Mitch Mac Donald

You’ve probably never heard of Dirk Van Dongen, but chances are, you’re in his debt.

No one has done more to revive interest in a national transportation policy than John Ficker. But even he admits that pushing a policy through will be one heck of a battle.

Herb Shear parlayed his company’s expertise in reverse logistics into a brand new niche market, transforming a small family business into a $400 million corporation along the way. Think he’s resting on his laurels? Think again.

One day it’s carrying a rescue sub to Australia. The next it’s moving Indonesians to Lebanon or flying supplies to Tonga. For USTRANSCOM, each day brings a new challenge, and it’s Maj. Gen. Fletcher’s job to figure out how to handle it.

We may live in a hyper-networked digital age, says Stephen M.R. Covey. But the secret to swift, efficient business transactions is something distinctly old fashioned: trust.

It doesn’t take magic to create an award-winning work environment, says Doug Eckrote of CDW. You just have to keep the lines of communication open and empower your people to make decisions.

Rather than dispense wisdom from on high, consultant Chris Norek prefers to lead clients through the supply chain strategizing process by asking some well-chosen questions. The results speak for themselves.

When he quit his job in frustration over a failed WMS installation, Robby Dhesi never dreamed he’d someday be back overseeing another one.

In good economic times and bad, says Michael Mikitka, there will be a need for professional education—and for groups like WERC that provide it.

Alan Estevez is responsible for making sure U.S. troops have exactly what they need when they need it, no matter where they are on the planet.

Former Walmart CEO Lee Scott looks back on how logistics helped turn his company into a megaretailer.

Best known as the host of the TV shows “Dirty Jobs” and “Somebody’s Gotta Do It,” Mike Rowe is a passionate advocate for the blue-collar professions that underpin our economy but are often undervalued and overlooked.

Dave Bozeman, vice president of Amazon Transportation Services, says he wakes up every day ready to go to war for the customer. And he wouldn’t have it any other way.

An estimated 80 to 90 percent of new product launches fail. A new study suggests that’s partly because businesses overlook the supply chain in their planning.

Craig Weiss of Conagra Brands was drawn to logistics by the promise of lots of problems to solve. It’s safe to say he hasn’t been disappointed.

A new study suggests that up to half of all existing jobs in the U.S. could be handled by computers. And that includes driving trucks.

DC design is a challenge under the best of circumstances. It becomes all the harder when you add in the uncertainties of modern retailing.

While media coverage of the outbreak has focused largely on the human toll (and rightly so), there is a supply chain lesson to be learned. And you need not wait for the crisis to abate to act on that lesson.

During his nearly 40-year career in logistics, John Janson has worked as both a seller and a buyer of logistics services. That proved to be just the background he needed to deal with the recent trucking capacity crunch.

Chicago native will be remembered for his many passions in life, including his work to help the supply chain prosper.