LUXLOCK: The Internet of Product (IoP) and “The Barbell Effect” in Action.

Earlier this year, I made some predictions in Innovate or Die: 5 Omni-channel Strategies Amazon is Trying to Outrun.  As a part of those predictions, I talked a little bit about the "barbell effect" and how there would be a dichotomy between luxury/high-end, customized, boutique firms that offered a unique customer experience for a premium and hyper-local/convenience …

3PL Spotlight: “Location, Location, Logistics”

In this post I'm going to break down some of Murphy's practices regarding asset allocation strategy (lease vs. own), sustainability efforts and location strategy that have been critical to Murphy's long standing run as a third party logistics firm (3PL).