Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to speak with Bengt Tuner, Group CEO of Locanis. Bengt and I spoke about Locanis and the fact that it offers a fairly unique technology solution that doesn’t fit well into the traditional categories in the market – like WMS, fleet management, or warehouse control systems. Along with … Read more
Supply Chain Risk Management Solution from riskmethods If I was asked to vote for the most interesting solution set that has come to the fore over the last few years, my vote would be for supply chain risk management solutions. AGCO Stayed Nimble during the Pandemic For AGCO, a public company with over $11 billion … Read more
Some spices are meant to be grown and used year-round. Personally, I’m a fan of a few that I grow in my garden, such as mint, basil, and chives. Then there are the store-bought standbys, such as oregano, onion granules, garlic granules, and the basis of almost all recipes (along with salt), pepper. Using salt … Read more
On August 15th, Walmart had a call with financial analysts to discuss their second quarter earnings. Walmart has about $1.5 billion in inventory “that if we could just wave a magic wand, we’d make it go away today,” said chief financial officer (CFO) John David Rainey. Walmart estimates that inventory is still 15% above optimal … Read more
For 4 days only you are able to shop my favorite Shopbop (that by the way carries some of my favorite shoe brands like Dolce Vita, Steven and many more, as well as some cool denim brands including One Teaspoon, Agolde, Levis) with a 20-25% discount using the code STOCKUP18! Browsing through Shopbop is already … Read more
I know I’ve been away for too long, but I have an excuse, two excuses actually! I’ve been killing it in my style school having one course after another and teaching girls how to work as personal stylists. Also I launched a small clothing brand and have been in and out the atelier and working … Read more
Spring calls for fun neutrals, pastels and bright colors so definitely no black bags in this selection! I also think the best bags for this spring have to be somewhat unusual in terms of shape and hardware, I don’t know about you guys, but I’m sort of done with boring cross-bodies and totes this year. … Read more
In May, I attended the Kinaxis Kinexions event in San Diego, CA. At the conference, I was fortunate to see a presentation from Brent Wilson, Senior Vice President of Global Supply Chain at Qualcomm. I was also able to interview Brent after his session to get a little more insight on how Qualcomm dealt with … Read more
As a pioneer in warehouse technology and the development of solutions that empower warehouse workers, Lucas Systems recently commissioned a research study and developed the first Voice of the Warehouse Worker Insights. The goal was to capture the warehouse workers voice in terms of what they currently see, what they feel and believe, what they … Read more
It seems to me that we are losing daylight at a rapid pace in these days of mid and late August. I understand the concepts of the shortest day of the year (winter solstice), longest day of the year (summer solstice) and the two equinox (equinoxes?), but was unsure of how consistently the change occurred … Read more