Coming to a national state near you is likely to be a mass vaccination program for Covid 19. DC Velocity had an interesting interview in their August 2020 with Dr. Clive Hohberger. The article focused on the supply chain vaccination … Read More
Here is the famous quote from Donald Rumsfeld, then Secretary of Defense on February 12, 2002. Read it. Does not seem like your current job description these days: “There are known knowns. There are things we know we know. We … Read More
When something like Covid-19 comes along, yes, we are scurrying just trying to survive the challenge. Steady suppliers, manufacturers and customers are no longer steady. But when a big change comes you will already have one step in the future. … Read More
Someday the Covid-19 mess will start to subside. Today, most people will still be dealing with each new day’s events as venues close down and government edicts affect the supply chain. But when you get a moment to breathe, it … Read More
Virtually everybody trying to be hired finds the hiring process extremely frustrating. In the supply chain, those working in this field have heard for decades about breaking silos in the corporation, but yet the hiring process is almost completely transactional. … Read More
If you are a person who works in a shipper supply chain/logistics/transportation department of your company, almost assuredly receive a lot of cold calls and emails from trucking companies and 3rd party providers seeking part of your company’s shipping business. … Read More
My laptop was down for a brief upgrade. As I watched the IT person do his thing, I realized there was virtually no work I could do for the company without that device. My work life began in the 1970’s. … Read More
In the 4th quarter 2018 edition of CSCMP’s Supply Chain Quarterly there is article entitled “What is intuition in the Supply Chain”. That is where people fit in to this massive data process logistics and supply chain has become. Even … Read More
Spirit Airlines is well known for all sort of fees added to their base fare. The lure of low base fares dose drive business to the airline. But a sizable number of airline customers are not happy with these type … Read More
Sometimes you find supply chain-logistics issues where least expect it. Back in 2009, a documentary film entitled “The September Issue” was released. It told the story of putting together the 2007 September issue of Vogue which is one of the … Read More