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The Price of a Big Mac in Denmark: Worth the wages?

Supply Chain View from the Field

Bob Trebilock, editor of the Supply Chain Management Review , sent me an interesting email today that poses an interesting set of questions. Today’s NYT has an article about how fast food restaurants like McDonald’s and Burger King pay $20 an hour – a living wage – in Denmark. What do you think?

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With Brexit Looming, New Supply Chain Requirements Emerge

ToolsGroup

When you combine the increased lead times and the continuous growth within e-commerce, it adds pressure on companies to build up their safety stocks, especially in the food industry, to assure product availability. This alternative reality would add new requirements on supply chain management for companies in the EU.

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Coop Denmark deploys new tools to cut waste in its 1,200 stores

RELEX Solutions

Denmark’s biggest retailer, Coop Denmark, expects to save tens of millions through better supply chain management by using RELEX Solutions. The upgrade means Coop will be using RELEX’s solutions in their entire planning operation, optimizing their supply chain from their DC’s all the way to store shelves. “By

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RELEX Retail and Supply Chain Award 2017 Granted to Research That Tackles a Societially Relevant Problem: Food Waste

RELEX Solutions

RELEX Solutions’ annual Retail and Supply Chain Award is given to the best European master’s thesis in the field of retail and supply chain planning. The award has been handed out since 2014 and is given to the best master’s thesis with a focus on retail and supply chain planning.

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Novo Nordisk: A Story of a Supply Chain Leader

Supply Chain Shaman

The company is headquartered in Denmark and employs 42,000 people in 77 countries while marketing products in more than 165 countries. Each year at Supply Chain Insights we study performance and improvement of companies in each industry. Understanding What Drives Supply Chain Excellence. A Closer Look at Results.

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RELEX Retail & Supply Chain Award 2019: Best Master’s Thesis, Europe

RELEX Solutions

RELEX is looking for the best Retail and Supply Chain Master’s Thesis submitted in a European university during the year 2019. Are you a recently graduated supply chain specialist or finalizing your master’s thesis with a focus on retail planning? Who can apply? Previous winners. 2016 Aleksandra Koro? Previous winners.

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RELEX Retail & Supply Chain Award 2018: Best Master’s Thesis, Europe

RELEX Solutions

RELEX is looking for the best Retail and Supply Chain Master’s Thesis submitted in a European university during the year 2018. Are you a recently graduated supply chain specialist or finalizing your master’s thesis with a focus on retail planning? Philippe Schuler, Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen, Denmark.

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