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Google Will Acquire a 3PL – And Other Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2015

Adrian Gonzalez December 11, 2014

“We will see $300 a barrel — or roughly $250 in today’s dollars — because oil supply will be so short. If you want that

Facebook for Supply Chain Communication and Collaboration?

Adrian Gonzalez December 8, 2014

“Communicate, Collaborate, Innovate” — I’ve been using that line as the subtitle of my keynote presentations this year. My first question to the audience: Why

This Week in Logistics News (December 1-5, 2014)

Adrian Gonzalez December 5, 2014

I always envisioned my kids getting up in the morning singing a vintage Depeche Mode or R.E.M song. Instead, they’re singing Rick Astley (“Never Gonna

Is Software Making Us Dumb?

Adrian Gonzalez December 3, 2014

A couple of weeks ago, a man drove a tractor-trailer into a Milwaukee park and over two pedestrian bridges, where it ultimately got stuck (a

Happy Thanksgiving (Plus Top News Items in Recent Weeks)

Adrian Gonzalez November 26, 2014

This coming Monday will mark the four year anniversary since I left the comfort of a relatively secure job and paycheck to start my own

Transportation Funding vs. Immigration Reform (60 Minutes vs. Saturday Night Live)

Adrian Gonzalez November 24, 2014

If it’s not one thing, it’s another…that keeps transportation infrastructure funding down the priority list for Congress. A few years ago, it was the wars

This Week in Logistics News (November 17-21, 2014)

Adrian Gonzalez November 21, 2014

I’m guessing it’s summer. My father stands barechested in front of me, but he’s still wearing his work pants, and he looks a bit sweaty,

A Case Study in Closed-Loop Operational Management

Adrian Gonzalez November 19, 2014

As I’ve said before, the biggest challenge facing supply chain and logistics executives today is not managing change, because that’s always been the norm in