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Enabling Supply Chain Flexibility: Two Important (But Often Overlooked) Factors

Adrian Gonzalez February 24, 2016

The El Niño weather pattern, which the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicts will be among the strongest on record, is already causing flooding

Ripped from the Headlines: Supply Chain Trends in the News

Adrian Gonzalez February 22, 2016

In recent weeks, I’ve come across several news articles highlighting a few supply chain and logistics trends that I’ve written about over the past couple

This Week in Logistics News (February 15-19, 2016)

Adrian Gonzalez February 19, 2016

In case you’ve ever wondered if it’s possible to get lapped while skiing, the answer is yes. I still can’t explain how it happened. I

Omni-channel: Not A One-Size-Fits-All Approach

Adrian Gonzalez February 17, 2016

Omni-channel continues to generate a lot of buzz in the industry, but what is the current state of omni-channel? What’s real and what’s still hype?

This Week in Logistics News (February 8-12, 2016)

Adrian Gonzalez February 12, 2016

Driverless vehicles and package delivery dominated the supply chain and logistics news this week, so let’s go straight to it: Google wants to deliver packages

Developing the Business Case for Supply Chain Optimization

Adrian Gonzalez February 10, 2016

Supply Chain Optimization is a widely-used term in the industry, and while many companies understand its potential to drive cost savings and service improvements, they

Chipotle: The Latest Example of Why Supply Chain Risk Management Matters

Adrian Gonzalez February 8, 2016

Why is supply chain risk management important? Why should CEOs and CFOs care? Over the past two years, I’ve addressed those questions in various posts