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

Supply Chain View from the Field

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. This is a compelling argument. But it boils down to whether the American public will pay more for their burger knowing that it is helping someone make a living wage.

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

RELEX Solutions

This year, the award was granted to Philippe Schuler from Copenhagen Business School in Denmark for his research “Food Loss and Waste in the Fresh Potato Supply Chain of Denmark”. The award-winning research can be found here. Schuler received the Retail and Supply Chain Award and a reward of 2000 euros.

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Tesla Raises Pay Levels for California Production Workers

Supply Chain Matters

Reportedly, labor unions within Denmark , Norway and Finland , along with Sweden , rallied around the IF Metall labor union. Outlook for 2024 Within our research arm’s 2024 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains , we have predicted that the increased labor activism that has occurred in 2023 will extend in 2024.

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COP26: 5Zs that changed the world

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

by Wolfgang Lehmacher, Anchor Group & Mikael Lind, Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE). But at the end it is demand that drives research and development (R&D). Part 1–Defining the moment. Even with all new Glasgow pledges for 2030, we will emit roughly twice as much in 2030 as required for 1.5

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Tesla Hikes Wages for Nevada Gigafactory Workers

Supply Chain Matters

Reportedly, labor unions within Denmark , Norway and Finland , along with Sweden , have rallied around IF Metall labor union. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. Keep a watchful eye on this space. All rights reserved.

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Ranking Master’s Programs in Supply Chain Management

SCM Research

The full list can be found on the webpage of Eduniversal Best Masters Ranking in Supply Chain and Logistics.

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Do We Really Need a New Smart Phone Every Two Years?

SCM Research

kg), Switzerland, Iceland, Denmark, and the United Kingdom. With 32% of the world’s total, the United States (7.1 Mt) and China (6.0 Mt) are responsible for most of the e-waste overall. The top per capita producers, however, are Norway (28.3 Baldé, C.P., Huisman, J. The Global E-waste Monitor – 2014.