File this essay on there has to be a better way department. How often as a transportation contract between a carrier and a shipper taken months to resolve, usually over one word, liability? After months of negotiation, red-lining contracts, sending … Read More
This essay is about being your best self and applying it your work environment. Supply chain practitioners bring to work environment, process skills, organizational skills, supply chain skills, and financial skills. These are all important disciplines brought to the work … Read More
Watching and listening to the 2016 Presidential campaigns, you get the sense there are lots of angry voters out there. Since this is a supply chain/logistics blog, I wondered about anger in the supply chain. As any person in the … Read More
Last week, the Chicago Roundtable of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) visited Magid Glove in Romeoville, IL. Magid had a number of stories to tell about moving from an old outdated facilities in Chicago, IL to a … Read More
When the word infrastructure comes up many of us think of roads, ports, waterways, railroads and maybe electricity and sewers. These are the basics of infrastructure and have been under invested in now for many years. But infrastructure should also … Read More
I was at a networking meeting telling people I work in logistics, and stranger listening responded saying nobody wants trailers near them. I was curious what that meant. With a bit of conversation, it was learned that the firms he … Read More
There has been a lot written about planning for supply chain risk and resilient supply chains. Insurers looking to cut claim costs on business interruption insurance now realize planning for supply chain risk and resilience cut significantly cut claim costs … Read More
Ted Kopel, formerly of Nightline, recently released book entitled: Lights Out: A Cyberattack, A Nation Unprepared, Surviving the Aftermath describes enemies of the country taking out the US electric power system by hacking their computers. He envisions months of no … Read More
Why is “lean” missing. “Lean” like the goal to minimize inventories, removal of inventory waste. Why are the 2015 statistics for inventories up in an environment where everyone is told to minimize inventory. Why is the “lean” missing? Who brought … Read More
Small and medium businesses try to exist in world where many of their customers and suppliers are big time buyers and suppliers with their sophisticated requirements. The supply chain / logistics managers in these firms can best benefit their firm … Read More