September 14, 2023
The Cold, Hard Facts About Cold Chain Logistics
The term “cold chain” was first used in 1908 to describe meat industry storage and transportation in and out of…
September 7, 2023
Nerves of U.S. Steel
“You can’t unscramble eggs.” – J.P. Morgan U.S. Steel was formed in 1901 when J.P. Morgan financed the merger of…
August 31, 2023
Dodging the Urban Doom Loop
In the book “Good to Great,” Jim Collins wrote about the flywheel effect, a prosperous cycle of work and adjustment…
August 24, 2023
Who is to blame for Yellow’s demise?
On July 30th, 2023, Yellow announced that they would cease operations after 99 years and declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy just…
August 10, 2023
The Problem with Performative ESG
Although we talk about ESG programs all the time, they actually haven’t been with us for very long. ESG initiatives…
July 20, 2023
Tracking Procurement from Industry 1.0 – 5.0
While researching a recent episode of Dial P, I came across material on the difference between Industry 4.0 and 5.0.…
July 16, 2023
[Pod] Bridging the Confidence Gap to Achieve the Best Business Outcomes w/ Baber Farooq
“To increase confidence within the C-suite, procurement must show it can work within the business to address internal risks and…
July 13, 2023
Russia’s Wagner Group as Rogue Supplier
On June 23rd, news broke that the Wagner Group, a private militia operating on behalf of Russia in the war…
June 25, 2023
[Pod] From C-Suite Priority to Procurement Strategy: Managing Risk at Scale w/ Gordon Donovan and Matthew Montgomery
“Getting visibility into the n-tier is the silver bullet that makes procurement every organization’s hero or heroine because everything happens…
