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When You Manage Your Supply Chain Like It’s 1999 (Lessons from the IRS)
Adrian Gonzalez
April 4, 2022
Last Friday, one of my April Fools’ fake news headlines was “Forget Spreadsheets: How to Manage a Global Supply Chain with Post-It Notes.” The truth
Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (April 1, 2022)
Adrian Gonzalez
April 1, 2022
Welcome to April. The first of April. You know what that means, right? Of course you do, but can you spot the fake news headlines
The SEC Climate-Related Disclosures Rule: Another Supply Chain Challenge
Adrian Gonzalez
March 30, 2022
Last month in “The Difficulty Of Measuring Scope 3 Emissions,” I highlighted how almost 70% of Costco’s shareholders voted “yes” on a proposal that calls
Truckload Fuel Surcharges: An Overlooked Opportunity for Improvement?
Adrian Gonzalez
March 28, 2022
There is a constant focus on contract rates and spot rates in truckload transportation. But there is another cost factor that, like a little brother
Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (March 25, 2022)
Adrian Gonzalez
March 25, 2022
I saw a squirrel without a tail today. In my backyard, hopping around. Was it a baby rabbit? No, it was a squirrel. Without a
Google Making Inroads Into Supply Chain and Logistics
Adrian Gonzalez
March 23, 2022
I’ve made many supply chain and logistics predictions over the years, and have been wrong many times, including this prediction from December 2014: Google will
Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (March 18, 2022)
Adrian Gonzalez
March 18, 2022
Are there more doors or wheels in the world? Debating this question is the latest internet trend, with no clear winner between Team Doors vs.
Questions From High School Student Interested in Supply Chain Management
Adrian Gonzalez
March 16, 2022
I recently received an email from a high school student looking for advice. Here’s what he wrote: I am a student who wants to get
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