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Facebook Graph Search, Through a Supply Chain Lens
There were plenty of rumors about what Facebook was going to announce yesterday, everything from the launch of a Facebook phone to the introduction of
This Week in Logistics News (January 7-11, 2013)
No time to waste this morning, as I have a lunch date planned with my soon to be five year old daughter. Here’s the news
Vested Outsourcing: The ‘Mind Shift’ is Finally Happening
Back in April 2009, I took a 2.5-day course on Vested Outsourcing (called “Performance-Based Outsourcing” at the time) at the University of Tennessee. Halfway through
This Week in Logistics News (December 31, 2012 – January 4, 2013)
Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a fun and relaxing vacation. Now it’s back to the grind — and fun. There was very little

Rethinking Supply Chain Risk Management
One of my predictions for 2012, in the aftermath of the Japan earthquake and Thailand floods in 2011, was that supply chain risk management would

Putting Leadership Development Back on Your Calendar
I’m too busy (in meetings, on the road, dealing with operational issues, sifting through countless emails and voicemails…) to invest time in leadership development and

Want a Fast-Response Supply Chain? Facilitate People-to-People Communication
What is needed [in a dynamic business environment] is a supply chain of rapid response…Many people who work in the materials business [and] talk about

“…Be Ever in Your Favor”
I was born the 11th of April, 1935 in Cuba, in the Province of Las Villas. My town was called Esles del Venero, but I
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