Category Archives: Logistics

Jan 05

Sustainable Lobbying

Posted on January 5, 2015 by Julian Blumenthal

Can the concept of sustainability also be applied to corporate lobbying? Let me explain the concept of sustainability and what it means. I will then answer the question. Spoiler alert, the answer is “yes”. What does the concept of sustainability … Read More →

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Dec 29

Supply Chain Issues for 2015

Posted on December 29, 2014 by Julian Blumenthal

2014, My Predictions and How They turned out, 2015 to follow this section Before I attempt to look ahead, let’s see how cloudy my crystal ball was back in December 2013. Here is what I predicted and what I missed. … Read More →

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Nov 17

The Future, Its About the Details

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Julian Blumenthal

When I was a kid back in the 1960’s, I use to eagerly await the latest edition on television of the “Jetsons”, an animated cartoon of what it would be like in the future. With the flying cars, building mostly … Read More →

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Oct 02

Predicting the future

Posted on October 2, 2014 by Julian Blumenthal

For many years, I worked in the salt industry. A significant part of the business was selling salt for the purpose of deicing winter streets and sidewalks. Every year about this (September or October), people would say in my presence … Read More →

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Sep 17

The Ultimate Supply Chain Risk

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Julian Blumenthal

What is the ultimate supply chain risk? Imagine a natural disaster destroying your business facilities and/ or the community around it, preventing your employers for working. Obviously this risk involves more just the organization’s supply chain. But should it occur, … Read More →

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Sep 10

How to Over Communicate

Posted on September 10, 2014 by Julian Blumenthal

On Monday evening, I heard Scott Case of Position:Global speak to the Chicago area Logistics, Operations and Supply Chain Group (LOSC) about how social media can used to promote and market 3PL firms. It causes me to think about communicating … Read More →

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Aug 06

What is missing in logistics education

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Julian Blumenthal

I met this week with Mitchell Estrada of the Chit Chat group, www.chitchatgroup.com, who has started a logistics education company. Among our topics of discussion was what college does not teach you and perhaps it should. Among the topics not … Read More →

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Jul 13

Helping your organization South Loop Logistics

Posted on July 13, 2014 by Julian Blumenthal

In 2013, I started a consulting practice entitled South Loop Logistics. Supply Chain, Logistics and Transportation is my life’s work and something I really enjoy doing. You can reach me at ju****@so****************.com or 312-408-0663. How can South Loop Logistics help … Read More →

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Jun 09

When to change

Posted on June 9, 2014 by Julian Blumenthal

My last post was on the importance of middle management. It can be found here: http://southlooplogistics.com/middle-management-stuck-in-the-middle-with-you/ There is another aspect of middle managers administration that is important, and that is change. I want to address two separate issues here, process … Read More →

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May 30

Middle Management: Stuck in the Middle With You

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Julian Blumenthal

“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 →

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