Why Railroads Matter
There has been a lot of conversation about railroads lately. Why should we be concerned about keeping the railroads moving?
Rail strike could bring immediate impacts to some industries, supply chain consultant says GalleryRail strike could bring immediate impacts to some industries, supply chain consultant says
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Rail strike could bring immediate impacts to some industries, supply chain consultant says
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she's putting everything on track for an early vote to quickly send the bill to the Senate and have the legislation approved before the Dec. 9 rail strike deadline.
Inflation, Supply Chain Disruption, Fertilizer + Rail
In this episode of Supply Chain Chats, Lisa Anderson talks about impacts of inflation and supply chain disruption in the global supply chain. She uses fertilizer as an example and talks through how inflation and supply chain disruptions are interrelated and walks through the increase in the price of oil and gas to China’s decision to stop exporting to the Russia-Ukraine war and the potential rail strike. [...]
NPR.org: A Deal to Avert A Rail Strike Is On Track But It Won’t Fix U.S. Supply Chain Issues
"Unfortunately, I just don't see anything in the next year or two that's going to lessen the number of disruptions," says Lisa Anderson, a supply chain expert and president of California-based LMA Consulting Group.
Tellmebest: Why Supply Chain Issues Are Still A Problem
Lisa Anderson, a supply chain expert and President of California-based LMA Consulting Group comments that she just doesn’t see anything in the next year or two that’s going to decrease the number of disruptions.
ASCM: Emerging with Supply Chain Strength – The Ports & the State of Logistics with Jon DeCesare GalleryASCM: Emerging with Supply Chain Strength – The Ports & the State of Logistics with Jon DeCesare
ASCM Series: Emerging with Supply Chain Strength, Global Trade, Geopolitics, & Import/ Export, Supply Chain Trade & Logistics
ASCM: Emerging with Supply Chain Strength – The Ports & the State of Logistics with Jon DeCesare
The Ports & The State of Logistics
The Sheer Relevance & Impact of Transportation (A Billion Here, a Billion There)
October 29, 2018 Recently, I attended Mobility 21, the Southern California transportation coalition, and it reminded me of the sheer relevance of transportation. No manufacturer can operate without transportation; distributors are out of business without trucks dropping off and picking up, healthcare would stop functioning and our frequent Amazon [...]
There is More to Chicago than Good Pizza. Logistics Anyone?
June 12, 2018 My aunt worked at CSX rail outside Chicago for her entire career. Growing up, it sounded like odd, middle of the night shifts was what rail was all about. Now, rail - and specifically Chicago - have become strategic. As people moved west in the good [...]
Why Care About Rail?
May 8, 2017 This past weekend, my APICS (premier association for supply chain and operations professionals) Inland Empire chapter had its spring executive panel and networking symposium on the topic of "Disruptive Innovations in Logistics". We had an amazing panel of experts covering trucking, rail, import/ export, distribution and [...]