U.S. #returns, with transportation and packaging, generated about 24 million metric tons of #CO2 in 2022. Additionally, massive ordering and (free) returning of products hurt the bottom line. #HumOSCM MIT Supply Chain UW Supply Chain Transportation & Logistics 🏗️🚢✈️ @BVLoffice @scmstartups theconversation.com/inside-the-bla…

In the 2024 #QSWorldUniversityRanking, ETH Zurich moved up to 7th place worldwide, in company of institutions such as #MIT, #Cambridge, #Oxford, #Harvard, #Stanford or #Imperial. Persistence and long-term investments in research and teaching pay off! #HumOSCM topuniversities.com/university-ran…

#Pharmaceutical #SupplyChain Is a Prescription for Disaster. Shortages exist in #Europe as well. But mainly due to low incentives (profits), e.g. fir #generics and drugs fir #children. #HumOSCM Pharmacy Times barrons.com/articles/shaky…

Many Western companies relied on outsourcing ("why bother with the raw material, just buy on the market"), which was not a critical assessment and demonstrates lack of strategy. Now firms begin to rethink. But this will take time. #HumOSCM ETH Zürich @BVLoffice ft.com/content/ab48f2…

I am still overwhelmed from today’s #AOM2023 session here in #Boston, where I received the Academy of Management ‘OSCM Distinguished Scholar Award’. This is a tremendous honor for me! Thank you to my colleagues! ETH Zürich ETH Zurich #AOM2023 Academy of Management

Much discussion on "supply chain risks". I agree that companies have to manage manifold risks (disruption, dependence, ESG etc.). One that I think is a little underestimated is the risk of data breaches in the supply chain and cybersecurity. supplychaindigital.com/supply-chain-r…

#Blockchain │ #Counterfeit │ #Physical–#Digital #Interface │ #Linking Approaches │ #Swiss #Watch Industry Open access: doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.… – download and dive in. ETH Zürich ETH Zurich #HumOSCM MIT Supply Chain UW Supply Chain Transportation & Logistics 🏗️🚢✈️

From high-speed electric cars to ETH in space #eth ethz.ch/en/news-and-ev…

#rainbow, real, not AI 😁

🥉 ISM Best Paper Award — Bronze Medal🥉for our paper „Social Sustainability and Shareholder Value: The Role of Complex Supply Networks“. AcademyOfManagement OSCM_AOM (inactive) ETH Zurich ETH Zürich

🏃🏽‍➡️🏃🏽‍➡️🏃🏽‍➡️ AcademyOfManagement morning session — exercise 😁🏃🏽‍➡️🏃🏽‍➡️ 🏃🏽‍➡️ #Chicago #AOM2024

Take a look at our new study on sustainability risk adn media reporting, just released: link.springer.com/10.1007/s10551…