Resiliency & Innovation Go Hand-in-Hand
With the high level of volatility and disruption that is commonplace in today’s business environment, creating resiliency has become a must.
Students & the Future of the Profession
Explore the accomplishments and future potential of supply chain students shaping the industry with innovation and resilience.
Resilient Supply Chain: At the Cross-Section of Success
Discover how integrating resilience into supply chain strategies leads to success amid market volatility and disruption.
Ideas to Fill Peak Capacity Periods
As we toured several e-commerce facilities such as UPS and Amazon, it became obvious that the sheer volume during peak season presents a huge dilemma. For example, UPS goes from 250-300 containers per night to 450 during peak season. Now that is quite a surge! Amazon has similar surges and stated facts such as 68 million orders on Cyber Monday.
What do UPS, Shamrock Foods, Amazon & a 3PL Have in Common?
In touring multiple facilities, ranging from package shipments to cold storage food service delivery to the e-commerce behemoth to 3PL organizations, it became clear that as many conversations that take place about labor costs and other daily concerns, the #1 concern across the board is transportation costs
Have you Thought about Increasing Demand?
No matter the position of my client (typically a CEO, Owner, CFO, General Manager or Board member), he/she is interested in increasing demand, and the project we are brought in to focus on relates to increasing demand, either directly or indirectly.
Trump Signs Order Prioritizing AI Research
Uncover how the US government's prioritization of AI in policy shapes industry standards and supply chain resilience.
The Value of Collaborating with Strange Bedfellows
There can be significant value and strategic advantage created in collaborating with unlikely partners if there are clear objectives, trust and an open mind.
Hiring Top Talent with Passion and Enthusiasm Key to Beating Talent/Skills Gap
CLAREMONT, Calif., February 1, 2019/ExpertClick/ -- The old adage, “Hire for attitude; teach the skills” still holds true, in spite of perceived gaps in the availability of talent, according to The Society for the Advancement of Consulting® (SAC). Businesses still get ahead by hiring top talent with passion and [...]
The Global Logistics Landscape
Global logistics is relevant to GDP and to every business that produces, distributes and sells products.