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The Wisdom of Balance: What Confucius Teaches Us About Supply Chain Excellence

Posted on November 8, 2025 by mtarcan

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…

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The Resilient Supply Chain: Mastering the Dance Between Levity and Gravity

Posted on September 13, 2025September 13, 2025 by mtarcan

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…

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