by Jim Tompkins | Sep 25, 2024 | Logistics
How Leaders Can Transform Environmental Compliance into Competitive Advantage Sustainable supply chain regulations are only going to increase in the coming years. Your only question is whether your enterprise will grudgingly abide or turn green logistics into...
by Jim Tompkins | Sep 23, 2024 | Supply Chain
Typhoons and Port Strikes and Damage, Oh My! In a world of perpetual disruption, knowledge is power – particularly supply chain knowledge. Because in today’s global marketplace, supply chain disruptions are the rule, not the exception. From natural disasters to...
by Mike Royster | Sep 19, 2024 | Logistics
With Oct. 1 Deadline, Supply Chain Chaos Looms The upcoming Gulf and East Coast port strike is a clear reminder of the value of adopting a 4PL/guardian model to handle supply chain disruptions. Employers might reach a deal with the International Longshoremen’s...
by Jim Tompkins | Sep 17, 2024 | Logistics
Walmart Joins Amazon in the Supply Chain Takeover Game Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water, the big boys of retail are circling the logistics marketplace again. This time, it’s not just Amazon offering to handle all your logistics – Walmart...
by Jim Tompkins | Aug 27, 2024 | Supply Chain
For Hypergrowth, Multiplication Beats Addition How does a law proposed in the early days of telecommunication networks apply to global networks? Easy: When it comes to hypergrowth, multiplication beats addition any day. Let me explain. According to Metcalfe’s Law, the...
by Jim Tompkins | Aug 20, 2024 | Supply Chain
From Entry Level to the C-Suite, 25 Factors – and Chicago – Can Help In a world of perpetual disruption, is supply chain a good career? You bet. My chosen area of expertise requires strategic thinking, leadership and a deep understanding of global markets. It’s...
by Jim Tompkins | Aug 15, 2024 | Supply Chain
Why CEOs Need to Invest in Insights and Ideas In the world of ROI, you need returns on a lot more “I’s” than investment. You need return on innovation. To get the “new school” ROI of innovation, you need returns on insights. And you need returns on ideas....
by Pamela Wiseman | Aug 13, 2024 | Supply Chain
Operational Expertise is Vital – Before and After Acquisitions PE firms work to execute successful turnarounds or carveouts. But too often, supply chain strategies take a back seat when PE firms and companies examine companies to invest in or buy. However, in this era...
by Jim Tompkins | Jul 30, 2024 | Logistics, Retail
Just About Everything Affects the Future of Work Quick: How are Taylor Swift, Peak 2024 and changing land use alike? All three affect the future of work, future sales and supply chain disruption. For decades, retail and eCommerce sellers have adjusted for peak holiday...
by Jim Tompkins | Jul 23, 2024 | Supply Chain
Trade Wars Will Force Leaders to Redesign Their Global Networks When it comes to supply chain disruption, “you ain’t seen nothing yet.” My apologies to Bachman-Turner Overdrive and 1970s music. But that phrase captures the consequences of...
by Jim Tompkins | Jul 18, 2024 | Supply Chain
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....
by Jim Tompkins | Jun 27, 2024 | Labor
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...
