Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez

Artificial intelligence is dominating conversations in supply chain today. Every software vendor seems to have an AI story, and every executive is being asked about their AI strategy. But amid all the excitement, many organizations are discovering that im

Last Saturday, my wife and I cycled 55 miles. The distance was intentional: 55 miles for my last day being 55 years old. The next day, for my birthday, we spent the day at the beach - the perfect way to rest my sore legs. I'm still relatively young, but t

As the U.S. federal government continues to modernize operations through digital transformation, regulatory enforcement is evolving in step. Fraud detection, global trade compliance, and investigations into sanctions violations are increasingly centered a

Are you still skeptical about the business value of digital twins? This past January, I highlighted how PepsiCo had entered into a multi-year collaboration with Siemens and NVIDIA to transform plant and supply chain operations through advanced digital twi

What do you want for your birthday? My answer today is very different from when I was a kid, or even a young adult. All I want for my birthday this year is to spend the day at the beach with my wife and kids, and for another year of health. Is that too mu

For many companies, saying fleet safety is important is a lot like saying people are our most important asset. It sounds good, but it seldom matches reality. That may be changing. For a growing number of forward-thinking companies, fleet safety has become

There were two developments last week that caught my attention because they relate to the two most consequential trends shaping supply chains today: tariffs and AI. Yesterday, I wrote about tariffs - specifically, the new levies imposed by the Trump admin

I was out of the office last Friday attending the 2006 USATF Outdoor National Championships with my oldest son, so I wasn't able to write my regular "Above the Fold" post - my weekly roundup of supply chain and logistics news. But I want to highlight two

As e-commerce for oversized items grows, furniture brands face severe margin erosion from transit damage and poor doorstep experiences. In this post, I outline the key infrastructure, technology, and handling capabilities shippers must evaluate to build a

We've had a week of bad air quality days here in Boston (and elsewhere) due to Canadian wildfires. I went for a bike ride anyway. As I left my driveway, I cycled past my neighbors who were walking their dog. They were both wearing duck-billed N95 masks. T