Supply Chain Lessons from an Obituary
I like to read the obituaries in the newspaper, especially the ones in the weekend edition of the Wall Street Journal. Most of the people featured are unknown to the…
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Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (May 16, 2025)
In case you’re wondering, companies are still shipping air. The item on the counter (a replacement top for my coffee grinder) came in that big box with all the air…
Lire la suite →Running Your Supply Chain on Floppy Disks?
I’ve never liked Newark Liberty International Airport, and it’s even lower on my list of airports today. “Yet another equipment outage at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) caused widespread delays…
Lire la suite →Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (May 9, 2025)
I had no idea what was going on when we arrived at the Marriott Marquis in Atlanta and saw tons of people in the lobby dressed as furry animals. It…
Lire la suite →Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (May 2, 2025)
I found Godin the Holy Land of Wilmington, Delaware. As fate would have it, I missed a turnon my morning walk, and when I stopped to seewhere I was, I…
Lire la suite →How Good Is Your Dock Appointment Scheduling Process?
In December 2022, The Scheduling Standards Consortium (SSC) was formed “to simplify the integration of systems across the fragmented ecosystem between shippers, carriers and intermediaries and create a more efficient…
Lire la suite →[Video] The Logistics of the De Minimis Entry
We’re still in the first quarter of 2025, but we already have a strong contender for Word of the Year: tariffs. Since inauguration day, tariffs have dominated the headlines, with…
Lire la suite →Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (April 25, 2025)
It’s Spring Break for my youngest daughter, who is a junior in high school. We have spent the week on the road, visiting a few colleges, going on tours, while…
Lire la suite →“I Forget What That Feels Like”: Why I Ride for a T1D Cure
This October 4th will mark 14 years since my daughter Hannah was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (T1D) at age 11. I interviewed her several weeks ago for a podcast…
Lire la suite →Was I Wrong About Sidewalk Delivery Robots?
Today is the 129th Boston Marathon. I don’t think there are any humanoid robots entered in the race, but based on how humanoid robots performed a few days ago at…
Lire la suite →Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (April 18, 2025)
Considering it’s Good Friday and many people are off from work today, I’ll be brief and go straight to the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this…
Lire la suite →Top Talking Logistics Posts & Episodes – Plus Indago Highlights (Q1 2025)
Two things can be true at the same time: The first three months of 2025 have flown by, and they have felt like an eternity, especially for global trade management…
Lire la suite →Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (April 11, 2025)
After months of working with a supplier in China, and numerous prototypes and design changes, the action figure depicting me as a logistics analyst and cyclist finally shipped! Here is…
Lire la suite →How Building Materials Distributors Can Reduce Freight Claims and Disputes
Freight claims and disputes are a costly headache for shippers, carriers, and third-party logistics (3PL) providers, regardless of the industry. Whether companies are dealing with claims due to damage or…
Lire la suite →How Shippers Can Build a Winning Playbook (Lessons from Peyton Manning)
If you’ve spent more than five minutes in a supply chain meeting lately, you’ve probably played an unintentional game of buzzword bingo. Over the past decade, we’ve cycled through circular…
Lire la suite →On Tariffs and Supplier Relationships
In light of the cost increases due to the tariffs implemented by the Trump administration on imports, is this a time to get tough with your suppliers and demand they…
Lire la suite →Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (April 4, 2025)
If “Tariffs” were a song, it would certainly break the record for most weeks at the top of the Billboard charts this year. It’s the gift that keeps on giving…
Lire la suite →Will “Liberation Day” Also Mean Liberation from Excel Spreadsheets for GTM?
Yesterday was April 2, or “Liberation Day” as President Trump called it. Liberation from what? Unfair trade practices, according to Trump. So, yesterday he announced “10% tariffs on all imports…
Lire la suite →FAA Approves Nationwide Drone Delivery, But There’s a Catch
It’s been almost 12 years since Amazon launched (via a segment on 60 Minutes) the race to develop a new transportation mode: drone delivery. It’s been a long and relatively…
Lire la suite →Editor’s Pick: Understanding Road Transportation in the United Kingdom
Note: Today’s post is part of our “Editor’s Pick” series where we highlight posts published by our sponsors that provide practical knowledge and advice on timely and important supply chain…
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