The Black Sea’s Quiet Stranglehold
The narrowest point of the Bosphorus is 700 metres wide. Seven football pitches, end to end. Every ship that enters or leaves the Black Sea must pass through that gap, past the skyline of Istanbul,…
Operations
You Wanted Supplier Diversity. Now You Have Supplier Proliferation.
In 2021, a European automotive manufacturer decided it had too many eggs in one basket. Its braking system for three flagship models came from a single supplier in the Czech Republic. When that plant shut…
RFID Is Making a Comeback: From Barcode Tracking to Strategic Supply Chain Advantage
RFID is no longer just a barcode replacement. It is becoming a strategic supply chain technology. Photo: Pexels. In 2003, Walmart told its top 100 suppliers to put RFID tags on every pallet shipped to…
Before AI, Try the Checklist
In eight hospitals around the world, a simple experiment changed how we think about complexity. Surgical teams adopted a five-point checklist before operations. The result? Major complications dropped by 36 percent. Deaths fell by 47…
Why Walmart Is Betting on Nuclear Power for Its Warehouses
Why Walmart Is Betting on Nuclear Power for Its Warehouses A modern distribution center at sunset, powered by clean baseload energy. When you think about the future of retail energy, solar panels on big-box roofs…
The Hybrid Supply Chain
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…
Super El Nino Tests Supply Chains
When monsoon storms shut down India's busiest container port for 48 hours in June 2026, the average delay per ship was not the story. The story was the 14,000 stranded containers that would take three…
Experience Matters Even In AI Age : Ford Use Case
ord Motor Company recently hired 350 veteran engineers (some former employees, others drawn from suppliers) after artificial intelligence and automated quality systems failed to deliver the expected results. The company calls them “gray beard” engineers,…
From Last Mile To Last Meter
For years, supply chain conversations around last mile delivery have focused on routing optimization, carrier capacity, and delivery speed. These factors remain important, but as retailers and logistics providers continue compressing fulfillment windows, attention is…