OUTBOUND
20 years later, the question remains the same: Are you up to SPEED?
To mark the start of our 20th publishing year, we offer Group Editorial Director Emeritus Mitch Mac Donald’s inaugural “Outbound” column.
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Mitch Mac Donald
Mitch Mac Donald has more than 30 years of experience in both the newspaper and magazine businesses. He has covered the logistics and supply chain fields since 1988. Twice named one of the Top 10 Business Journalists in the U.S., he has served in a multitude of editorial and publishing roles. The leading force behind the launch of Supply Chain Management Review, he was that brand's founding publisher and editorial director from 1997 to 2000. Additionally, he has served as news editor, chief editor, publisher and editorial director of Logistics Management, as well as publisher of Modern Materials Handling. Mitch is also the president and CEO of Agile Business Media, LLC, the parent company of DC VELOCITY and CSCMP's Supply Chain Quarterly.
ARTICLES
THOUGHTLEADER
Hail and farewell: interview with Gail Rutkowski
As a kid, she aspired to be a nun or U.S. senator. When that didn’t work out, Gail Rutkowski, outgoing head of NASSTRAC, decided to give transportation a try. She never looked back.
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Thought I’d something more to say …
Like so many things in 2020, the script we’ve been working from has required multiple rewrites. But now it’s time to put a cap on a tumultuous year—and an eventful career.
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OUTBOUND
Digital supply chains, circular economies, and a whole bunch of uncertainty
What are the biggest challenges facing supply chain leaders in the decade ahead? Gartner analysts recently took up that question—and their answers may (or may not) surprise you.
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OUTBOUND
Sorry, folks. This is not normal
It’s time to reject the trope of the “new normal.” We are clearly living in a new abnormal, where the old rules of business no longer apply.
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OUTBOUND
Gaining a (virtual) Edge
CSCMP’s Edge conference is going entirely virtual this year. That’s a good thing for logistics and supply chain professionals.
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Outbound
When the government CARES too much
The U.S. Treasury Department is lending YRC $700 million in return for an equity stake. That means U.S. taxpayers now own nearly 30% of a trucker that appears perennially stuck in neutral.
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OUTBOUND
Air cargo and Covid-19: Fly high or go home
The pandemic has given airline management an unprecedented opportunity to showcase the value of cargo. But it won’t do them much good without a new business model for freight.
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OUTBOUND
Take a letter, Mr. President
At a time when mail and parcel delivery is so vital, the USPS should not be a political football.
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