Supply Chain Blog
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 about competitive advantage in modern logistics and operations. Understanding the Matthew Effect in Supply Chains The Matthew Effect takes its…
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 this ancient wisdom applies to our modern, fast-paced industry. We live in an era of unprecedented information availability. Every day…
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 that lifts you skyward and gravity which is the opposing force that pulls you earthward. This metaphor perfectly captures the…