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Editor’s Note: In March 2015, we published a post titled “Did You Ask A Good Question Today?” that discussed why asking good questions is an important skill, especially for supply chain professionals. We revisited this
Whether you’re consuming it at a restaurant, buying it at a grocery store, or getting it at a food bank, food is a basic necessity, which makes the logistics behind the food industry critically important.
“¿Qué número salió?” It was the question everybody asked around 5:00 pm every day in my neighborhood growing up in Brooklyn. People would walk into my family’s bodega and immediately ask, “¿Qué número salió?” —
Companies are dealing with considerable supply chain and transportation issues at the moment, including port congestion and tight capacity in trucking. Yet, many of them remain focused on corporate sustainability initiatives as well. One area
If supply chain stories appearing on the front page of the Wall Street Journal and other newspapers isn’t proof enough that the industry has gone mainstream, then here is Exhibit B: You know supply chain
Trucking has traditionally gotten the lion’s share of attention in transportation, but the pandemic-related disruptions to global supply chains, particularly the congestion at ocean ports with dozens of ships waiting offshore to unload, is causing
Author’s Note: I was asked by Transporeon (a Talking Logistics sponsor) to take a look at what is happening in the European transportation market and they provided me with access to their Transporeon Insights market
O, my oldest daughter’s pet hamster, died this week. He was a dwarf hamster with a giant personality. She got O in March 2020, shortly after I accidentally helped her previous hamster, Speedy, escape from
Shippers in the United States and Mexico are facing significant supply chain challenges. From trade imbalance and increased customer demands to cost pressures and tight
Not too many people are familiar with the Ragnar relay races. In these endurance competitions, teams of 12 individuals run various segments (or legs) of
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For logistics leaders, continued supply chain volatility has increased the use of shorter-term contracts and reliance on the spot market to access freight capacity. According
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