It wasn’t difficult to see this coming. This podcast from 2013 explained how chasing cheap labor was very short sighted and doomed to fail. The …
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Cheap Labor is NOT the Goal!
Category Archives: Globalization
Managing the Delta Effects
Fear can paralyze; risk can be managed. The Delta variant of Covid-19 is spreading primarily among the unvaccinated. We are currently facing supply and demand …
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JIT is NOT the Problem!
The Wall Street Journal and the New York Times are fact-based high-quality newspapers. Each has acquired ‘political leanings’ in some of their writing, but for …
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Your Age of Discontinuity
I wish we would all quit acting like everything was “normal,” implying steady and predictable, before Covid. It’s like we’ve all decided to recall “the …
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How are Global Supply Chain, Covid Vaccine Distribution, and China Changing Now?
An exception to our 6 minute limit, this 30 minute podcast addresses “what are current supply chain conditions internationally?” “What is the challenge with vaccine …
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What the 3rd Wave Means for You
What a few months ago we called crisis and swirling ambiguity we now call life. Spreading equipment apart, requiring facemasks inside, sanitizing every surface that …
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Opportunities for Manufacturers From This Crisis
Business strategy, supply chain and operations strategy, mission, vision and core values are inextricably linked. If you didn’t realize that before you should now. This …
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Is Globalization Dead?
Globalization is one of those Pandora’s Boxes that once opened, cannot be closed. And like Pandora’s Box, hope remains despite the current experiences of pain …
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Is Your Supply Chain Broken?
The front pages are shouting about broken supply chains as the world fights COVID-19. But are they broken? I suggest they are not; they are …
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Competition is a Lot Like New York City
