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
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
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
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
Last Thursday, I attended a morning session on the NAFTA trade with Mexico put on by several organizations including the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP). Here some of the things I learned at that event. US-Mexico trade has … Read More
There are big changes in the transportation and custom regulations going into and out of Mexico from the US. They are described in an article by Jim and Chris Giermanski Supply and Demand Chain Executive March 2014 magazine at:http://bit.ly/1jCM88f. For … Read More
Early this week Atlanta came to a complete halt. What can this event teach a person in supply chain and logistics? In truth, most supply chain / logistics people must be secretly smiling themselves because they have experienced minor versions … Read More
In 2014, I do not expect Supply Chain and Logistics managers will spend lots of time worrying about shipping by drones, but here are some of the concerns they might have. The 2013 changes in hours of services have minimal … Read More
Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) is 50 years old this year. The Supply Chain Digest put out a short 5 minute video to list the changes in the field as well as the organization. It was shown last … Read More