Who said supply chains are boring?

Whenever I tell a friend, colleague or family member about my job as soon as the words "supply chain" are muttered I immediately see glassy eyes followed by a yawn or two. Little do they realize that every time they discard or recycle a carton of milk they are completing the end of the supply chain cycle. Without supply chains consumers would be stuck using products that they had to make or grow with their own two hands. Still not excited, well visit often and eventually you will be.

Monday, September 16, 2013

The $167 million Supply Chain Flick

Back in November 2010 the movie Unstoppable hit the theatres and made $167 million dollars, but somehow I missed it. Luckily last night E4, the UK channel, aired it as the Sunday night movie. I share this with you because Unstoppable, which is loosely based on the CSX 8888 incident, is a great supply chain movie.

The premise of the movie is simple. A runaway train carrying explosive chemicals is headed for a small town and only two train conductors have the skills to stop it. The movie is based on what happened in real life in Ohio back in 2001.

Once you strip out the drama, the movie highlights the importance of freight trains in the global supply chain. So grab some popcorn and share this movie with your family on the next rainy day. It's a good movie and its about supply chains, what else do you need?

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Monday, September 16, 2013

The $167 million Supply Chain Flick

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