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Friday, October 6, 2017

Why Do Supply Chain Transformations Fail - The Case for Change Management

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I have been thinking and reading a lot lately about supply chain transformations.  I have also been involved in many of them throughout my c...
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Saturday, August 26, 2017

Interesting Supply Chain Events from Week of August 21, 2017

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The week is over and some very interesting reads and developments.  Let me get right to them: The war between Amazon and Walmart heats...
Friday, August 25, 2017

Leadership Still Counts in Supply Chain

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There is a lot of talk (even on this blog) about the cool and "sexy" technology being deployed in Supply Chain today. Things like...
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Thursday, August 10, 2017

Cyber Attacks: How We Have Moved From Corporate Espionage to Corporate Warfare

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A great posting over at Supply Chain Matters relative to the impact of cyber attacks on Just in Time (JIT) businesses.  A simple cyber atta...
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If Your Supply Chain is Not Customer Centric - You Are Dead

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My previous post discussed why Amazon is killing the retail market.  My thesis is simple and it has nothing to do with Amazon being a finan...
Monday, July 31, 2017

Amazon Doesn't Kill Businesses - Ignoring Customer Needs Does

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I am going to formulate a more detailed post on this tonight and I think this is a topic needing coverage. It is all about how Amazon got wh...
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Saturday, July 29, 2017

The Week in Review - ELDs, Amazon (again), Foxconn, Border Adjustment Tax - Dead, and Drivers

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Another week down in 2017 and amazingly just a few more weeks before those in the retail supply chain will be going crazy getting ready for ...
Thursday, July 20, 2017

Amazon and Kenmore - A Match Made in Heaven

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It is incredible it took this long for the marriage made in heaven to happen. Kenmore is the crown jewel of Sears and Amazon has always wan...
Sunday, July 9, 2017

Inventories Are Heading in The Right Direction

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Anyone who follows me knows I feel very strongly about the Total Inventory to Sales Ratio  and how it forecasts the future for transportatio...
Friday, June 30, 2017

What A Month May Was For Transportation

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CASS Freight Systems is out with their monthly Freight Index Report and it shows some very good news for transportation providers (not so go...
Monday, June 26, 2017

Welcome Back Wal-Mart - We Missed You Over the Last 5 Years.

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I hesitated writing about the Amazon purchase of Whole Foods as many have written about it already and much is not yet known about how Jeff...
Monday, June 5, 2017

Definitions of Terms Must be as Your Customer Sees It

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I am sitting on a plane right now, on the Tarmac, moving nowhere.  This reminds me of another aspect of a truly custome r centric supply cha...
Friday, June 2, 2017

Start with The Customer - Ensure Profitability

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Supply chain design is all about two things:  Provide extraordinary customer service through fast and full fulfillment AND do this profitab...
Tuesday, May 2, 2017

Jacksonville Florida is a True Logistics Hub

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This is a bit of a plug for my hometown but I felt it necessary.  This article titled Work Wanted: Good Jobs in Logistics are Abundant in Ja...
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Sunday, April 30, 2017

If You Expect Your 3PL to Invest, You Have to Commit

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I have been doing a lot of thinking lately on the state of the 3PL industry.  I have not worked in the industry for a number of years but I ...
Sunday, March 26, 2017

Schneider IPO Price Set Between $18 and $20. Big Pay Day for Family

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Three things to know about the Schneider ( SNDR ) IPO ( JSonline ): The family remains firmly in control - in fact the company will stil...

Macroeconomic Monday® - Inventory to Sales Ratio

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Goes to show, I should never take a break from blogging.  "While I was out", the inventory to sales ratio in the economy has made ...

The Stay at Home Economy and Its Supply Chain Impacts - Part 1: Definition

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I have noticed a bit about my own behavior and started looking to see if it was just me or was it a "trend" (I am not usually &quo...
Sunday, January 15, 2017

What is a Supply Chain To Do In Age of Global Disruption?

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I have been following the election and subsequent transition for a long time now and of course have opinions on a lot of items.  However, as...
Sunday, December 11, 2016

What is The True State of The Supply Chain Industry?

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As we look at the profession of managing supply chains we tend to spend a lot of time working on specific areas such as S&OP, Six Sigma,...