5+ hour, 52+ min ago   (401+ words) What do you want for your birthday? My answer today is very different from when I was a kid, or even a young adult. All I want for my birthday this year is to spend the day at the beach…...

2+ week, 5+ hour ago   (583+ words) We’ve had a week of bad air quality days here in Boston (and elsewhere) due to Canadian wildfires. I went for a bike ride anyway. As I left my driveway, I cycled past my neighbors who were walking their dog....

3+ week, 6+ hour ago   (364+ words) My beloved aunt Gloria died last Saturday, on the Fourth of July. She was 81. Another victim of cancer. Last August, not long after she started chemotherapy, I took the train to Brooklyn to visit her and my uncle. It had…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (260+ words) Against this backdrop, what will separate transportation leaders from the rest over the next three to five years? To explore this question, Adelante SCM and Alpega surveyed 56 supply chain and logistics executives from manufacturing, retail, and distribution companies, as well…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (394+ words) Are freight forwarders and customs brokers moving fast enough — and in the right direction? That is the central question explored in the research, which combines survey responses from 125 freight forwarders and customs brokers with executive interviews conducted at the Magaya…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (147+ words) I brought my car to the shop on Tuesday for its annual state inspection. Something is wrong with the left front balljoint — a safety issue — so I need to get it fixed ASAP. I’m not happy about it, and neither…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (284+ words) “On behalf of the President of the United States, the United States Army, and a grateful nation, please accept this flag as a symbol of our appreciation for your loved one’s honorable and faithful service.” I don’t get emotional very…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (415+ words) Let’s step away from all the AI talk for a moment to focus on a growing problem in the supply chain and logistics industry: cargo theft. Freight fraud and cargo theft have become such serious problems that they’ve caught the…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (464+ words) I spent six days on a technology detox in Madrid and Seville. My wife, oldest daughter, and I traveled to Spain to visit our youngest son, who is studying abroad there. But I also took the opportunity to take a…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (194+ words) This past January, we asked members of our Indago supply chain research community, “How would you describe the level of uncertainty facing your supply chain today compared to three years ago?” Will the rest of the year bring more uncertainty…...