Managed Services: The “Stretch Armstrong” of Logistics
Adrian Gonzalez
August 4, 2014
One of my favorite toys as a boy was Stretch Armstrong, a muscle-man action figure with a stretchable body. As the catalog picture below illustrates,
Perverse Incentives in Outsourcing Agreements
Adrian Gonzalez
July 23, 2014
In Vested Outsourcing, Kate Vitasek and co-authors Mike Ledyard and Karl Manrodt outline the ten ailments of traditional outsource relationships. Number three on the list
Are You Dumbsourcing?
Adrian Gonzalez
June 23, 2014
One of the things I love about interviewing supply chain professionals on Talking Logistics is that they often raise interesting questions and ideas. Last year,
Quick Poll: Biggest Cost Driver of Switching 3PLs?
Adrian Gonzalez
May 22, 2014
Earlier this year, a consultant friend emailed me the following question he had received from a client: What is the true, total cost of changing
Is Managing Outsourcing Relationships a Core Competency?
Adrian Gonzalez
April 23, 2014
The simple approach to determine what to outsource versus what to keep in-house is to assemble a strategic team to define what your core competencies
The Right Skills and Mindset to Outsource Logistics
Talking Logistics
April 2, 2014
In every discipline — whether it’s sports, medical research, cooking, you name it — you need a core set of skills to succeed. What are
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