FortuneMore from FortuneProduct Lifecycle ManagementBurberry Used to Burn Its Unsold Products. Now, It's Giving Up the Practice.British luxury fashion house Burberry is going to stop using real fur in its collections and will no longer burn unsold stock, the company says.September 10, 2018All LogisticsPfizer's Costly Divorce: Pharma Giant Says Brexit Will Cost It $100MEuropean companies aren’t alone in their Brexit pain. Pfizer, the U.S.-based drug behemoth, says its costs for dealing with the upcoming split will reach $100m.September 5, 2018Global Supply Chain ManagementBlood, Sweat and Batteries: An In-Depth Look at the World's Cobalt SourcingTwo-thirds of the world's cobalt, an essential ingredient in our smartphones and electric cars, comes from one of the planet's poorest countries. All too often it is mined by children.August 29, 2018Global Supply Chain ManagementBitter Sweets: Inside Big Chocolate’s Child Labor ProblemFor a decade and a half, the big chocolate makers have promised to end child labor in their industry — and have spent tens of millions of dollars in the effort.August 22, 2018Global Supply Chain ManagementSoaring Demand Has Triggered an Avocado Crime Spree Across New ZealandFor years, thieves throughout New Zealand have crept through avocado orchards with near impunity, selling their stolen goods to roadside fruit stands and unscrupulous artisanal toast dealers.August 17, 2018All TechnologyBig Tech's New Alliance Is Good News for the Health of A.I.Some of the biggest tech giants Monday agreed to build health care products that use a common set of standards in order to make it easier to share medical data across hospitals. What’s more, these are open standards and specifications aimed at encouraging “frictionless data exchange.”August 14, 2018Business Strategy AlignmentAmazon Wants to Hire 237 People to Work From HomeSeattle-based Amazon is looking to add more than 200 employees to it’s 575,000-person workforce. The work-from-home opportunities allow people based outside of Seattle — and whatever city will house the company’s secondary headquarters — to work for Amazon.August 9, 2018All LogisticsStarbucks Pairs Up With Alibaba in China to Deliver CoffeeStarbucks is pairing up with the e-commerce service Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. to deliver food and beverage products in China, the Wall Street Journal reported. The move comes as Starbucks recorded an earning slowdown in its last quarter.August 2, 2018Global Supply Chain ManagementU.S. Ranchers and Meat Packers Could Be the Next Victims of the Trump Trade WarMotorcycles, beer, washing machines, and whiskey — U.S. producers in all of those categories have faced unintended consequences from the Trump trade war.July 23, 2018All LogisticsAmerica's Trucker Shortage Is Hitting HomeThe trucking industry, the backbone of the U.S. economy, is carrying more weight than ever despite a critical shortage of drivers.July 18, 2018Previous PagePage 2 of 22Next Page
