Supply Chain Blog
Here is a counterintuitive truth from the front lines of supply chain operations. We automated the warehouse. We implemented yard management systems. We deployed AI-driven planning platforms. And yet, on any given Tuesday afternoon, trucks…
For years, Vietnam was described as the backup plan. A secondary option for manufacturers who wanted one foot outside China but never quite committed to leaving. That description no longer fits. Vietnam is no longer…
The AI data center gold rush is reshaping more than technology markets. It is now redrawing the map of global energy supply chains. European buyers are paying premiums just to secure gas turbines, a phenomenon…
Peter Thiel‘s observation in “Zero to One” that courage is rarer than genius strikes at the heart of what holds back supply chain transformation. We’ve all sat in conference rooms filled with smart people who…
In supply chain management, success breeds success. The companies that excel today are positioning themselves to dominate tomorrow, while struggling organizations fall further behind. This phenomenon, known as the Matthew Effect, reveals a fundamental truth…
Over two millennia ago, Confucius observed a fundamental truth about human progress: “Learning without thought is labor lost. Thought without learning is intellectual death.” As I reflect on this quote, I’m struck by how profoundly…
In the complex world of supply chain management, we often find ourselves caught between two powerful forces. As Daniel Pink notes in To Sell is Human, healthy positivity requires calibration between levity that unseen force…