Growth does not create operational leverage. It exposes whether it exists. In boardrooms and investment memos, scalability is assumed. Platform readiness is implied. Margin expansion is modeled alongside revenue growth. But revenue growth and structural scalability...
Most supply chain transformations do not fail because the strategy is wrong. They stall after approval. The business case is signed off.The roadmap is approved.Budgets are allocated, partners selected and timelines announced. Yet, somewhere around the six-month mark,...
In an industry that moves as fast as logistics, waiting can look like hesitation. It is not. After more than 20 years across warehousing, transportation and supply-chain leadership, I have learned something the hard way: the wrong next move costs far more than...
The first year of any warehousing and distribution operation is decisive. Not because everything has to be perfect, but because the standards you set early become the habits you live with later. In logistics, early shortcuts do not disappear as you grow. They...
Editor’s Note — October 2026 This article was written while Make Logistics Happen was evaluating several potential directions, including the possibility of establishing its own logistics operations. Today, MLH is focused on operator-led logistics consulting,...
Momentum is exciting.But in logistics and in building any operation that is meant to last, momentum without focus can quietly do more harm than good. As Make Logistics Happen moves from vision into motion, one of the most important disciplines I am applying is...
