One-on-One Profile Education: BS in Electrical Engineering, University of Notre Dame Background: U.S. Army National Guard, semiconductor sales, networking startup Interests: Golf, skiing, hiking, biking, scuba, running, yoga, drums and supporting educators (board member for Resource Area For Teaching (RAFT) and the Krause Center for Innovation). Honors/Recognitions: Silicon Valley Philanthropy Day Distinguished Volunteer Fundraiser (2015), Cisco…
Since its launch in 2015, Supply Chain Navigator has garnered a number of awards and recognitions for its quality writing and distinct content, including the 2017 APEX Award for Excellence in business media, a 2017 PRSA Phoenix Copper Anvil Award of Merit, listing on the Feedspot Top 75 Supply Chain Blogs (#16) as well as…
By Dana Martens Today, a single person can create products including clothing, electronics and furniture that, just five years ago, would have required a full-scale factory to manufacture. The accessibility of sophisticated digital fabrication tools and technology, like 3D printing and CNC milling, are generating huge opportunities for entrepreneurs – aka makers – and small…
By Mark Cotteleer and Tim Murphy In an effort to make high-stakes decisions easier, supply chain practitioners are increasingly turning to advanced analytics and real-time sensor technology for insights. Ironically, many executives find that these enabling, time-saving technologies, and the mass amount of information they derive, can often make the decision making process more complex…
Imagine conducting a job interview and only asking potential candidates to discuss the ways in which they were not qualified for the position. How forthcoming could you reasonably expect these individuals to be? With their livelihoods on the line, even the most honorable job seekers are likely to stretch the truth to make themselves appear…
After years of decline, the U.S. manufacturing sector is in the midst of a pivotal transformation. Adoption of emerging technologies including artificial intelligence, robotics, additive manufacturing, and the Internet of Things, are bringing levels of innovation and productivity that are inspiring not only U.S.-based companies to “reshore” manufacturing, but prompting a flurry of foreign direct…
As world’s “carbon budget” depletes, corporations turn to science in effort to avert environmental calamity Scientific research has concluded that once average global temperatures rise 2° C above pre-industrial levels (1870 baseline), the adverse impacts of global warming – extreme weather, rising ocean acidity, floods, droughts, and rampant disease – will be irreversible. Based…
One-on-One Profile Education: BA, English Literature, University of Louisville Background: Writer, editor, publisher and community organizer in combining technical and creative interests Hobbies: Gardening, Cooking, Making Hot Sauce, Tomato Sauce, Hard Cider Favorite Book: Bartelby the Scrivener by Herman Melville Advice to 18-year-old Dale: Whatever you learn, you will eventually find a creative way to apply it SCN:…
Welcome to the October 2017 issue of Supply Chain Navigator. Several years ago, I wrote an article in which I shared my doubts about the maker movement in terms of the potential influence and long-term impact on the technology sector. At the time, pundits were heralding the movement as the start of the “third industrial…
Internal crowdsourcing unleashes disruptive capacity of corporate everyman Listen in on just about any corporate earnings call and you are likely, at some point, to hear a top-level executive offer a folksy acknowledgment of the company’s employees: “it’s our people that make our company what it is,” or “our people are our greatest resource.” Why,…