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Emerging Issues in Supply Chain

Jan 3, 2025

The Role of Centers of Excellence in Supply Chain Transformation

In 2025, we will likely see many supply chain organizations creating multi-purpose COEs that carry out several different processes. Organizations may begin with a COE focused on transactional work around…

Nov 25, 2025

The Unknown Resting Place for Fast Fashion

Thanks to Rajinder Bhandal for sending me this super interesting blog! A key highlight of my teaching last term, as Module Leader has to be on the LUBS2970 Corporate Social…

Oct 7, 2025

Cybersecurity is a Supply Chain Problem

Disruptions in supply chains are becoming more and more frequent, including odd events like a fire in an aluminum plant that took down Ford’s F-150 network. These types of disruptions,…

Sep 3, 2025

The Five Key Technologies Affecting The Supply Chain

Today’s blog is a report generated by my good friend, Joe Yacura. Ever since the recognition of supply chain management as a critical and essential functional competency, technology has played…

Aug 15, 2025

Sourcing Electricity Will Become Essential for our AI Economy

A recent post by David Shillingford on Linked In, draws attention to one of the most pressing issues facing our AI future. Electricity. AI experts travelled to China, and were…

May 20, 2025

Current issues facing supply chain managers in an era of uncertainty

I was recently asked about a few questions related to how managers should be navigating the waters around the tariff uncertainty, AI, contracting, and a host of other issues. Here…

Mar 14, 2025

Creating a Supply Chain Fault-Tolerant Decision Making Environment Using Generative Agents

By Joseph Yacura and Rob Handfield Abstract: The further migration of supply chain automation is inevitable. The rapid development of generative agents will only accelerate the implementation of autonomous supply…

Feb 24, 2025

Worried about Impending Tariffs? 

Tariffs are likely coming… what should you and your key global suppliers be doing to get ready for it? Last week I sat in on a great panel at the…

Feb 8, 2025

Trump’s Negotiation Strategy

The last four weeks have been really chaotic for business executives, trying to understand when the impact of tariffs and new trade policies will take place, or if they are…

Jan 22, 2026

Davos Fallout continues…Trade Bazookas, Greenland threats die down and more..

The World Economic Forum in Davos was one of the biggest global events impacting supply chains this week, and the sparks were certainly flying… Meanwhile, I just returned from a…