Pizza Express began with a single mom and pop store in the 1960s and gradually added locations until they reached their status of 300 restaurant franchises. They serve 16 million customers per year with traditional Italian pizzas. Their popularity is largely due to their traditional cooking methods and the authentic Italian taste. As business picked…
Santa is not to blame for the lack of video games this holiday season, it’s the people. Both Sony and Microsoft have released new gaming consoles this year, making it hard for stores to keep their shelves stocked.
For years, cost savings has dominated the minds and activities of procurement professionals. State of Flux issues studies and reports on trends in the procurement industry. Cost savings consistently reigns in terms of importance. However, for the first time ever, this study revealed that risk management is now the number one driver in procurement, indicating that supply…
Until now, companies and their executives have operated under the assumption that those suppliers with which they spend the most money are those which would impact their business the most if the supplies were disrupted. However, a new study conducted by MIT found no correlation between how much a company spends with any given supplier…
The primary reason that the Arctic has remained largely undeveloped is the difficulty of transportation and logistics in such harsh climates. Current aircraft require large runways, ground crews, and other infrastructures that are difficult or impossible to build and maintain upon constantly changing beds of ice and snow. But a new aircraft, still in development,…
Glidewell Distributing began as a single truck delivery company in 1946. It specializes in large and small ticket consumables, including food, tobacco products, and other convenience store type items. Owned and operated by J.W. Glidewell in Fort Smith, Arkansas, the company continued to grow and expand over the years.
The three largest shipping lines, Maersk, MSC and CMA CGM, are proposing an alliance known as the P3 Network Vessel Sharing Agreement. This agreement would allow the three companies to share vessels, port space, and resources in the world’s three largest shipping routes: Asia to Europe, trans-Atlantic, and trans-Pacific. Though the companies are moving forward with plans to enact…
AkzoNobel is a company based in the Netherlands that develops, manufactures, and distributes a variety of paints, specialty paints, coatings, and DIY products, including home maintenance paints and coatings, as well as coatings and paints for the automotive industry, shipping industry, and aircraft industry. In business since the 1770s, AkzoNobel operates in more than 80…
Dominating the news on Cyber Monday, especially in the midst of the Obamacare disaster, is a tough act, but Amazon managed the feat this week with their announcement of plans to employ a drone home delivery service within the next few years. According to reports by 60 Minutes and other top news agencies, Amazon plans…
Nov. 29, 2013 was a busy news day. When news analysts weren’t weighing in (and duking it out) over Obamacare, reporters across the nation were running spots on long shopping lines, customers who camped for days in frigid temperatures to get the best deals, and even a few skirmishes over the best merchandise in brick…