Package deal: What holiday delivery can tell us about the future of retail
Cyber Monday was the biggest shopping day on record in the United States, and courier services are trying to meet consumer needs in many different ways — from hiring hundreds of thousands of additional workers to partnering with convenience stores and retailers — according to AVNET Professor of S
Amazon, FedEx, and UPS see drop in Cyber Week on-time deliveries
This holiday season is an important test, as it's the shortest since 2013 and retailers are racing to secure sales with speedier delivery and other promotions.
How Amazon's new Scottsdale bookstore fits into the business model
To understand the brick-and-mortar opening, you have to first understand the online retail giant's bigger strategy, according to Supply Chain Management Professor Hitendra Chaturvedi.
Can we rely on our intuition?
Research by Professor of Supply Chain Management Craig Carter found that a mix of intuitive and analytic thinking can be helpful in decision-making.
Shedding light on hidden critical suppliers
Professor of Supply Chain Management Thomas Choi and his W. P. Carey colleagues uncover companies embedded in a large supply chain that can have profound effects on the overall system.
Trends and challenges of online shopping as holiday sales are expected to soar
Supply Chain Management Professor of Practice Hitendra Chaturvedi says there are a number of factors increasing e-commerce, including artificial intelligence.
A strike at General Motors is hitting its suppliers hard
Discussions with labor unions came to a halt.
Industry-academic partnership advances semiconductor innovation in Phoenix
The ON Semiconductor Endowed Professorships at ASU are creating solutions to semiconductor industry challenges and developing the next generation of talent.
Joining forces to move supply chain forward
Knight-Swift Transportation and the W. P. Carey School of Business kicked off November 2017 with the grand opening of the Knight-Swift Logistics Lab located on ASU's West campus.
Companies must get ready for a riskier world
Of all recently documented cyberbreaches, more than 60% occur through trusted vendors whose computer systems have been compromised by hackers.