There is a change of presidential administrations coming when President Trump takes office. Here are my thoughts on how the supply chain may be affected. Let’s discuss sustainability, supply and demand of transportation capacity, and federal regulation. Let’s avoid name … Read More
Convoy Logistics, based in Seattle, business failure a few weeks ago, can be used as an historic marker in the supply chain/logistics field. It means, to be successful, just having a super software model no longer guarantees success. It is … Read More
There has been a lot written on AI. It is a software that learns from previous iterations and searching the web, maybe both internally and externally. There are many opportunities to use this software in the supply chain and it … Read More
I am sure leaders of organizational supply chains just let out a sigh as yet a new wave of Logistics/Supply Chain software is coming down the pike. The main brand is known as ChatGPT, and will have other names as … Read More
By Julian Blumenthal To help digest my nearly 50-year career in Transportation/Logistics/Supply Chain, it will be easier if I break it down into topics: 30,000 Feet View, Basic Job Details, Education, Technology, and I will end about the most important … Read More
If you were working on AI (Artificial Intelligence) program in 2019, would you have programed, it for the Covid pandemic crisis. Of course, not, it was something which could not be visualized. Supply Chain is full of bumps, curves, panic … Read More
Supply chain professionals have had their hands full of issues since March 2020 when Covid hit full force. Supply chain has dealt with among other things: market and transportation variability, shortage of capacity in both transportation and warehousing, unexpectedly high-rate … Read More
It is June 2021 and there appears to be a shortage of everything, semi-conductors, steel, and paperboard just to name a few key products. There is a Joni Mitchell song, famously covered with Judy Collins entitled: Both Sides Now. I … Read More
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
On Tuesday, September 22, 2020 I watched a webcast of an educational session at the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) annual conference entitled: “Strengthening the Supply Chain: Pandemics, Hurricanes and Your Business” Back in 2019, nobody was predicting … Read More