Logistics Viewpoints officially turns 1 today. There are many ways to measure a year: 284 postings, 132 comments, almost 500 Twitter followers, a 5X increase in monthly page views, and so on. It’s been a fun blur.

How do you guys manage to write something every day?! This is the most common question we get. The answer: we’re crazy…and disciplined…and we enjoy it.

Having to write something every day forces us to stay informed of (and analyze) what’s happening across a broad spectrum of supply chain and logistics topics. In short, Steve Banker and I believe the process has made us smarter analysts. There are plenty of supply chain and logistics topics to write about; the real challenge is choosing a topic and communicating our viewpoint in just 500-700 words.

We covered a lot of topics this past year: transportation and warehouse management, logistics outsourcing and 3PLs, sustainability, global trade, inventory management, software-as-a-service, legislation and regulations, and 33 other categories.

What was my favorite posting? It’s hard for me to say, especially since I can’t remember them all. However, I did learn something this year: some postings that I expected to be big hits in terms of page views or comments often went unnoticed, while others that I was less enthusiastic about were very well received. Some of my favorites made the “Top 10 Postings on Logistics Viewpoints in 2009” list, but others came and went with little fanfare. Personally, the ones where I exercise a bit of poetic license are the most fun to write, like “If SpongeBob Worked in Logistics…,” “Remembering 9/11,” “Supply Chain Poem: What We Remember,” and “Supply-Demand Mismatch at 37,000 Feet.”

“I get a lot of email newsletters, but yours is the only one I don’t immediately delete. I actually look forward to reading it every day.” Many logistics executives have said this (or something like it) to us this past year, and it’s these types of compliments that make it all worthwhile.

Nothing in life is free, so a big ‘Thank You’ to all of our sponsors this past year for making Logistics Viewpoints possible:

• Unipart Logistics
• Transplace
• TECSYS
• Sterling Commerce
• SAP
• Ryder
• RedPrairie
• One Network
• Menlo Worldwide Logistics
• Manhattan Associates
• LeanLogistics
• i2 technologies
• enVista
• Descartes Systems Group
• CTSI

If you’re not familiar with any of these companies, please visit their websites and learn more about them. Although each company provides a unique value proposition, they all share a common bond: a strong commitment to enabling innovation in logistics and in promoting the exchange of ideas and knowledge across the industry. (If you’re interested in sponsoring Logistics Viewpoints, please contact us for more information).

Finally, a big thanks to all of you for your emails, comments, and feedback throughout the year. Please keep them coming. If you think any of your friends or colleagues might be interested in receiving Logistics Viewpoints, please forward this email to them and have them subscribe at this link.

Now it’s time to close my eyes, make a wish, and blow out that candle.