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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. in the United States. True, a Big Mac here costs more — $5.60, compared with $4.80 But that is a price Danes are willing to pay. “We Meat is usually organic here.

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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

With 32% of the world’s total, the United States (7.1 kg), Switzerland, Iceland, Denmark, and the United Kingdom. This e-waste comprises 12.8 Mt of small equipment (e.g., toasters, video cameras), 11.8 Mt of large equipment (e.g., washing machines, photovoltaic panels), 7.0 Mt of cooling and freezing equipment, 6.3

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American Software Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2022 Results

Logility

During the quarter, SaaS subscription and/or software license agreements were signed with customers located in the following 9 countries: Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Mexico, Sweden, United Kingdom and United States. Logility, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of American Software, Inc., Logility, Inc.,

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COP26: 5Zs that changed the world

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

15 countries, Austria, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Finland, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Scotland, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom, Uruguay and Wales declared that they will collaborate towards realizing 100 percent zero emission new trucks and bus sales by 2040.

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The problem with renewable energy resources isn’t the technology, but the quantity of supply

Kinaxis

1 For your reference, a Watthour (Wh) is a unit that measures the energy required to power a one-watt device operating for one hour. This 510TWh is in itself a large number, but ponder for a moment the energy consumption of the United States with a population of nearly ten times that of Canada! But we’re not there yet.

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How to address Cultural Differences in S&OP

Supply Chain Trend

In masculine or assertive countries like the United States, it is acceptable to resolve conflicts through an aggressive means and with a good fight: Let the best man win! In feminine countries like the Netherlands, Denmark, and Sweden, the preference is to resolve conflicts through negotiation and compromise.

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