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What's the most challenging time-critical shipment you ever pulled off? How?
One-hour delivery window? A patient's life on the line? These logistics professionals share how they pulled off critical deliveries in the nick of time.
What spot shortage do you predict next?
Supply chain leaders share the spot shortages they predict next.
What's the first thing you would do to address the truck driver shortage?
Industry insiders share the initial and most impactful steps they would take to address the truck driver shortage.
How can brick-and-mortar retail make a comeback?
Supply chain leaders answer this month's Good Question, discussing whether brick-and-mortar retail can make a comeback.
What is the secret to a successful shipper/3PL partnership?
Supply chain leaders share their insight on the secret to a successful shipper/3PL partnership.
How has the pandemic affected supply chain partnerships?
Supply chain leaders share their takes on how the pandemic has affected supply chain partnerships.
What fictional character or historical figure would you put in charge of global vaccine logistics and distribution?
From superheroes to strategists, here are the fictional figures and real-life people that IL readers would put in charge of global vaccine logistics and distribution.
What's the supply chain buzzword of 2021?
Readers tell us the 2021 buzzword for supply chains and why these are the words and phrases to watch.
What's your best importing or exporting advice?
From utilizing barcoding to understanding the macro view of the global economy, these supply chain leaders share their best import and export guidance.
If you were writing a book on the supply chain in 2020, what would you call it?
With 2020 in the books, Inbound Logistics readers summed up the year with book titles encapsulating the page-turner that was 2020.
Do you expect a resurgence in reshoring to the United States? Why or why not?
Supply chain leaders discuss whether they expect a resurgence in reshoring to the United States.
What supply chain adjustment would you have made at the start of 2020 if you knew then what you know now?
From preparing for e-commerce growth to auditing cybersecurity practices, supply chain leaders share the adjustments they'd make at the start of 2020 knowing what they know now.
What's the most unusual or unexpected transportation move or logistics project you've been involved in?
Supply chain leaders share the most unexpected logistics scenarios they've ever encountered.
If you could switch jobs with someone for a day, who would it be?
From a presidential debate moderator to working on a non-GMO farm, supply chain leaders discuss what jobs they'd want to try out for one day.
Should the Emergency Suspension of Hours-of-Service Rules be Extended?
Supply chain leaders share their insight and opinions on whether the emergency suspension of Hours-of-Service rules should be extended.
What's the most significant way COVID-19 has changed the supply chain?
The pandemic has reached an unprecedented level of uncertainty in supply chains. Leaders share the most significant way COVID-19 has changed the supply chain.
What supply chain technology would you accelerate?
From real-time tracking to traffic advisories, 12 supply chain leaders share the technologies they would accelerate.
What COVID-19 supply chain pivot impressed you the most? Why?
Shippers around the globe pivoted their business in response to the COVID-19 pandemic—these are the innovative pivots that impressed supply chain leaders the most.
What's the most unexpectedly good advice you've received about the supply chain?
Good Question: We asked and you answered—this is the most unexpected supply chain advice our readers have ever received.
GOOD QUESTION | How should shippers adjust their supply chains in response to the disruption caused by COVID-19?
We asked and you answered—this is how you think shippers should adjust their supply chain strategy in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
What supply chain insight would you share with your younger self?
Inbound Logistics readers share which supply chain insights they would you share with their younger selves in the March 2020 Good Question.
GOOD QUESTION | What Supply Chain Terms Do People Sometimes Confuse?
We asked and you answered—these are the supply chain terms and phrases that you think people often confuse.
Good Question: Will the Supply Chain Management Function Be Obsolete in 10 Years? Why or Why Not?
Industry professionals share whether they think the supply chain management function will be obsolete in the next 10 years.
GOOD QUESTION | When choosing a logistics provider, what’s more important: cost or customer service?
Readers reveal the deciding factor in choosing a logistics provider: cost or customer service.
GOOD QUESTION | Popeyes chicken sandwich shortage: Supply chain fail or marketing savvy?
Readers weigh in on the Popeyes chicken sandwich shortage: Was it a supply chain miss or a marketing ploy?
GOOD QUESTION | What's the 2020 supply chain buzzword or phrase?
Readers reveal the words and phrases that will have supply chain managers talking in 2020.
GOOD QUESTION | What’s the first thing to look for when selecting a logistics partner?
Readers share what you should look for to find an optimal logistics partner.
GOOD QUESTION | How Can Brick-and-Mortar Retailers Compete with Amazon?
Readers reveal the supply chain moves that can let brick-and-mortar retailers compete with Amazon.
GOOD QUESTION | What’s the quickest way to improve return logistics?
Readers reveal the fastest way to make reverse logistics operations more efficient.
GOOD QUESTION | What's the most neglected part of the supply chain?
Readers reveal the parts of the supply chain that should gain more notice.
GOOD QUESTION | What's one supply chain myth you'd like to debunk?
Readers take on the misconceptions that persist about the supply chain and what it takes to be efficient.
