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Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (June 26, 2020)
Earlier this week, I wrote about my broken air conditioning system and how I was held hostage by a minimum order quantity policy. Not an

Supply Chain in High School
In March 2011, I wrote a post making the case that, like in baseball, the supply chain and logistics industry needed a farm system to

Held Hostage by Minimum Order Quantity
“It’s hot in here, isn’t it?” I asked my wife. I walked over to the thermostat and although the air conditioning was running, the house

Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (June 19, 2020)
My wife’s bike got a flat tire yesterday. I removed the wheel from the bike, pulled the tube from the tire, put a patch on it,

Quantifying the Waste in Transportation
Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt from “Network-based TMS: How Connected Platforms Will Transform Transportation Management in 2020 and Beyond,” a research e-book produced

Supply Chain Sustainability: A Byproduct of Efficiency
What is so special about October 23, 2005? That’s when Walmart’s CEO at the time, Lee Scott, gave a speech entitled Twenty First Century Leadership

Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (June 12, 2020)
What traditional supply chain practices or concepts (“the way we’ve always done things”) do you believe companies must unlearn to succeed moving forward? We asked

Making A Difference: Transportation Insight
Today’s post is part of our “Making a Difference: Supply Chains for a Better Tomorrow” series that focuses on the supply chain capabilities that will
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