Logistics Viewpoints
APRIL 21, 2023
The Boston Marathon is considered one of the worlds “ Big 5 ” marathons. mile journey, with a particularly large crowd in downtown Boston. The 127th running of the Boston Marathon took place on Monday. that take dimensions needed to ship an item, then cut, crease and glue corrugated cardboard to make custom boxes.
Supply Chain Shaman
AUGUST 12, 2020
On a cold Boston winter day, I slipped into my seat on a back row in a packed conference room at AMR Research. The first step was to charter a research project with the Arizona State University statistics department to analyze which combination of metrics drives the highest market capitalization. The result? The reason?
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Supply Chain Shaman
JANUARY 19, 2015
My travels this week took me to California and Boston. Today, on average, there are 10-25 ships sitting on the water waiting to unload. Supply Chain Metrics That Matter has been selling briskly on Amazon, and we are actively working on the program for the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit on September 9th and 10th, 2015.The
Talking Logistics
JUNE 30, 2015
It is easy to understand why strategy is often set aside to meet immediate needs of getting product shipped out the door. Large and mid-size shippers typically have procurement personnel but may lack coordination across shipping locations. Adopt performance metrics for carriers. Keep in touch with market realities.
Supply Chain Shaman
AUGUST 26, 2015
It was a cold, crisp winter in Boston. During that winter, I was staying at the Westin in Boston and working remotely. Lora wrote the books Supply Chain Metrics That Matter and Bricks Matter , and is currently working on her third book, Leadership Matters. My feet slipped and slid on the ice on the sidewalks.
Talking Logistics
NOVEMBER 10, 2014
What do the Germany World Cup Team and the Boston Red Sox have in common? Simply put, it’s a regulation that went into effect a couple of years ago requiring companies to verify that goods shipped from Germany to another EU member country actually arrive there.
Talking Logistics
FEBRUARY 1, 2019
I was hoping for 70F+ weather, but even Florida fell victim to the Polar Vortex, with temperatures only in the 50s (which felt tropical, nonetheless, compared to Chicago and Boston). I woke up at 2:15 am on Wednesday and couldn’t fall back to sleep. I don’t know what I did, but on my way out, I somehow managed to get the duck mad.
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