How the energy market fails us all
"Anger as energy bills rise by 37%" That is the headline in the Telegraph this morning and we are now hearing a whole set of rhetoric about lack of competition in the energy market and ...
How to fund your master’s as a UK student
Getting into more debt may not be the only way to cover the costs of your Master's study here at Cranfield this year. There are more options than just the student loan – make sure you are looking ...
Avoca-don’t? The global avocado crisis and the question of supply system resilience
“Holy Guacamole” and “Guaca-moolah”! Headline writers and twitter addicts have had a field day over the recent surge in prices for avocados, but joking aside, the combination of factors leading to poor harvests that have caused ...
Visit to Sinarmas – Agribusiness and food company in Marunda, Jakarta
The group received a warm welcome this morning at the Sinarmas palm oil processing facility. We were hosted by Dr Paul Wassell (R&D Division Head), who explained the role of research and development in designing ...
Jakarta Study Tour 2017 – Executive Logistics and Supply Chain Management MSc module 8
[su_custom_gallery source="media: 6889" width="500" height="500" title="never"] I am really excited to arrive this morning in Jakarta to start module eight of the Executive Logistics and Supply Chain Management MSc course, which is the study tour ...
Amazing time in Bilbao – Logistics and Supply Chain Management’s study tour 2017
Our four day study tour in Bilbao was a blast and I could not have asked for more. Besides visiting interesting companies, we also had good food, good wine, and a birthday celebration! [su_custom_gallery source="media: ...
The Cranfield bear travels to Stuttgart!
Did you know we have a Cranfield bear?! Myself and fellow supply chain management students took him with us to Stuttgart, where we attended a traditional German beer festival! [su_custom_gallery source="media: 6791" width="256" height="341" title="never"] [su_custom_gallery ...
Why Performance Reporting is NOT Performance Management! – Part 3
We’ve enlisted the help of Jim Hacker from that well-loved series “Yes, Minister“, along with his trusty Principal Private Secretary Bernard Wooley to make a point for us this week: Hacker: “Why can’t Ministers go ...
Interview with one of Cranfield’s very first apprentices
When Rob Peare wrote this blog about his apprenticeship experience at Cranfield University, we soon found out that his dad apprenticed here 42 years ago and still works at the University. We asked Rob to interview ...
What are the responsibilities of business in the digital age?
You could be forgiven for not knowing – but this is Responsible Business Week: a series of events around the UK to promote responsible business practice and to challenge businesses to improve. Business in the ...