Eurologistics Magazine: Amazon.com – Change agent of retail and logistics
“AMAZON.COM: Rewolucyjny model sprzedaży i logistyki”, published in the July 2011 issue of Eurologistics Magazine – in Polish. Download PDF
Articles by Joseph F. Paris, Jr.
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Euro Dogma or Greek Drachma?
The nation of Greece is bankrupt. Let’s just say it plainly and simply. Let’s not use “poli-speak” words aimed at soothing the sting or trying to maintain someone’s self-esteem such as; “insolvent”, or “challenged”, or “bust”. And let’s be even more plain, any manner of restructuring of debt, other than “arm’s length” transaction, is the admission of…
Amazon.com; Change-agent of Retail & Logistics
I grew up in Endicott, New York. Its claim to fame is being the birthplace of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM). In the mid-60’s through the mid-80’s, Washington Avenue (the main retail district) – also known simply as “The Ave” – was a-buzz with retail activities from family-owned retailers such as Burt’s (a department store) and Kline’s (a…
Convenient Half-Truths with which Everyone Chooses to Live
Several years ago I had an awakening. I came to the realization that technology, by and large, did not live-up to its promises and that this gap between promises and reality was ever widening. This was (and is) especially true of business information systems – most usually referred to as Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems. Almost always, these…
Eurologistics Magazine: “Guerilla Transformation” – Change an Insurgency into a Movement
“Partyzanci transformacji”, published in the April 2011 issue of Eurologistics Magazine – in Polish. Download PDF “Guerilla Transformation” – Original article in English. Download PDF
On Gambling, Logic, Statistics – and Project Portfolio Return Optimization
Several years ago, a good friend of mine invited me for a “guy’s weekend” in Atlantic City where we were to stay at the Tropicana. It sounded interestihttp://www.atlanticcitynj.com/ng enough as he and I always had a few laughs together and I had never really been to a casino before. In fact, when we arrived at the Tropicana, one…
