chain”

Resilience Plan of the Year: Hasbro’s inventory management strategy

See the original article. Nine West, Sears, Mattress Firm — the list of retailers that filed for bankruptcy this year is by no means a short one. Retail bankruptcies can wreak havoc on supply chain partners. In the case of Toys R Us, vendors took significant hits as a major customer filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 11 lastContinue reading “Resilience Plan of the Year: Hasbro’s inventory management strategy”

Managing traffic congestion around Atlanta’s ‘gateway to the world’

For 20 years and counting, Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (ATL) has worn the badge of honor of busiest airport in the world. About 275,000 passengers traverse the airport each day, and nearly 650,000 metric tons of cargo and mail passed through the facility in 2016. “It is a major gateway to the world — one canContinue reading “Managing traffic congestion around Atlanta’s ‘gateway to the world’”

Port, border groups call for infrastructure, NAFTA to preserve ‘tremendous flow of commerce’

WASHINGTON — Port association and border group leaders testified on Capitol Hill Wednesday, calling for investments in ports to facilitate the free flow of goods across borders and within the U.S. “Delays at our ports result in an overall loss of commerce,” Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, chair of the Senate Subcommittee on International Trade, CustomsContinue reading “Port, border groups call for infrastructure, NAFTA to preserve ‘tremendous flow of commerce’”

Does Tesla’s ‘big ask’ for cash from suppliers risk disrupting the supply chain?

Dive Brief: Tesla sent a memo to some of its suppliers, asking to return cash to the automaker, The Wall Street Journal reported. Tesla did not respond to Supply Chain Dive’s request to confirm the memo. The automaker told the Journal it is looking for price reductions from some of its suppliers to improve competitive advantage.Continue reading “Does Tesla’s ‘big ask’ for cash from suppliers risk disrupting the supply chain?”

Yoga enters the workforce

(Click here to view published article.) Employers Embracing Health, Productivity Benefits Of the Pentagon’s many secrets, one of the most surprising may be that yoga classes are offered at this military fortress on a regular basis. Jess Pierno, formerly a Department of Defense (DoD) employee, was one of the instructors during her time at theContinue reading “Yoga enters the workforce”