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Steve Geary on Global Logistics and Risk
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We can learn from the Defense Logistics Agency

Play Chess, not Checkers

Industry could learn something supply chain strategy from the military.
March 27, 2021
Steve Geary
While the military does pay considerable attention to suppliers one level away in the supply chain, the Department of Defense also takes a far more comprehensive approach through the National Stockpile.
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Many CEO’s are learning a thing or two about the spectrum of risk factors logisticians balance.

Nothing is certain.

Studies, projections, and tradeoff studies are nice. Agility and adaptability are better.
March 14, 2021
Steve Geary
COVID-19 has reminded us of a few things about supply chain risk management.
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It's a brave new world.

Sound Bites: The Post Pandemic World

Adapt. Improvise. Overcome.
March 1, 2021
Steve Geary
Industry has adapted, and the government needs to catch up. Don’t look in the rear-view mirror. You’ll never see that place again.
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Chain pharmacies and grocery stores can play a role in delivering the Covid-19 vaccine.

Occam's Razor and the Corona Virus

Ask any scientist anchored in the real world, and they posit that the simplest of competing theories is preferred to the more complex.
January 14, 2021
Steve Geary
Since December, the logistics profession has shown that they can effectively get the Covid-19 vaccines to the point of need. Yet getting it to the point of need is not the same as satisfying the patient’s need. Showing somebody the vaccine is not the same as giving the vaccine.
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This is Supply Chain in the 21st Century. This is what we do.

Coming out of the shadows.

Logisticians are often out of sight, or perhaps out of mind. When we do our jobs well, we are invisible.
December 17, 2020
Steve Geary
Invisible does not mean irrelevant.
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Understanding how to configure logistics to deliver value in a rapidly evolving market is not complicated; it’s simply hard.

A Case Study in Resilience

After COVID, a once thriving wholesale business, serving local restaurant with deliveries of fresh seafood daily, went silent.
November 28, 2020
Steve Geary
The family went to work. They understood that people still wanted great fresh fish. The demand hadn’t gone away. The distribution channel had.
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coronavirus

Rough Road Ahead for the Coronavirus Vaccine

The last mile problem is often a tactical nightmare. Add to that the refrigeration requirements and we are now facing a formidable supply chain challenge.
November 20, 2020
Steve Geary
The mainstream media seems to be treating the coronavirus vaccine supply chain challenges facing us as an afterthought.
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The pandemic drags on, with no known end date.

So, what are we waiting for?

By now, significant logistics realignment should be underway in America. Where’s the near shoring? Where’s the reshoring?
November 1, 2020
Steve Geary
By now, significant logistics realignment should be underway in America. Where’s the near shoring? Where’s the reshoring?
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Let's see what Elon Musk can bring to the table.

Supply Chain thought leadership . . . in the New York Post?

Let's see what Elon Musk can bring to the table.
October 14, 2020
Steve Geary
The Post isn’t normally a place to learn about supply chain innovation, but this is interesting.
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Cost is a discriminator but relying on low cost items when they may not show up is not a winning approach.

A simple punch list for addressing risk in the supply chain.

Cost is a discriminator but relying on low cost items when they may not show up is not a winning approach.
October 5, 2020
Steve Geary
The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) published a simple punch list for bringing risk management into Supply Chain Management. Karen Haywood Queen, Contributing Editor at SME Media put the article together.
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