GOOD QUESTION | What’s the first thing you would do to address the supply chain talent gap?
Readers reveal the first action they would take to address the supply chain talent gap.
GOOD QUESTION | What advice would you give someone just starting out in logistics/supply chain?
Readers reveal the advice they would give to young people embarking on a supply chain/logistics career.
GOOD QUESTION | Should the United States Postal Service be privatized? Why or why not?
Readers weigh in on whether the USPS should go private.
Good Question: What's your best supply chain tip?
Industry professionals share their best supply chain tips.
Good Question: What are your top supply chain predictions for 2019?
Readers get out their crystal balls and reveal the supply chain developments they expect to have the biggest impact in 2019.
Good Question: What was your first job in logistics and what did it teach you?
Readers reminisce about their first jobs in logistics/supply chain and reveal the lessons they derived.
Good Question: To address the truck driver shortage, should we lower the minimum driver age to 18?
Readers take sides in the debate on whether to lower the minimum age for getting a CDL to 18 as a way to address the truck driver shortage.
Good Question: What's your best time-management tip?
Readers tell us the best ways to manage time with a busy schedule.
If you could speed the development of a supply chain-disrupting technology, what would it be and why?
Readers reveal the technologies they would rev up to boost supply chain efficiency.
GOOD QUESTION | What’s the first thing you would do to solve the warehouse labor shortage?
Readers discuss ways to solve the warehouse labor shortage.
What’s the most fun or interesting part about working in the supply chain?
Readers share the most fun or interesting part about their work in the supply chain.
What Advice Would You Give Your Younger Self About Supply Chain Management?
Readers reveal what they would tell their younger selves about supply chain management.
If you were given authority to purchase one product or service for your supply chain/logistics operations, with no budget restrictions, what would you buy?
Readers tell us what they would buy for their supply chain if budget were not a consideration.
GOOD QUESTION | What's the difference between supply chain visibility and transparency?
Readers explore the fine line between supply chain visibility and transparency.
GOOD QUESTION | What is the best business book you ever read and why?
Readers share the business books that have shaped their way of thinking and helped them succeed in the world of supply chain.
GOOD QUESTION | What is the best piece of leadership advice you ever received?
Readers share the leadership insights that have had the biggest impact on them.
What would you put in a logistics time capsule for people to open 50 years from now?
Readers share the logistics mementos and paraphernalia they would preserve in a time capsule for people to open in the year 2067.
What's the most interesting or unusual supply chain problem you've solved?
Readers share unexpected supply chain challenges and how they overcame them.
GOOD QUESTION | What’s the most important question you should ask a potential 3PL partner?
Shippers share the most probing and effective questions to ask potential 3PL partners.
Do you think self-driving trucks will affect the supply chain in the next two years? How so?
Readers consider the near-term prospects of self-driving trucks in the supply chain.
GOOD QUESTION | How will the Internet of Things affect the supply chain?
Readers share their IoT forecast on the supply chain.
GOOD QUESTION | What movie/TV show/song title best describes your job?
Readers pick the song/movie/TV show title that best describes their job.
GOOD QUESTION | What’s your supply chain resolution for 2017?
Readers reveal the issues that could disrupt the supply chain…as well as their sleep.
GOOD QUESTION | What logistics concerns keep you up at night?
Readers reveal the issues that could disrupt the supply chain…as well as their sleep.
GOOD QUESTION | When choosing a carrier/supplier, what’s more important: cost or customer service?
Readers choose between cost and customer service as the most important selection criterion for a carrier or supplier.
GOOD QUESTION | What disruptive innovation will have the greatest impact on the supply chain?
Readers weigh in and pick the disruptive innovation that will rock supply chains.
GOOD QUESTION | How would you define a 4PL?
Readers weigh in and give the 411 on “4PL.”
GOOD QUESTION | Has supply chain impatience gotten out of hand?
Readers weigh in on the August question: Has supply chain impatience gotten out of hand?
GOOD QUESTION | How would you describe your job to a five-year-old?
Logistics professionals explain their jobs in terms a hypothetical five-year-old would appreciate.
GOOD QUESTION | What are the characteristics of a great supply chain?
Readers weigh in on the characteristics of a great supply chain.
Drones in last-mile logistics: hype or help?
Readers weigh in on the future of drones in last-mile logistics.
What hobbies/activities make you better at supply chain and logistics management?
Readers weigh in on what hobbies make them better at supply chain and logistics management.
What Fictional Character Would Make a Great Logistician?
Inbound Logistics asks readers what fictional character would make a great logistician.
What's the first thing you would do to address the truck driver shortage?
Readers weigh in on how to address the truck driver shortage.
Who’s more important—your customers or your employees?
Inbound Logistics weigh in on whether their customers or their employees are more important to their supply chain business
Is Logistics Boring?
Readers explain why this adjective does not apply.
What is the Difference Between Logistics and Supply Chain?
Readers weigh in on this month's question: What's the difference between logistics and supply chain?
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