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Four tales from the front illustrate how troops of the 101st Sustainment Brigade, a logistical support unit, are working to make life a bit better and easier for their fellow soldiers.
During his 34 years in the field, all-star transportation analyst John G. Larkin has witnessed a lot of change. And the most profound shift of all, he says, has nothing to do with trucking.
Even after setting up a sophisticated supplier communication portal, Ingersoll Rand experienced delays obtaining inventory visibility. An RFID system changed all that.
When intimate apparel maker Wacoal America took the plunge into e-commerce, support from its WMS supplier provided the foundation for a successful transition.
On Oct. 15, Russ Gerdin, founder of trucker Heartland Express and a champion of truck drivers, died at 70. Ten days later, Heartland posted weaker revenues in part because it couldn't find enough qualified drivers. The irony is profound.
While the jury's still out on supply chain sustainability initiatives, this much is clear: Unless these efforts make economic as well as environmental or social sense, they are doomed to fail.
I fervently hope you can load congressional stockings with a full ration of wisdom, judgment, and the spirit of cooperation because we simply must repair the country's infrastructure.