On Wednesday, February 11, 2026, I attended a presentation by McDonald’s USA on their supply chain at Loyola University’s downtown Chicago campus. Because of its enormous scale, McDonald’s can do far more with its supply chain than most businesses can … Read More
We can be certain that supply chain professionals are operating in uncertain times. Challenges arise from shifting tariffs, rapid advances in artificial intelligence, evolving legal and environmental regulations, and a fragile global economy. Yet, this period also presents an opportunity … Read More
This past two weeks I attended two different events which dealt with supply chain change. The Chicago Roundtable CSCMP (Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals) had a one-day conference “Strategy Meets Execution”. I attended meet the presenters in an event … Read More
Artificially Intelligence, AI, is the current next big thing. I enjoy reading what it can do for an organization and watch it create the initial version of this essay. However, AI presents challenges to organization management and training people to … Read More
There is a change of presidential administrations coming when President Trump takes office. Here are my thoughts on how the supply chain may be affected. Let’s discuss sustainability, supply and demand of transportation capacity, and federal regulation. Let’s avoid name … Read More
Those of us who read supply chain magazines and books have read a lot about the wonder of “A” customers who supply the bulk of the companies’ profits and how to focus your supply chain to serve them efficiently. A … Read More
Lots has been written about Supply Chain Resilience since the Covid Pandemic started in 2020. Yes, it is important for the overall supply chain to be resilient. Planning for alternate production and supply sources is a good process.?Things fall down … Read More
Convoy Logistics, based in Seattle, business failure a few weeks ago, can be used as an historic marker in the supply chain/logistics field. It means, to be successful, just having a super software model no longer guarantees success. It is … Read More
There has been a lot written on AI. It is a software that learns from previous iterations and searching the web, maybe both internally and externally. There are many opportunities to use this software in the supply chain and it … Read More
I am sure leaders of organizational supply chains just let out a sigh as yet a new wave of Logistics/Supply Chain software is coming down the pike. The main brand is known as ChatGPT, and will have other names as … Read More