Ask a dozen supply chain managers to define “3PL”, “4PL,” and “LLP” and you are likely to get a dozen different answers. We desperately need some standard definitions. Some time ago, as part of a supply chain course I was teaching I decided to introduce the class to the wonderful world of outsourcing. Almost immediately, […]

This week, President Biden approved the proposed huge oil drilling project in Alaska known as Willow. This was done over the protests surrounding its climate and environmental impacts, as well as the objections of those who view it as a broken promise by Biden . Quite probably as an offset to this approval, he has […]