but supply chains are not always predictable. So the question is, when are we going to see a completely non-obvious supply chain prediction that, in fact, is going to be reality in a few short years. Or have we reached a point where supply chain technologies, methodologies, and development chonologies are completley predictable? Everytime I […]
Traditionally, the New Year is a time to think about how we can become better people … and of course, the chance for writers and analysts to sit at their keyboards with a cold beer and make a list of wild guesses, predictions and ill-informed comments, desperately pretending we have some particular insight into the […]
Supply and Demand Chain Executive recently ran an article on some 2008 Global Trade and Supply Chain Predictions that are worth restating. It’s predictions were as follows: Green continues to grow Thanks to Al Gore and the China fiascos of 2007, this is a guarantee. Manufacturers Lag in Environmental Compliance The article notes that despite […]
I recently came across an article over on Global Services Beta that said Talent War 2012: U.S.A. Set to Win. Needless to say I was stunned – especially since the first paragraph ended on the U.S. labor market is set to become less open and flexible over the next five years amid fears of terrorism. […]
the doctor has been reading a lot of “think tank” and “thought leader” articles lately that are completely off the mark. Some are so bad that he’s wondering if the publications are paying interns who know nothing about the space to use “chat j’ai pété” (Chat-GPT) to hallucinate content for them. (And, as you’ve seen, […]