May-June 2020
Most of the time, when I sit down to write this column I look at what I wrote for the previous year’s issue for perspective or inspiration. The truth is, nothing I’ve written before, or experienced in my 64 years, has prepared me for COVID-19. I’m sure that most, if not all, of you can say the same. Yes, it’s a global crisis, but closer to home, it’s a supply chain crisis. Quite simply, even the best supply chains, at least those that are still operating, are broken.
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Crisis. NextGen Supply Chain conference moves to November 2-4, 2020
In light of COVID-19, we have rescheduled the NextGen Supply Chain conference at the Chicago Athletic Association for November 2-4, 2020.
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What about business downturns? Part 1
This “Insights” column is the first of a two-part series and deals with potential ways to forecast and plan major turning points—and get all-important organizational…
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What about business downturns? Part 2
This Insights column is the second of a two-part series. It deals with lessons learned from selling and surviving in an organization living through the realities of a “bad…
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What does the human face of AI look like?
AI projects that achieve the right balance between machine and human involvement in decision-making are more likely to succeed.
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Rudolph, with his nose so bright, is moving from China
You need a roadmap to move supply from China. Combined with a strong infrastructure in roads, modern factories and limited regulation, China's production meets insatiable…
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The new normal will require a new strategic approach to the circular economy
The time is right for a purpose-driven supply chain. Maximizing profits for shareholders should no longer be the only objective of corporations. Instead, corporations should be…
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Using the PAST as we work through the PRESENT
Kai Hoberg, a professor and head of the logistics department at Kühne Logistics University, noted the current COVID-19 shutdowns have the potential to trigger an even bigger…
