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When You Manage Your Supply Chain Like It’s 1999 (Lessons from the IRS)
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)
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
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?
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)
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
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)
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
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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Supply Chain Brain: Data-Driven OFAC Enforcement: The Pivotal Role of Recordkeeping and Reporting
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Macro Growth of Micro Supply Chains
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From Purchase Order to the Last Customs Mile: Streamlining and Automating the Global Supply Chain
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