Thanks to Theo Notteboom and Port Economics.eu for posting this interesting article on throughputs at major port complexes of the world. China is beginning to dominate. The figures are in millions of TEU in the year in question.
PortEconomics.eu – Top 13 container port regions in the world: the rise of China.
This approach to rate analysis is interesting. I know from experience, having seen how hard it is to deduce correct truckload rates for a given simulation. We spent a lot of time divining these rates for a specific need. A generic econometric approach would be useful. I hope Chris Caplice has a public access paper on the subject.
The Myth of a Single Market Truckload Rate: Part 2.
The same issue applies to rail rates as well. And they are even more obscure, since one cannot get info on them easily.
Posted in Logistics, Microeconomics, My Research, Quantitative Methods
Tagged econometrics, Logistics, truck rates, trucking
McKinsey is reputable and has a good track record. Are these essentials oriented enough toward disruptive innovation? Or are they too much in line with large company needs? I’m constantly reminded of Clayton Christensen and the big firm need to keep appeasing their very large customers with new highly targeted minor innovations instead of disruptive changes that would require the old customers to throw away their investment. But we may need more of the latter.
The eight essentials of innovation | McKinsey & Company.
Still, it is very interesting. I was impressed at how many firms think they have a culture of innovation. I’ve been watching SAP from within their user organization, and seeing how really slow even a very substantial corporate wide thrust at disruptive innovation fueled by high powered individuals is.
Posted in Leadership, Org Behavior, Strategy
Tagged design thinking, disruption, innovation
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