Before we get to the news, a quick update on our upcoming seminar on “Beyond the Perfect Order Metric: Bringing Together Supply Chain, Category Management, and Mobile Technologies to Improve On-Shelf Availability” (February 8-10, 2011 in Orlando, FL). We have a great lineup of speakers presenting case studies on this topic, including
By now you’ve all heard the news that broke on Friday about package bombs shipped from Yemen involving FedEx and UPS planes (among others) bound for the US. This incident is a sobering reminder that terrorism remains a supply chain risk. It also shows that terrorists apparently love logistics too, but not for the reasons UPS sings about in its new publicity campaign.
Logistics is what powers global commerce… Continue reading
Little League Opening Day was this past Sunday and I’m managing the Royals this year, the liveliest bunch of 6-8 year olds to ever play the game. “Do you play for the Padres?” is a common question I get every year, but the kids never seem disappointed when I tell them that I’m Adrian Gonzalez the logistics analyst, not the All Star first baseman for the San Diego Padres… Continue reading
Last month, antidepressants worth $75 million were stolen from an Eli Lilly warehouse in Enfield, Connecticut. According to an article in the Spokesman-Review, “the thieves cut a hole in the roof, lowered themselves into the building on ropes, disabled the alarm system and stole enough drugs to fill a tractor-trailer. The stolen pharmaceuticals included the best-selling antidepressants Prozac and Cymbalta.”
Last August, a GlaxoSmithKline warehouse was victimized
Well, it was inevitable: we all had to come back to work today. I hope everyone had a fun and relaxing vacation.
Since this is the first day back for me and most of you, I’ll ease into this first week of 2010 by commenting on a few things that made news during our hiatus.
First, there was the would-be terrorist, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, who tried to… Continue reading
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