“Stuck in the Middle with You” was a pop tune in the early 1970’s song by Stealers Wheel. It comes to mind after watching a video of Dr Shay Scott, Managing Director of the Global Supply Chain Institute at the … Read More
Last Thursday, I attended a morning session on the NAFTA trade with Mexico put on by several organizations including the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP). Here some of the things I learned at that event. US-Mexico trade has … Read More
An article in this week’s Journal of Commerce at: http://bit.ly/1kiFjYo, sites the raw statistics on truckload shortages. It quotes US Xpress Enterprises as saying it turned down 1,200 loads a day during the winter month and 600 loads a day … Read More
There are big changes in the transportation and custom regulations going into and out of Mexico from the US. They are described in an article by Jim and Chris Giermanski Supply and Demand Chain Executive March 2014 magazine at:http://bit.ly/1jCM88f. For … Read More
Recently there was an interview with Allyson Hatfield with the Supply Chain Brain, which can be found here: http://bit.ly/1eY7UQ0 Allyson Hatfield is responsible for the demand planning for new products at Campbell Soup. Almost all the old line food companies … Read More
Here is an interesting video on supply chain brain about trends in transportation in a study by the University of Tennessee and Georgia Southern: http://bit.ly/1aoFnAv. It is interview of Mary Holcomb of the University of Tennessee by the magazine Supply … Read More
The volume of shipments on the days before Christmas was so high Fed Ex and UPS could not make a significant percentage of the deliveries promised before the holiday deadline. Sellers in e-commerce you certainly want every sale they can … Read More
In 2014, I do not expect Supply Chain and Logistics managers will spend lots of time worrying about shipping by drones, but here are some of the concerns they might have. The 2013 changes in hours of services have minimal … Read More
Earlier this week, I did a tour of the Mary Kay warehouse serving the Chicago and Midwest region. The warehouse uses a pick to light process. There are lots of boxes with orders in them going down the line. Lackadaisical … Read More
Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) is 50 years old this year. The Supply Chain Digest put out a short 5 minute video to list the changes in the field as well as the organization. It was shown last … Read More