I’ve come across three logistics products and services in recent months that intrigued me.
The first product is called the “TruckTrainer Warehouse on Wheels System” by Demountable Concepts. Since a picture is worth a thousand words, I recommend that you watch this video on Demountable’s website to fully understand what this product/system is about. Briefly stated, two “detachable trailer bodies” are mounted onto a Demountable Concepts semi-trailer… Continue reading
I recently read an academic paper from the WHU-Otto Beisheim School of Management called “3rd Party Logistics Providers’ Role in Replenishment” that I liked. The paper contained good information, but it was also a bit long and kind of dense (although not nearly as inaccessible as most academic articles). I realized after reading it that the vocabulary used by most supply chain managers to talk about replenishment is extremely… Continue reading
Cap-and-trade is a key component of President Obama’s proposed budget, and although Congress is currently reviewing the budget, steps are being taken that make cap-and-trade almost inevitable. Earlier this week, news came out that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sent the White House a proposed finding that carbon dioxide is a danger to public health. If this finding is approved by the White House Office of Management and Budget… Continue reading
I have been writing a novel in my head for more than a decade. Every once in a while, I write a few words, snippets of chapters, but for some reason, I can’t seem to get into a sustained writing groove.
Why not write a book about logistics instead, a book about what I’ve learned the past ten years as an industry analyst?
This brilliant idea… Continue reading
Costco, Starbucks, and Whole Foods unveiled this past Sunday an alternative to the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA). According to a very informative Bloomberg.com article by Holly Rosenkrantz, “Under the alternative being sought by the three companies, management could demand a secret-ballot election, and a provision of the original bill requiring binding arbitration for union contracts would be dropped. Penalties would be increased for companies that take action… Continue reading
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