Recently I worked with some colleagues to investigate how to get better service quality out of suppliers. The results show that the traditional buying and contract evaluation approaches developed for managing... View More
Parcel folks seeking wisdom could learn a lot from an unexpected source — the cockpit! Much like supply chain management today, the 1930s were a time of transition for air transportation from its... View More
There’s a metropolitan business that handles 200,000 deliveries and 400,000 transactions per day with an error rate of 1 in 16 million and a 98% on-time rate, despite dealing with severe congestion... View More
For companies operating in US Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZs), the first several weeks after the Supreme Court’s striking down of the International Emergency Economi
The small parcel market is not simply evolving; it is reorganizing around a different set of priorities. For decades, national carriers focused on maximizing volume, expanding networks, and ca
Amazon’s less-than-truckload freight now ships to any type of destination and serves businesses of all sizes, following strong demand from Amazon selling partners and vendors
The terms of sale used for transactions within the United States have wide spread recognition, however, these terms are not defined in a single source. “F.O.B. Origin” and “F.O.B. Destination”
Once defined by linear processes and disconnected systems, supply chains are becoming dynamic networks that respond in real-time to demand signals, labor constraints, and customer expectations
For companies operating in US Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZs), the first several weeks after the Supreme Court’s striking down of the International Emergency Economi
The small parcel market is not simply evolving; it is reorganizing around a different set of priorities. For decades, national carriers focused on maximizing volume, expanding networks, and ca
Amazon’s less-than-truckload freight now ships to any type of destination and serves businesses of all sizes, following strong demand from Amazon selling partners and vendors
The terms of sale used for transactions within the United States have wide spread recognition, however, these terms are not defined in a single source. “F.O.B. Origin” and “F.O.B. Destination”
Once defined by linear processes and disconnected systems, supply chains are becoming dynamic networks that respond in real-time to demand signals, labor constraints, and customer expectations
