Reflections of a Supply Chain Industry Analyst
Adrian Gonzalez
September 17, 2013
The typical role of an industry analyst is to look ahead, at the trends that are shaping and reshaping the supply chain and logistics landscape.
This Week in Logistics News (September 9-13, 2013)
Adrian Gonzalez
September 13, 2013
Document less, experience more. That was the key takeaway from a great HBR article by Daniel Gulati published in April 2012. I was reminded of
The Missing Supply Chain Perspective in Packaging Decisions
Adrian Gonzalez
September 11, 2013
About a decade ago, I visited a packaging facility operated by a contract packaging provider. The facility would receive bulk quantities of goods from a
The Case for Competing on Logistics Talent
Adrian Gonzalez
September 4, 2013
There is a lot of buzz these days about there being a shortage of supply chain and logistics talent in the market. While much of
This Week in Logistics News (August 26-30, 2013)
Adrian Gonzalez
August 30, 2013
This was a relatively quiet week for news, and I suspect many of you are taking off early today to enjoy the long holiday weekend,
Dump the Performance Review: A Better Way to Evaluate Supply Chain Talent
Adrian Gonzalez
August 28, 2013
The transportation manager you hired last year — in large part because of his success at reducing transportation costs at previous employers — was able
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