A VC in Vacationland
Seeking the next gen supply chain technology breakthroughs
recent posts
- The Role of Generative AI in Supply Chain Investment Strategies
- AI’s Impact on Supply Chain Investment Strategies
- The ‘New Normal’ is now the ‘No Normal’ in Supply Chains
- SRR—Sustainability, Resilience, Risk Management: The Latest Supply Chain Buzzwords & Investment Opportunities
- 3PLs–Investing in the Next Generation of Outsourced Supply Chain Solutions
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Category: Supply Chain Strategy
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Supply chain disruptions are nothing new. We've had many in the past and will have many more in the future. But this time may be different. Why? Historic supply chain disruptions were often caused by single, localized events. Take the federal deregulation of the U.S. transportation industry in the 1970s and 1980s. Carriers were freed…
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Call me a curmudgeon, but I'm tired of the 'misery du jour' surrounding current supply chain problems. Supply chains have become the whipping boy of the global press. It's hard to not find a daily derogatory story about how Christmas will be ruined, carmakers can't get enough semiconductors to finish/sell vehicles, or the number of…
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We hope we don't get labeled as curmudgeons as a result of this post. We are trying to see the positives and negatives of the ongoing supply chain crises facing the world. Supply chains have not been top of mind for anybody(but supply chain professionals) for years. Now it's top of mind for most everyone…
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Let's be clear–middleware (or iPaaS, if you prefer the more modern term for platform integration) has been a key part of supply chain management for decades. B2B communications surrounding orders, freight bills, shipment status, invoices, etc. across the supply chain between retailers, distributors, manufacturers, suppliers, and others have been conducted using Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)…
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There is an emerging strategy in supply chain networks–ship anything from anywhere. This is not a new trend but has gained new credence in the COVID time. Companies ran short of products or supplies and looked deep into their supply chains for alternative sources and shipping options. Once these new sourcing linkages are built across…
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I've seen a number of articles lately predicting an end to free product shipping, perhaps as early as this year for some retailers. The general argument is that rapidly rising freight labor costs, especially among the parcel carriers (UPS, USPS, FedEx, DHL), are already resulting in at least another 5% rate increase in January 2019…
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Tasty Food Abundance in Healthy Europe (Photo credit: epSos.de) Blue Apron, a Brooklyn, N.Y..-based fresh food and dinner recipe subscription service, has raised $5 million in Series B funding. Bessemer Venture Partners led the round, and fellow return backers like First Round Capital. www.blueapron.com My son and his wife are a big user of Blue…
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Buzzword Bingo: Big Data = Collection of large and complex data sets (Photo credit: planeta) Big Data frenzy is sweeping the supply chain world. Numerous article tout the 'importance' of big data in making optimal planning, execution and investment decisions. Well, maybe… First, a few thoughts on how Big Data could be helpful. Using downstream…
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Cincinnati's Procter & Gamble is one of Ohio's largest companies in terms of revenue. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) P&G announced today that they would be extending payment terms for suppliers from 45 to 75 days. The goal is to raise $2 billion per year for new capital expenditures. JC Penny and Walmart, among others, have already…
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English: The FedEx Institute of Technology is a major research contributor in the areas of Supply Chain Management, robotics, and intelligent systems. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Huffington Post recently published a Blog extolling the virtues of "3-D supply chains" (whatever they might be) and how the technology could revolutionize the global economy. The authors bemoan the…
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