It is a well-known risk to lack diversity in an investment portfolio. Now, couples employed by the same company are learning a similar lesson, the hard way.

As layoffs mount across the cou...

I started writing my monthly e-letter in October of 2001 to speak to the worries of the Lean Community as the world economy slid into recession. So this month marks the end of one complete cycle --...

History has shown that allowing individual states broad latitude to set their own regulations on multi-state/national business can result in substantial extra costs for businesses and consumers.

History has shown that allowing individual states broad latitude to set their own regulations on multi-state/national business can result in substantial extra costs for businesses and consumers.

1. Looking at the Supply Chain from the Shelf Back
Procter & Gamble was probably the first to popularize the phrase “Building the Supply Chain from the shelf back.”

Too often consume...

One of the big areas of debate has to do with the potential for cars and trucks that run on natural gas. Many proponents, including energy investor T. Boone Pickens and his highly promoted energy p...

Over the last few years, there has been growing interest and adoption of on-demand TMS (Transportation Management System) technology. That interest should only increase, as the on-de...

As companies look for ways to trim supply chain and logistics costs, one area that tends to receive scant attention is rush and expedited freight.

In many companies, the total cost for ship...

We certainly don't lack for ideas from many sources on what to do in supply chain to better manage tough times, but we liked this survey of Chief Procurement Officers from Europe's CPO Agenda magaz...

As we all know but rarely discuss out loud, the subject of potential headcount reductions from process improvement or automation projects is a very touchy one.
It’s interesting, actually, that ...

Coffee and colleges go hand in hand, offering a place to gather for comfort, conversation, and community. Oh, yes？for coffee and studying too.

A plaque on the wall in the Fuzzy Duck Coffee ...

When dealing with a distant party in another country, you may be uncertain of the extent to which that party is making a commitment to perform the contract. While you are no doubt serious about the...

Virtually all liquids transported by sea - such as crude oil and finished petroleum products - are carried in bulk, and tankers now form by far the greatest percentage of the world fleet of merchan...