Deep Thoughts on Supply Chain

Deep Thoughts by Chris “Handy” Goldsmith

Chris Goldsmith As Director of Product Strategy at HighJump Software, I am responsible for crafting the strategic direction of our products by taking into account all of the external and internal requests/ideas/trends. I hope this blog will provide insight into specific areas of supply chain software.

Having graduated from Duke, I am an avid basketball fan and support all of Minnesota’s underachieving sports franchises.

Comments for Deep Thoughts by Chris “Handy” Goldsmith

Monday, August 24, 2009 by Matthew Paul:: Hey Chris - I realize this is meant to be a more 'general' blog - but how about an article on HighJump/ERP Integration? I'm not talking specifics here, but maybe just a rundown of the various major ERP systems, and the methods available for integration. The reason I ask is that I am a consultant working on some tech docs to evaluate a general direction for integration into Oracle 11i. I've been all over your site, but there doesn't seem to be an article like - Peoplesoft - XML Oracle 11i - PL/SQL API using DB Links, Flat File load, XML, etc ...or something like that, so at least people could see the various options available for each of the systems (if they're different between systems). Or, maybe it's just XML integration only? It would be interesting I think for more geeky tech types like me to read.... Thanks! Matthew Paul
Thursday, February 18, 2010 by Don Ruge:: There is no reason for government to be involved in this. If you studied economics, you should know that there are other factors involved in setting costs. If you raise the price of oil, there will be other factors in other parts of the economy that will change the equation in ways you can't even imagine and certainly can't control. For example, if transportation costs are raised, the cost associated with everything that is transported is also raised. This could result in Mr. and Mrs. Smith deciding not to buy certain products any more. Then, when the Jones' and Williams' families make the same decision, the company that has to pay the artificially high transportation costs will have to cut back. This means that their profits go down (or go negative) and some companies will cease to exist. If that is what you intend, then this is a good plan. This is what we've seen with every recession over the past twenty years or so. Track Oil prices and you will see that when they spike, within a year or two we have recession. Raise oil prices and the current recession turns even uglier. Government ought not interfere in markets. There are always unforseen consequences. Gas prices will rise on their own, and because of that, or because someone is tired of smelling car exhaust, someone will begin working in the private sector on a new fuel source.