Digits Aren’t Always Free
On a recent road trip, after yet another cup of tasteless hotel coffee, my wife […]
Locked In
Standardizing the shipping container in the mid-1960s was a pivotal step in globalization. Up until […]
“Normal” Isn’t Coming Back
“Supply chain ‘normal’ appears on the horizon,” Bloomberg’s Brendan Murray reports. Murray presents lots of […]
The Queen Went Shopping
The death of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth on September 8 triggered a slew of reminiscences about […]
Rise and Fall
What do Baltimore, Keelung, Jeddah, Belfast, and Melbourne have in common? Yes, of course, all […]
Too Much Stuff
The U.S. distribution system is stuffed with stuff. Business inventories in April were up nearly […]
Trade Secrets
A couple of years ago, an exec at a major freight forwarder asked me to […]
Supply Chain Risks and Rewards
Supply chains rarely received much attention in Washington until container ships started queuing outside the […]
The Cost of Slow
A few days ago, I chatted with a shipping executive who made a bold prediction. […]
American History, Revised
It’s natural, I suppose, that we place ourselves in the center of history. Generations of […]