Using AI to Improve Business Performance
As business executives contend with heightened supply chain risks and inflationary pressures, artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a hot technology that can help to improve business performance.
Supply Chain Disruptions: Hurricanes, Strikes & How to Address
Disruptions ramp up! Unfortunately, there was a massive hurricane that wreaked havoc in several states including North Carolina, Georgia, Virginia etc. 130 people have died and many are unreachable. Towns are destroyed including one that has a special place in my history [...]
Lisa Anderson, Supply Chain Expert Warns Middle East Conflict Threatens Global Supply Chains
Lisa Anderson highlights the urgent need for companies to address vulnerabilities in their supply chains as global instability continues to escalate. The recent attacks in the Middle East, where hundreds of pagers used by Iran-backed Hezbollah exploded in Lebanon and Syria,
Transportation: Disruption is the New Norm
Since the pandemic, the end-to-end supply chain has been in a constant state of disruption. Although it has calmed down since the height of the pandemic, disruption is simply the new norm. Since logistics is dependent on a system of systems, it is a sum of its parts, and [...]
More Disruptions on the Way: How to Thrive Admidst the Chaos
There is a potential for chaos in the logistics world with simultaneous strikes from Canada's rail workers and the U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast longshoremen. It is gaining in likelihood each day as negotiations are not progressing.
Lisa Anderson Publishes Mid-Year Special Report
Download Lisa's mid-year special report, FutureScape: Crafting Tomorrow's Supply Chain Today.
Resiliency & Agility in Supply Chain
With the significant amount of disruption in the global supply chain, companies have started to focus on what could help them better weather the storm.
Red Sea Pharma Crisis Pushing Logistics Advancements: Lisa Anderson Quoted
Companies need to navigate the stormy waters of the Red Sea amid Houthi threats and global supply chain challenges The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has established itself as a critical hub in the global pharmaceutical supply chain, attracting major players like Sanofi, Novartis, and Pfizer. This prominence is due [...]
Challenges, Risks & Opportunities in E-Commerce & Logistics
In attending the Southern California E-Commerce & Logistics Summit, it is clear that focusing on global logistics as a system of systems is paramount (special shout out to Fran Inman for the use of her phrase). Not one link in the supply chain can succeed on its own.
Supply Chain Disruptions & Chokepoints Dominate
The latest Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse has caused massive diversions on the East Coast and in the Baltimore region and points out the need for backup sources of supply and agility in the supply chain.