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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

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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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Across the Pond: The European Transportation Market (March 2022)

Adrian Gonzalez March 14, 2022

Author’s Note: I was asked by Transporeon (a Talking Logistics sponsor) to look at what is happening in the European transportation market and they provided