Amazon Is Going to Australia!
Amazon's expansion into Australia will have impacts on retail, and how will it shape the future of global distribution and drone delivery?
Southern California Supply Chain Summit Touts Impressive Facts
Explore key takeaways from the Southern California Supply Chain Summit on industry innovation and efficiency.
Press Release: APICS Inland Empire Spring Symposium Panel to Discuss Disruptive Innovations in Logistics
The Inland Empire Chapter of APICS, the leading association for supply chain and operations professionals, will be hosting a meeting on global supply chain trends and strategies at its Disruptive Innovations in Logistics Spring Executive Panel & Networking Symposium on May 6 in Corona, Calif. Expert panelists including Dr. [...]
Is Digitization Hype?
March 7, 2017 Well, let's start with a definition of digitization. According to CIO.com, McKinsey defines it as technologies that virtualize and automate products, services and supply chains. We certainly hear about digitization in the news frequently; however, according to McKinsey, even though CIOs embrace it, digitization is a [...]
Tour of Toyota and the Toyota Production System
February 25, 2017 Earlier this week, I went on a tour of the Toyota North American Parts Center and had the opportunity to see the Toyota Production System techniques up close. It is always amazing to see that no matter how many millions are spent on technology (which I [...]
Manufacturing is on the Rise
February 4, 2017 There is an air of excitement about the future in manufacturing! Last night, I talked with several executives of manufacturing companies and today I was the chair of the innovation awards at the Manufacturing Council of the Inland Empire (MCIE) Manufacturers' Summit, and it is clear [...]
Manufacturing Innovation
January 27, 2017 I am the Chair of the Innovation Awards of the Manufacturers' Summit for the Inland Empire, and we have been quite busy preparing for this Friday's summit (see below). It is important to encourage innovation for the obvious reason that if we do not innovate, we [...]
Hidden Figures & Providing Value
January 13, 2017 I went to see the movie, "Hidden Figures" last weekend and really enjoyed it! It was an uplifting story about what perseverance can achieve. Three brilliant African American women were the brains behind the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit at a time when women, [...]
Crowdsourcing is “In”
Crowdsourcing is an engaging, collaborative practice that is catching on to stimulate innovation and new ideas in R&D and software design. In asking questions about outsourcing, insourcing and near-sourcing of the executive panel at APICS Inland Empire's symposium, we heard several great stories. One of them was compelling about [...]
Technical Innovation & Japan’s Bullet Train
November 17, 2016 While in Japan last week, I had the opportunity to ride the bullet train three times - and, even waited to go back to Tokyo from Mt. Fuji to see it whiz past since you cannot see it in action in Tokyo as a terminal station [...]