Jul 11, 2017
Over the road (OTR) trucking involves the use of hauling 53’ trailers behind a truck. The American Transportation Research Institute estimates that of the total cost per mile of driving…
Oct 3, 2016
I’m writing to share an exciting new report released today entitled “An Economic Impact Analysis of the U.S. Biobased Products Industry: 2016 Update.” This new report shows how the U.S.…
May 23, 2016
Unlocking growth in the biobased products sector is tied to the ability to unlock access to inexpensive sugar, derived from corn farming. The second element has to do with production…
Apr 15, 2016
When Coca Cola set about thinking about how to drive sustainability into their supply chain, they recognized from the outset that the entire end to end life cycle of a…
Sep 3, 2015
I had the opportunity to present at a hearing in Washington last week – this was a public meeting of the Biomass Research and Development Technical Sub-Committee. This group was composed of…
Aug 14, 2015
In the recent issue of Industrial Biotechnology, Jay Golden and I published a set of insights related to the challenges that exist as part of the industrial biobased economy. As…
Jun 17, 2015
I am delighted to share with readers of my blog the announcement of a new report completed by Jay Golden from Duke University and myself, that was released today at 11…
Feb 25, 2015
Joydeep Ganguly from Biogen Idec spoke in my Supply Chain Relationships class last week, and shared his insights on how Biogen’s supply chain evolved. Since graduating from the NC State…
Oct 8, 2014
The USDA released a new study that I worked on with Jay Golden from Duke University this past summer. We spent a good deal of time collecting research from a…