Category Archives: Logistics

The Gurus Are Back! 2017 Supply Chain Predictions

Dan Gilmore’s Gurus are always interesting and provocative.  Omnichannel is dead! Dataengineering is in! The customer counts most! Transportation rates are going up!

Who knows, but it is great fun to see experts go out on a limb.  It’s also fun to see where they were right or wrong.  Let’s ask Dan to review last year’s predictions to see who homered and who struck out!

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Mike Regan, Gene Tyndall, Dr. Michael Watson and Jim Barnes Offer their Prognostications, More Guru Predictions Next Week

Source: The Gurus Are Back! 2017 Supply Chain Predictions

Red flag for Yang Ming

Yet another in the ocean carrier dominoes waiting to fall.

Following the bankruptcy of Hanjin, Taiwan’s Yang Ming is now the container line in the greatest financial danger, according to a research paper published today.

  Source: Red flag for Yang Ming as container line is weighed down by billion-dollar losses – The Loadstar

Mastering the mechanics of reason and emotion

A very good article on how emotions and rational thinking combine in decision making, and some ideas on how to make them work better together.  A Nobel prizewinning economist and a top neuroscientist discuss the topic.

mckinsey-logo  A Nobel Prize winner and a leading behavioral economist offer common sense and counterintuitive insights on performance, collaboration, and innovation.

Source: Leadership and behavior: Mastering the mechanics of reason and emotion | McKinsey & Company