I recently spoke to a large group of supply chain professionals at The Home Depot, and part of my talk included the topic of "dark conversations", the kinds of conversations that require you to face hard truths about you and your business. Dark conversations are critical for making tough decisions that can propel your company to success, and you can learn more about them from this video snippet from my talk.
In this week’s video we address a very important subject—companies who say they want to reduce their freight costs frequently overlook addressing internal factors that affect those costs.
Based on experience we know that economic conditions can have a significant impact on carrier rates. That is why we encourage shippers to consider what is going on in the economy when they put together their transportation spend management plan.
For Chicagoans, this has been a tough couple of weeks. Our beloved Chicago Bears saw their Super Bowl dreams bounce off the crossbar and the iconic Chicago-based company Sears is facing liquidation.
For the past several years, I’ve been asked by some industry publications to join their panel of experts and share some predictions for the year ahead.
With the start of a new year on the horizon, it’s time to consider some great resolutions. With 2018 having been a tough year for managing freight budgets, a whole bunch of companies are looking at the changes they need to make so that they can manage and reduce their freight costs.
