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If He Had Run a Little Faster

Adrian Gonzalez April 17, 2013

My wife’s cousin Mike ran the Boston Marathon on Monday. He was running in memory of my wife’s brother Paul who died at age 3

This Week in Logistics News (April 8-12, 2013)

Adrian Gonzalez April 12, 2013

I’m on borrowed time this morning, so without delay, here’s the news that caught my attention this week: Freight Shipments Rose 1.2% in February from

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The Most Important Attribute of a Supply Chain Leader

Adrian Gonzalez April 10, 2013

Last summer, I led a workshop with a group of supply chain executives where we discussed the following question: What skills, knowledge, and expertise must

This Week in Logistics News (April 1-5, 2013)

Adrian Gonzalez April 5, 2013

Welcome to April. One quarter down, three to go in 2013. It was a relatively quiet week for news, so let’s get to the items

In Logistics, Somebody Has to Own the Assets

Adrian Gonzalez April 3, 2013

In most aspects of life, an asset is an asset, “a useful and desirable thing or quality,” as Dictionary.com defines it. But not in the

Amazon Ups the Ante, Delivers Goods to Customers Before They Order Them

Adrian Gonzalez April 1, 2013

Google and Walmart announced last week new initiatives around same-day delivery and in-store delivery lockers, as the two companies try to keep pace with Amazon.com.

This Week in Logistics News (March 25-29, 2013)

Adrian Gonzalez March 29, 2013

Lots of interesting news this week related to e-commerce fulfillment and same-day delivery, so let’s get right to it. Wal-Mart may get customers to deliver

Best-Cost vs. Least-Cost Sourcing

Adrian Gonzalez March 27, 2013

The “reshoring” of manufacturing operations from China and elsewhere to the United States continues to make headlines. Back in December 2012, for example, Apple announced