Vested Archives - Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez

How Many Truck Drivers Are There?

Adrian Gonzalez February 14, 2018

I am so confused. A few weeks ago, I revisited the age-old driver shortage question (see Truck Driver Shortage: Getting Better, Worse, or No Problem

Unlearning Supply Chain Management

Adrian Gonzalez July 5, 2017

The near-infinite processing power Cloud computing provides (along with other technological innovations) will cause everyone in the supply chain and logistics field to unlearn the

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Target Cracking Down on Suppliers: An All Stick Approach to Supplier Relationship Management

Adrian Gonzalez May 9, 2016

Last week, Reuters reported that Target “is cracking down on suppliers as part of a multi-billion dollar overhaul to speed up its supply chain and

The 3PL Industry is Suffering from Gresham’s Law

Adrian Gonzalez July 13, 2015

Earlier this year in Procuring Logistics Services is Not the Same as Buying Paper Clips, I wrote about an issue that continues to negatively affect

The High Cost of Poor Supplier Relationships

Adrian Gonzalez May 20, 2015

We’ve seen several headlines over the past six months about how poorly suppliers are being treated these days. Here’s a sampling: Tesco faces fresh accusations

Legal Advice on Developing Successful Supply Chain Relationships

Talking Logistics February 3, 2015

A few months ago there was a lot of press about the business relationship between Apple and GT Advanced Technologies, which has become a great example