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Building Tactical and Strategic Supply Chain Resilience
Perpetual Disruption Requires Perpetual Adaptability To succeed in today’s business landscape, organizations must navigate perpetual disruption. That’s the theme of my latest book, Insightful Leadership: Surfing the Waves to Organizational Excellence....![Why Remote Options Matter for the Future of Work](https://tompkinsventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/blog.Why-Remote-Options-Matter-for-the-Future-of-Work-6.27.2024-graphic-2-1080x675.png)
Why Remote Options Matter for the Future of Work
Returning to the Office May Mean an Exit from the Fortune 500 Quick. How’s your PanAm, WorldCom and TWA stock doing? Not so good, right? Those former Fortune 500 companies no longer exist. Same with 52% of the Fortune 500 from the year 2000. With disruption the new...![5 Reasons Procurement Can Be the Tip of Your Spear](https://tompkinsventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/dreamstime_xs_21690701.jpg)
5 Reasons Procurement Can Be the Tip of Your Spear
This Sharp Blade Can Deliver Supply Chain Resilience and Innovation Militaries refer to their elite units as the “tip of the spear.” These crack troops often lead dangerous, offensive missions. Think of the first waves of Americans, Brits and Canadians who waded...![Automation Fight Could Trigger Next Supply Chain Disruption](https://tompkinsventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/dreamstime_xs_22714882.jpg)
Automation Fight Could Trigger Next Supply Chain Disruption
Port Labor Negotiations at Impasse on U.S. East, Gulf Coasts Are you ready for some more supply chain disruption? How about a U.S. port shutdown on the East and Gulf Coasts? Earlier this month, the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) suspended labor talks...![Cold Chain Logistics Services Must Step Up to Meet Changes](https://tompkinsventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/dreamstime_xs_66271301.jpg)
Cold Chain Logistics Services Must Step Up to Meet Changes
Changing Consumer Demands Require Innovations, Distributed Logistics Quick, what are you having for dinner tonight? Did you cook up a meal kit? Grill steaks from an online butcher shop? Notice how I didn’t ask whether you bought supplies from a grocery store....![The CFO and CSCO Collaboration – Not an Odd Couple](https://tompkinsventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/dreamstime_xs_23758726.jpg)
The CFO and CSCO Collaboration – Not an Odd Couple
Aligning Financial and Supply Chain Strategies for Success William Shakespeare labeled them “strange bedfellows” in The Tempest. Centuries later, Neil Simon’s 1965 play The Odd Couple paired neat freak Felix Unger with slob Oscar Madison. Both unlikely companionships...![The Supply Chain Team that Saved Patton after D-Day](https://tompkinsventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/dreamstime_xs_143215828.jpg)
The Supply Chain Team that Saved Patton after D-Day
New Book Highlights Heroism of U.S. Army Colonel, Engineers, Railway Personnel 80 years ago today, 133,000 Allied troops stormed the shores of Normandy, France. So, you’re probably reading lots of stories about June 6, 1944. The heroic landings, the bloody...![Chief Supply Chain Officers Help Everybody Win](https://tompkinsventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/dreamstime_xs_53631117.jpg)
Chief Supply Chain Officers Help Everybody Win
Tales of Soda, Chocolate Chip Cookies and Salad Dressing Chief Supply Chain Officers should act like Ivan Fernández Anaya and sometimes help others win. What? Isn’t “winning for your team” the name of the supply chain and business game? Well, yes. But in your...![Unlocking the Automated Economy through Digital Enablement](https://tompkinsventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/dreamstime_xs_305689673.jpg)
Unlocking the Automated Economy through Digital Enablement
3 Interconnected Pillars of Change Can Drive Better Business Outcomes Today’s era of perpetual disruption continually shatters traditional business models and ushers in new paradigms. The “automated economy” lies at the forefront of this economic...![Free Trade Is Dead; Global Supply Chain Redesign Is Alive](https://tompkinsventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/dreamstime_xxl_89864594-1080x675.jpg)
Free Trade Is Dead; Global Supply Chain Redesign Is Alive
Nearshoring, Friendshoring, Reshoring Carry Risks and Opportunities Any doubt that free trade has lost favor in political circles? Last week’s sweeping tariffs on everything from Chinese steel to electric vehicles should end that conversation. I have been saying it...![Future of Work Might Require Rethinking Office Location](https://tompkinsventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/blog.Future-of-Work-Might-Require-Rethinking-Office-Location-5.16.2024-graphic-1.png)