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,…
February 1, 2024
The Drone Final Mile Becomes Reality
In 2005, Amazon revolutionized eCommerce delivery expectations with their 2-day Prime delivery service. All of a sudden, every other retailer…
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 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…
November 30, 2023
The White House Council on Supply Chain Resilience
“Did you ever think we'd be talking this much about supply chains?” - President Biden On Monday, November 27, 2023,…
November 23, 2023
Where are they now?
News stories come and go but some have more ‘legs’ than others. While wars and politics and the economy can…
