Supply Chain Blog
On October 2, the chief operating officer of the world’s largest sportswear company told employees that Nike is walking away from owning a large part of its own fulfillment and distribution network, something it has…
Thomas Carlyle wrote, “Man is a Tool-using Animal. Weak in himself, and of small stature… without Tools he is nothing, with Tools he is all.” The sentence appears in Sartor Resartus, published in 1831, where…
A seagull does not fly with one wing shape. It changes the shape as it takes off, turns, cruises, and lands. The bird is not being inefficient. It is matching its configuration to the conditions…
During the worst of the container boom, Maersk did the opposite of every other carrier. While rivals pushed emergency surcharges and spot rates climbed toward record highs, the Danish line held its average freight rates…
A container ship just sailed from South Korea to Rotterdam through the Arctic. On the same day, barge traffic on the Rhine River, Europe’s busiest inland waterway, ground to a near halt because there was…
If you have ever changed the battery in a child’s toy, a TV remote, or a hearing aid in Europe, there is a strong chance you were holding a Varta. In 2022 alone, the company…
When the boardroom goes AI-first, the supply chain function needs to be ready with data, models, and a clear strategy.
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,…
Every time a tech giant announces mass layoffs, the story is framed as a human resources story. Jobs lost. Careers disrupted. Communities affected. All true. But there is another story that runs beneath the surface,…