Between The Links
The 40-Year ESG Journey from “Say What?” to Measurement; Yet Global Action Still Elusive
Hannah Kain - April 22, 2024
The year was 1982. I was participating in the United Nation’s general assembly. This was a humbling honor and a huge opportunity early in my career. What a great learning experience for a young person. It …
Visibility into Supply Chain Business Intelligence
Hannah Kain - February 26, 2019
I could not help contemplating the high fives going around at United Airlines headquarters for meeting their luggage delivery KPI goals. I was recently at …
Data is King – or Maybe Not?
Hannah Kain - January 3, 2019
More data is better, right? Perhaps not, and that’s an important consideration for supply chain pros as we are being overwhelmed with data that distracts …
2019 Supply Chain Predictions – Break Out The Antacid
Hannah Kain - December 13, 2018
This New Year break out the antacid to supplement the champagne: 2019 will be a year of unprecedented uncertainty for supply chain professionals, and really …
Supply Chain and Free Trade Lessons from 2200 Years Ago
Hannah Kain - October 16, 2018
I recently visited Delos, a tiny island in the Greek Archipelago. Now uninhabited, the island houses a wealth of information about ancient supply chain and …
The Cost of Supply Chain Regulatory Compliance
Hannah Kain - September 11, 2018
Pfizer and GlaxoSmithKline both estimate that just the compliance cost for managing the Brexit situation will be around $100 million per company. Similarly, supply chain …
The Expanding and Changing Requirements for Supply Chain Talent
Hannah Kain - July 30, 2018
A recent supply chain article dropped an alarming statistic. “A 2017 DHL survey notes that the talent shortage (with supply chain jobs outpacing supply by at least …
