Emails come, the phone rings, instant messages pop up and you have deadlines. You wonder how am I ever going to get anything done. You think to yourself, I will close off the world except maybe if my boss contacts … Read More
Think about transportation contracts between a carrier and a shipper. They are in three parts, two of which receive a lot of scrutiny, and the last part not so much. These three parts are liability considerations, rates, and the last … Read More
In the April 2015 edition of the supply chain magazine, DC Velocity, the lead story was entitled: “LEED or Follow” and can be found here: http://www.dcvelocity.com/articles/20150318-leed-or-follow/. The story is particularly good going over the various details needed to make a … Read More
Last week I attended the ProMat convention, a material handling convention featuring vendors of sort of products from machines to software related to material handling. Among the educational seminars I attended was an educational session where the Physical Internet and … Read More
What is the “Physical Internet”? And is it remotely practical from a logistics practitioner’s point of view? Lastly, should we not rename the “Physical Internet” the “Supply Chain of Things”? Every once in a while one is humbled when a … Read More
So after five months of decreasing through put, the West Coast Ports have an agreement and for the most part are going full bore to clean up the backup, which is expected to take several months. Finally! Assuming the union … Read More
Dealing with growth of a small and medium size firm is quite an undertaking. One of the most difficult processes occurs when it is desirable to hire additional help to bring in more business. In midst of growth spurt, the … Read More
The business social media world is much abuzz about the failure of Target Canada. Without any actual data, it is hard to get a handle on the cause of the failure, though empty shelves as a supply chain is often … Read More
In the 4th Quarter issue of Supply Chain Quarterly is an article entitled “Off Hours Delivery Project in the Big Apple” by Jose Holguin-Veras, Jeffery Wojtowicz and Stacey Hodges. It tells of the success of the evening and night delivery … Read More
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