Legendary i2 Founder Sanjiv Sidhu: What’s Next for Supply Chain?

Here is a great video featuring Sanjiv Sidhu, founder of i2, which was one of the firms that invented modern supply chain software.  I was in industry when they were at the fore.  He’s a very perceptive observer. His big thrust is now on agility, and he asks really good questions and tries to answer them with his new company, called o9.

His punch line, near the end, is fascinating. When things don’t go as expected, we humans often have, or can dig out, the knowledge about what went wrong. But it’s very hard to get that into systems, so the next plans can take more into account.  He sees this as a key area for the future of supply chain planning software.  I’d bet on his ideas.

  Source: Supply Chain Thought Leaders Video Series: Legendary i2 Founder Sanjiv Sidhu on What’s Next for Supply Chain

Major ports get big-ship ready

A nice summary of the improvements at a few ports to get ready for the Panama Canal widening.

Global Trade Magazine  Source: Major ports get big-ship ready | Global Trade Magazine

OOCL launches first capacity cuts on transpacific

Supply and demand hits again.  Freight rates on Asia to US routes are ultra low right now.  This service will stop for 6 weeks.  Perhaps it’s gone forever, as supply chains get used to doing without it.  The 6 weeks gives them a chance to see about bookings for the big summer buildup for the US holidays.

Capacity cuts on the transpacific trade were likely to be on their way. OOCL and the G6 alliance led today with CC1 service suspension.

loadstar-logo  Source: OOCL launches the first capacity cuts on the transpacific as freight rates sink to unsustainable levels – The Loadstar