A supply chain is an organization composed of many different individual companies that each have their own businesses yet all work together to make and deliver products to different markets and customers. It's one thing to talk about securing the operations of a single company, but what about a
Operation Inherent Rescue – Humanitarian Supply Chains in Action
Imagine there is suddenly a real opportunity to stop the fighting in Syria. After months of tense negotiations and years of carnage, all the parties reach an agreement. But unless this agreement is implemented quickly it will collapse into chaos once again. The diplomats and politicians have reached
Coming of the Real-Time Economy (and Pizza Delivery Supply Chains)
The other day I was indulging in one of my favorite ways to waste time online in our real-time economy. I was exploring in Google Maps with the satellite view turned on. I found myself cruising up the Ohio River heading east from Cincinnati, and I came upon a little river town named Gallipolis, Ohio