GOODQUESTION
practices more than three quarters of a century ago, are still influencing how supply chains are managed today. –Stephen Dombroski Director, Consumer Products and Food & Beverage Markets, QAD THE ALLIED LOGISTICIANS who engineered victory for the United States, UK, Soviet Union, and their allies in World War II. They had to move hundreds of thousands of people and vehicles to every part of the world—from remote Pacific islands to the deserts of North Africa—in extreme circumstances in very short periods of time. I think they could figure out how to move couches or clothes. –Tony Pelli Practice Director, Security and Resilience, BSI FREDERICK McKINLEY JONES, a revolutionary inventor in the transportation industry. In the early 1900s, he patented the mechanical transport refrigeration unit, making it possible to transport food around the world, all while battling discrimination. His insight and leadership would be tremendously valuable for leveraging temperature-controlled technology to simplify transportation. –Sean Burke Chief Commercial Officer, Echo Global Logistics Put Pep In Your Step Pep Guardiola, the Spanish coach who just led English soccer team Manchester City to the treble, would be an ideal advisor. Guardiola is a
I Like Ike Dwight D. Eisenhower. I make use of the Eisenhower Matrix (pictured) . I would want to have heard from the man himself. Planning, preparing, and executing a moment in history like the Normandy invasion puts any logistics
crisis in perspective. Do everything in your power to prepare. And at a certain point you need to have confidence in that preparation—and your people—to get on with the task at hand. –Richard Kohn Director, Global Logistics & Optimization, SeaCube Containers
THE LEADERS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MOVEMENT OF GOODS at the largest companies in the United States. These experts are actively utilizing technology to solve real-world supply chain issues. Hearing how they handle the obstacles they face daily would be inspiring. –Eric Vasquez Owner, Veterans Logistics Group A LONG-TERM MENTOR who is always eager to listen, share, and challenge points of view to get to the root cause of a problem. With creative solutions, she has helped me overcome problems, threats, and challenges in the face of disruption. –Ann Marie Jonkman, PMP Senior Director, Global Industry Strategies, Blue Yonder
GEORGE WASHINGTON was a surveyor by profession. I remember the photo of him in my middle school history book looking through his trusty theodolite. He understood the value of visibility and recognized the inherent challenge of fixing and reacting to what you can’t see, and improving what you can’t measure. This notion resonates strongly in the context of logistics visibility, which is crucial in avoiding disruption or minimizing impact, even for the best-laid transportation plans. –Douglas DeLuca Business Network Solution Marketing, SAP
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meticulous planner—leaving no stone unturned. He would have 360-degree visibility of his supply base and identify potential problems long before they became an issue.
–Matthias Gutzmann Founder & CEO, DPW
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