In this episode of The Outliers Inn, Mule, JP, and guests discuss reported challenges and disruptions in Supply Chains and Logistics. After all, we have seen it in all the media; ships parked for as far as the eye can see off or Los Angeles (and to a lesser extent, Newark), trains that are 25…
How Do We Move Forward? Food retail supply chains are undergoing shocks and logjams that are raising prices and disrupting fill rates. Last week we took a deep dive into one aspect of this, what is behind the hesitancy of workers to fill the many job openings in the retail and wholesale food sector. This week we…
A family friend called me the other day asking why it felt like she was paying twice as much for groceries as last year and why she couldn’t always find some of her favorite items. I’ve also noticed some local grocery chains are raising prices, but they are also running 5-10% out of stocks on…
COVID-19 has exposed long-standing weaknesses in how we make and sell goods. The solution is digitization and automation, in four steps. In brief; the global supply chain, in its current form, is incapable of withstanding the disruptive forces of tomorrow. Fast-changing consumer preference, environmental disruptions and intrinsic changes to the global order are key drivers…
The Biden administration today announced a series of new steps that will be taken by companies and organizations in the private and public sectors to help address the continuing supply chain crisis in the U.S. The White House said the actions are designed “to move more goods faster, and strengthen the resiliency of our supply chains, by…
Supply chains are adapting, not failing Much of the time most people do not think about the complex choreography that makes modern shopping possible. You just click and wait—and not too long, mind—for a package or three to arrive on your doorstep. Over the past few months, however, the world’s supply chains have elbowed their…