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GM Supplier Factory Explosion: Thoughts on Supply Chain Visibility and Responsibility

Adrian Gonzalez August 6, 2014

This past Saturday, an explosion at the Kunshan Zhongrong Metal Products factory in China killed at least 75 workers and injured at least 185 others.

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,

This Week in Logistics News (July 28 – August 1, 2014)

Adrian Gonzalez August 1, 2014

I’ll spare you the full story, but back in college I took a creative writing class, and the professor gave me a unique assignment: write

“Truck Drivers are Treated Like Trash With No Rights”

Adrian Gonzalez July 30, 2014

Earlier this month, I wrote about the driver shortage problem in trucking, arguing that the only way to solve it is through innovation. The post

Finding Truckload Capacity: Insights on Managing the Spot Procurement Process

Adrian Gonzalez July 28, 2014

Data from various sources indicate that truckload capacity is starting to tighten. For example, here’s some data from Wolfe Research published earlier this year: When

This Week in Logistics News (July 21-25, 2014)

Adrian Gonzalez July 25, 2014

There are a lot better ways to wake up at 5 AM than getting a telephone call saying, “Your 7:00 AM flight has been cancelled.”

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