February 29, 2024
Time to Return to Just-in-Time?
“Wisdom is given equally to everybody. The point is whether one can exercise it.” - Taiichi Ohno, The “Ten Precepts”…
February 15, 2024
Killer App: The UK Post Office Scandal
In today’s digital age, jokes are often made at technology’s expense. I have multiple calls each week where someone apologizes…
February 8, 2024
Savings v. Safety in Aircraft Manufacturing
On January 5th, Alaska Airlines flight 1282 left Portland, Oregon en route to Ontario, California. Just minutes into the flight,…
January 18, 2024
High Stakes in the Red Sea
On New Year’s Eve, weeks of escalating tensions in the Red Sea finally boiled over. One day after hitting the…
January 11, 2024
Introducing Art of Supply
Effective today, Dial P for Procurement is the Art of Supply podcast. Building on the strength of the category-leading Art…
December 21, 2023
Troubling Times for Electric Trucking
With all the recent buzz about electric vehicles (EVs), not to mention the push towards sustainability and emissions reduction, it…
December 17, 2023
2023 Dial P for Procurement Year in Review
Long time listeners of the Art of Procurement podcast will know that the team hosts a related podcast, Dial P…
December 14, 2023
Reading FedEx Ground the RICO Act
The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, better known as RICO, is usually associated with organized crime. In 1992, it…
December 7, 2023
Will the world fiddle while Bangladesh burns?
On November 7th, a minimum wage increase was announced for ready-made garment factory workers in Bangladesh. The increase took workers…
