The Holiday Season is not only can be a joyous season to be with your family, but I good time for low pressure networking with your business colleagues. The holiday get together are particularly good time to network because they … Read More
In a Supply Chain Digest video conference, MIT’s Chris Caplice, Executive Director for the Center of Transportation and Logistics at MIT, said something that was surprising. Studies show he noted that over a third of the time the winning bidder … Read More
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
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
For mid-size and large organizations the supply chain and logistics process is engaged on two levels, the high level, international space station level, where grand strategies and processes are designed for the organization. Then there is the lower level over … Read More
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
DC Velocity in their current issue has an article about the challenges traditional truck brokers have in the current market, found here: http://bit.ly/1ocNZjC. For the shipper these challenges means market changes and additional risks. For decades, a person could start … Read More
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
“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
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