Sep 20, 2023 When Consumer Products Companies Become Tech Companies By Robert DeNardo John Breuninger Albert Sang James Stevens Bhavik Mistry +2 more... Show less Tech disruption has created an opportunity and a need to innovate or be left behind. You may now find that the thermometer in your...
Sep 20, 2023 Lessons from the factory floor part 2: The music has stopped on salaried churn. Now what? By Parmesh Bhaskaran Steven Hilgendorf Allen Merriman Felix Pflaum Stephen Smith Chandan Singh +3 more... Show less While the challenges around the hourly manufacturing workforce get most of the ink (particularly in light of the UAW strike), salaried...
Sep 15, 2023 Navigating the e-commerce dilemma: Balancing convenience and cost in home delivery operations By Marc Iampieri Chris Considine Felix Pflaum Andrew Talerico Robbie Ehlers +2 more... Show less The convenience of e-commerce and near-instant gratification for shoppers to get same-day or next-day deliveries for their purchases...
Aug 31, 2023 Supply chain scale versus complexity: A strategic framework for 4PL relationships By Joe Cubellis Luiz Gosling Vikas Grover Marc Iampieri Steve Scales +2 more... Show less In an era marked by the intricate web of global supply chains, organizations have leveraged the fourth-party logistics (4PL) operating...
Aug 25, 2023 Lessons from the factory floor Part 1: These labor pains aren’t temporary By Parmesh Bhaskaran Steven Hilgendorf Allen Merriman Felix Pflaum Stephen Smith Chandan Singh +3 more... Show less One of the dominant themes in the business world has been the labor shortage. There are too many open jobs and not enough workers to fill...
Aug 25, 2023 The rise of the experiential consumer, and why DE&I is the future of the U.S. restaurant industry By Adam Werner Andrew Sharpee Molly Harnischfeger Derrick Yarbough TJ Wommack +2 more... Show less The post-pandemic spending spree is over, with recent data confirming our long-held view that consumers have made a lasting shift towards...
Aug 21, 2023 Avoiding disruption by shipping to the East Coast? Think again as drought impacts the Panama Canal By Joe Cubellis Miriam Hall Marc Iampieri Andrew Kerr Rebecca Nolan Mark Scales Steve Scales +4 more... Show less In an age of persistent disruption, the next “black swan” event may be lurking in Central America. The Panama Canal, leveraged for 40% of...
Aug 17, 2023 Technology, Data, and ESG: Unlocking the triple bottom line for Transportation & Logistics companies By Abdullah Ali Joe Cubellis Stelios Fragkos Brooke Hopkins Marc Iampieri +2 more... Show less Long gone are the days when companies could focus solely on the standard bottom line to drive and measure their success. Today, with...
Aug 08, 2023 Mind the (Regulatory) Gap - Part 1: The regulatory and legal challenges of GenAI By Tim Roberts Colin Johnson Vaibhav Asher Jo Liao +1 more... Show less As anyone who has been monitoring the news recently (or planning weddings) will be aware of, the launch of ChatGPT by OpenAI has marked a...
Aug 04, 2023 How to build an e-commerce portal that customers love By Abhinav Agrawal Raj Konanahalli Thomas Kohler Paula Walworth +1 more... Show less In 2020, PepsiCo brought a pair of direct-to-consumer websites from ideation to launch in just 30 days in an attempt to capture market...
Aug 02, 2023 The home delivery riddle: How to ship a shirt without losing your shirt By Marc Iampieri Chris Considine Bryan Eshelman Raj Konanahalli Kai Kang +2 more... Show less E-commerce enjoyed a considerable tailwind during the pandemic, as lockdowns and social distancing led buyers to expect shippers to meet...
Jul 11, 2023 Generative AI: How to deliver business results with a new disruptive force By Jeremy Lehman Angela Zutavern Amelia Green Hoyoung Pak +1 more... Show less Business leaders grappling with growth imperatives and economic uncertainty find that generative AI promises new ways to engage...
Jun 30, 2023 The keys to survival for exploration and production companies By Scott Cockerham Mark Cervi Matthew Gates Nitesh Neelanshu +1 more... Show less Exploration and Production companies in the United States have faced a host of challenges since 2020, and those that survived bankruptcy...
Jun 29, 2023 Transportation Dinner and Debate: Industry opportunities, ESG priorities, and potential challenges on the horizon By Esben Christensen Stelios Fragkos Josh Hubbard Marc Iampieri Jason Keyes Steve Scales Erik Mattson +4 more... Show less Last week at our annual Transportation Dinner and Debate, we were pleased to welcome industry experts and executives from all segments of...
Jun 27, 2023 2023 Halftime Logistics Report: Soft freight conditions continue, presenting a period of opportunity By Marc Iampieri Erik Mattson Ryan Nelis Miriam Hall Luiz Gosling James Roe +3 more... Show less Expectations for a second-half 2023 rebound for volume and pricing in the logistics and shipping industry have been thwarted by...
Jun 21, 2023 Four takeaways from the Wells Fargo Industrials Conference By Marc Iampieri Erik Mattson Miriam Hall We recently returned from the Wells Fargo Industrials Conference in Chicago, where we participated in a series of fireside chats and...