Michael Johnathan Sharpe

In the Starbucks case we learned how Starbucks redesigned their supply chain to positively impact the environment and also the other players within their supply chain. They also managed to work ethical practices to their business processes. During the guest lecture, we learned how technology helps to improve supply chains by increasing…[Read more]

Transportation Technology and Information systems can assist companies in ethical practices while also reducing costs and increasing efficiencies. Information technology in business supply chains can help in green supply chains by reducing the chemical footprint left on the environment by company practices for example, like with chemical companies…[Read more]

Amazon in Europe

Key things I learned from the case were some of the challenges Amazon encountered in Europe and how they overcame those challenges and mitigated risks. Challenges they faced while improving their supply chain internationally included cultural differences, political climate and trends overseas and payment methods they were…[Read more]

Blockchain will be groundbreaking once it is implemented and intertwined with everyday life and business, just like the internet but it will not be as big of an impact. Blockchain technology allows seamless payments from one party to another without a financial intermediary. This decreases costs for the initial parties but will be un-favored by…[Read more]

Key things I learned during Week 5’s class was the Bullwhip Effect and how important it is to supply chain partners. I learned how a change in demand at the lower level(retail) can cause an increase in costs for upstream supply chain members. For the beer game, in the beginning we didn’t understand the impact of our decisions but as the game went…[Read more]

One of the main things I took away from the first week of class is how I now think of a supply chain and all of it’s pieces. I always knew a supply chain consisted pieces that all come together to make a product ready for sale but after the demonstration by Professor Beaver, I see that one piece in the supply chain is detrimental to the overall…[Read more]

There were many key takeaways from Class Session #2 from the crocs case to the presentation on how the internet affected the supply chain across many industries. The main point I took from Croc’s core competencies was how thee were able to build an integrated vertical supply chain by owning all the pieces in the supply chain for their flagship…[Read more]