Kellogg aims to lower carbon footprint Kellogg Co. (NYSE:K) is the latest corporation to be swayed by Oxfam’s Behind the Brands campaign. The cereal giant announced recently that it would…
John Pena

John Pena
John contributed regularly to the Inventory and Supply Chain Optimization Blog from 8/2013 to 8/2014, covering the latest breaking news and trends in the supply chain industry. E-Mail: scblog@inform-software.com
Planning to make the supermarket obsolete This week, Fortune profiled an interesting start-up that has emerged, which aims to offer a new perceptive on fresh produce. Condensing the conventional food…
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Supply Chain weekly wrap-up: 7/25/14 – 7/31/14
by John Penaby John PenaApple reducing its carbon footprint Having converted all its data centers to “clean energy” i.e. solar power, Apple’s latest venture would appear to be introducing these new green principles to…
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Supply Chain weekly wrap-up: 7/18/14 – 7/24/14
by John Penaby John PenaYum Brands Inc’s and Mcdonald’s food safety scare Yum Brands Inc and McDonald’s Corp were forced to issue public apologies this week to customers in China, following reports of a…
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Supply Chain weekly wrap-up: 7/11/14 – 7/17/14
by John Penaby John PenaPacific Rim free-trade talks at a standstill Despite a further six months having passed since the initial deadline, negotiations of a Pacific Rim free-trade initiative look to have stalled once…
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Supply Chain weekly wrap-up: 7/4/14 – 7/10/14
by John Penaby John PenaA road tested self-driving truck This week, in front of an audience of several hundred government officials, journalists, and investors, Daimler-Benz demonstrated its autonomously driven Mercedes-Benz Future Truck 2025, on…
The Earth’s climate has fluctuated throughout its history, long before mankind entered the picture. Certainly, however, the rise in overall global temperature in the twenty first century is nothing to…
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Supply Chain weekly wrap-up: 6/27/14 – 7/3/14
by John Penaby John PenaIntel’s clear conscience Intel’s computer chips are officially conflict free. The confirmation comes after years of compliance with the conflict mineral act, before it was even officially introduced. In 2008,…
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Supply Chain weekly wrap-up: 6/20/14 – 6/26/14
by John Penaby John Pena‘Cry for help’ notes found in Primark products In two separate incidents, notes have been found by consumers in Primark products, alleging the garments were manufactured under unethical and possibly…