Author Archives: Julian Blumenthal

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Retired Supply Chain professional
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May 13

Logistics Process – Where is flexibility necessary?

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Julian Blumenthal

I recently heard a presentation at a joint Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce- Chicago Roundtable CSCMP by Andrea Farris, Vice President of Inventory and In Stock at Walgreens and Dan Smolensky, Principle at the Modal Group. The Modal Group is a … Read More →

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May 03

New businesses learning how to export

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Julian Blumenthal

I recently attended an export seminar on electrical equipment at the Industrial Council of Nearwest Chicago (ICNC). It is an organization to promote small businesses, particularly manufacturers and distributors in some industrial buildings west of the Loop, Chicago downtown area. … Read More →

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Apr 21

Common versus Special Variance in Logistics Processes

Posted on April 21, 2013 by Julian Blumenthal

I recently finished H. Edwards Deming last book, The New Economics. I thought of particular interest to Logistics / Supply Chain Managers was the discuss of common versus special variance. Two particularly interesting examples of each. Common variance:  A salesman … Read More →

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Apr 12

Hours of Service changes, managing the changes

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Julian Blumenthal

On July 1 of this year a revision of the Hours of Service (HOS) regulations will occur. The inspiration for this blog post is an article in the February 2013 DC Velocity magazine found here; http://www.dcvelocity.com/articles/20130219-bearing-down/ I have been through … Read More →

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Mar 29

The Future of Transportation

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Julian Blumenthal

The Supply Chain Quarterly features an article by MIT’s Chris Caplice on the future of transportation. It can be found here: http://bit.ly/15n91D8. The four  main points of the article are: Natural Gas will slow fuel inflation.  My research based on … Read More →

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