So the vaccines have started to show up. What will the post Covid world look like. There will be a lot of hype on a post Covid world. But focus on your markets characteristics before going with the flow. You … Read More
I was reading an article on artificial intelligence (AI) in a supply chain journal. The protagonist for AI says it will put all the brokers out of business because machines will make all the dispatch decisions. Really? Don’t you just … Read More
Customer Service is more than just about things; things such as omni-channel, data, warehouse choices and which transportation carrier to use. Supply Chain and Logistics is very people and organization centric. One can know all about the bells and whistles … Read More
I volunteer at a food pantry and one day I asked the people there if in their career life they had ever had a good boss. None of the people I spoke to could remember even one good boss. When … Read More
You can call it nuts and bolts or blocking and tackling. It is easy to take a 30,000 feet view of software and all the grand things it can do. In the case of supply chain software, to enable any … Read More
I been really impressed by the number of newspaper and internet editors bashing millennials since the incident at the University of Missouri, where a football boycott lead to the resignation of the University President. Article after article appeared complaining about … Read More
Recently before the Grant Park Concert in Chicago which features works by Stephen Sondheim, I heard a presentation before the concert. The conductor of the program, Paul Gemignani said that Sondheim was the most collaborative composer, he knew. He was … Read More
Last week I had the opportunity to visit the Ulta Warehouse in Romeoville, IL. Ulta having been found in the Chicago area, this warehouse was at one time the only company warehouse. Now there is southeast and southwest warehouse, with … Read More
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
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