Logistics Leadership Insights

Short perspectives on logistics leadership, decision-making, and system-level optimization, drawn from real operating environments.

These insights reflect recurring patterns seen across manufacturing and distribution operations as logistics complexity grows. They are not theoretical frameworks, but observations grounded in how logistics systems behave under real constraints.

You don’t need to watch these in order.

Most topics stand alone and address specific decisions or patterns, such as when logistics stops being “fine,” why certain costs repeat, or how leadership bandwidth shapes outcomes during periods of change.

If one topic resonates, it often points to a broader system worth examining.

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  • Supply Chain Resilience 01

    What is supply chain resilience? Here are a few examples from the past of what a good resilience program can protect against.

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    Supply Chain Resilience 02

    Hurricanes, airplanes, and line-stoppers. What do they all have in common?

    Let’s talk some more about supply chain resilience, and you’ll get to find out!

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    Supply Chain Resilience 03

    When the Ever Given blocked the Suez Canal, it caused a ripple effect throughout global supply chains, and it exposed how fragile many supply chains really are.

    That's a great reminder that resilience isn’t just about reacting more quickly. It’s about planning smarter: knowing your alternate routes, modeling “what if” scenarios, and shortening the time between disruption and recovery.

    In this short video, I talk about route diversification, visibility, and why prepared networks always outperform lucky ones.

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    Supply Chain Resilience 04

    Everyone talks about supplier redundancy. Almost no one talks about 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐲. . . until their carrier stops picking up or a terminal shuts down.

    When a carrier hits capacity or drops a lane, most shippers scramble. The 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 ones don’t. They’ve already diversified across regions, modes, and partners.

    That’s what flexibility really looks like: not 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 faster, but designing your network so it never breaks in the first place.

    In this short video, I share how diversifying your carrier base strengthens flexibility and collaboration, two pillars of a strong 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 program.

Seeing Familiar Patterns?

If these topics reflect challenges your organization is experiencing, fractional logistics leadership may be worth exploring.

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