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The Evolution of Warehousing with Joe Oliaro

The Logistics of Logistics

Joe Oliaro is the Vice President of Sales and Chief Real Estate Officer at Wagner Logistics , a leading provider of supply chain solutions. Joe is a force to be reckoned with in the world of logistics and supply chain strategy.

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Beware the Swinging Pendulum on Supply Chain Inventory Practices

Logistics Viewpoints

Supply shortages resulting in empty shelves or parking lots of WIP inventory represent a spectre causing supply chain leaders to reconsider supply chain inventory practices. Opinion of just-in-time (JIT) as a practice has taken a battering and inventory is rising. Why tell this story?

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XX and XY: A Different World in Supply Chain

Supply Chain Shaman

It is such a very different landscape than the green mountains of my farm in West Virginia or my city streets in Philadelphia. I jeopardized the release date of the book by taking an extra three months to finish the Supply Chain Index work. How has progress changed over time? It is time for reflections.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 14 – 20)

Logistics Viewpoints

We’ve all been talking about the looming supply chain talent shortage for quite some time. But I just read an article about another labor shortage Walmart is facing: store managers. But I just read an article about another labor shortage Walmart is facing: store managers. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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America Adapting to Supply Chain Chaos

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Planes, Cranes, and Barges: How America Is Adapting to Supply Chain Chaos. Although it’s not what economists would call structural change just yet, Nardone is optimistic that the additional business during the pandemic won’t disappear as the virus fades. Businessweek. Mississippi River cargo traffic near Luling, La.

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Philosophy

The Network Effect

For 17 years he paid his dues as an assistant coach – first at the University of Minnesota, then with the Steelers, followed by the Kansas City Chiefs, and finally back to Minnesota. Four times he’d interviewed for an NFL head coaching position and four times he’d come up short. His philosophy to coaching was his problem.

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Advanced analytics meets social good: how Angel Flight West optimizes flight routes for families in need

AIMMS

North Star Alliance , for instance, uses optimization to find optimal locations for its mobile HIV-AIDS clinics in Africa. The Dutch Delta Program Commissioner used analytics to prevent flooding and was recognized with the 2013 Edelman Award. I don’t fly anymore, but I still help in any way I can. AFW works in 13 of the Western United States.