Background check
From the August 2022 print edition
While public purchasing institutions typically want to ensure that a bidder has the required…
Opinions
Getting back to work
From the August 2022 print edition
I’ve seen many changes in supply chain during my 12 years as a Certified Supply Chain…
What, me worry?
From the August 2022 print edition
When I was a kid, I flat-out loved Mad Magazine. My guess is that many of you reading this…
The end of JIT?
From the August 2022 print edition
If there’s one thing that supply chain professionals excel at, it’s contingency planning.…
Guiding principles
From the June 2022 print edition
The use of references in public sector bid evaluations has been subject to multiple bid…
The four amigos of supply chain
From the June 2022 print edition
Meet my four little friends. There are so many new supply chain professionals that a lot of…
False alarm?
From the June 2022 print edition
At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic two years ago, I did something I had not done for almost…
Fuel price woes
From the June 2022 print edition
Happily, while the COVID-19 pandemic and its attendant restrictions hit supply chains hard,…
Thinking out of the box
From the April 2022 print edition
My “thinking out of the box” started at age 10 when I watched planes fly above my home…
Facing reality
From the April 2022 print edition
The COVID-19 pandemic should have been a wake-up call for North America. Through no fault of…