Publications

BOOKS (updates after 2021 may be incomplete – search Google and Amazon.com for more current information)

Guide to Supply Chain Management, The Economist and Profile Books (2009)
Optimal Supply Chain Management in Oil, Gas and Power Generation (PennWell, 2012)
The High Cost of Low Prices: A Roadmap to Sustainable Prosperity (Business Expert Press, 2017)
Trump, Trade, and Globalization (Praeger/ABC-CLIO, 2018)
From Bogota to Beijing: Development and Life After Globalization (Lexington Press, 2018)
Reinventing the Energy Value Chain: Supply Chain Roadmaps for Digital Oilfields through Hydrogen Fuel Cells (PennWell, 2021)
Getting to Net Zero: The Complete Guide to Decarbonizing Businesses and Supply Chains
AI-Driven Supply Chains: Retooling the Economy (Georgetown University Press, forthcoming)

OTHER PUBLICATIONS (updates after May 2019 may be incomplete – see the Events page for more current information)

March 13, 2024. Supply Chain Risks for 2024 and How to Tame Them. National Association of Corporate Directors.
April 20, 2022. Green Hydrogen from Floating Wind Article for Enertech
May 2019: “Supply Chain Security Guidelines on Provenance.” For North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Critical Infrastructure Protection Committee (CIPC) Supply Chain Working Group (SCWG).
April 2016: “Ofrecen Ahorros en Proyectos Energéticos.” Interview of David Jacoby in El Norte Magazine, Mexico City.
April 2016: “”BSI offers $2 Billion Savings in Energy Projects.” Interview of David Jacoby in Negocioselnorte and Negocios Magazines, Mexico City.
January 2014: “Traffic Jam: Is Your Supply Chain Ready for the Global Infrastructure Crisis?” Interview of David Jacoby in APICS Advantage Magazine.
October 2013: “Strategies for Managing Customer and Supplier Risks,” Interview of David Jacoby. Economist Intelligence Unit. Sponsored by Dun & Bradstreet.
January 2012. “Rate Outlook.” Presentation for the major annual multimodal “panel of experts” webcast, produced and sponsored by Logistics Management magazine.
November 2012: Major Accident Prevention and Lessons Learned in Oil & Gas: Four Guidelines and Thirteen Best Practices for Governing Safe Supply Chains, Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC).
August 2012: SCMR Exclusive Interview with David Jacoby on the State of the Ocean Cargo Market
June 2012: GE Oil & Gas Newsletter – ”Bridging from Thermal to Renewable Power Supply Chains”
March 2012: Energy Tribune article on Tumaco Pipeline
March 2011: Registering and Transporting Hazardous Substances, Offshore Technology Conference
February 2011: 2011 Intermodal Freight Rate Outlook for Trades to and from North America , Logistics Digest
December 2010: Planning Your Carbon Footprint, Bangkok Logistics Digest
November 2010: Get Off Your Diagonal, Bangkok Logistics Digest
October 2010: Petroleum Pride: Winners of BSI’s 2010 Oil and Gas Supply Chain Awards, LOGae
September 2010: Balancing economic risks: Tips for a well-structured deal, MEE
September 2010: 10 Tips for Choosing a Carrier or 3PL, Parcel Magazine
September 2010: Leading Transformations with Credibility: Blending Vision, Realism, and Competence
August 2010: Green Supply Chains by 2020
July 2010: 2010 Mid-Year Rate Outlook: Paying a Premium, Logistics Management
July 2010: The Return of PPP
May 2010: Too Small to Fail: A New Model for Regulatory Oversight
April/May 2010: The Outlook for Motors and Drives in 2010: Strategies for Success, e-Drive
April 2010: Planning for the Long Haul
March 2010: The Oil Price ‘Bullwhip’: Problem, Cost, Response, Oil & Gas Journal
March 2010: Supplier Development: More Than a Good Idea
February 2010: Oil Price Volatility and How to Avoid It, Energy Tribune.
February 2010: Recognizing Excellence: BSI Supply Chain Award Winners
February 2010: Using Flexible Capacity Techniques to Thrive in a Volatile Economy
January 2010: 2010 Rate Outlook Update, Logistics Management Magazine.
January 2010: W-Shaped Economy or Long Wave?
December 2009: Supply Chain Report Card, LOG Middle East
November 2009: Contracting in Volatile Markets
October 2009: Career Advice for Young Professionals
September 2009: Capacity Concerns Could Be The Next Chemicals Supply Challenge, Purchasing Magazine
September 2009: Your Supply Chain Costs Have Decreased by 12%
August 2009: Good, Better, Best. Supply Chain Excellence Awards
July 2009: The Bullwhip Effect in Global Trade – This is One Wild Bull
June 2009: The New Era of Post-Chinese Sourcing
June 2009: Energy Outlook, ISM Material Management News
May 2009: What’s Your Middle East Strategy?
April 2009: The Ocean Market: Overcapacity Until 2012
February 2009: Send an RFQ Today
January 2009: Window of Opportunity: 2009 Logistics Rate Outlook, Logistics Management (by John Quinn with contributions by Boston Strategies International).
December 2008: Infrastructure Investment: The Supply Chain Connection, CSCMP Supply Chain Quarterly.
December 2008: How should the global financial crisis affect your freight strategy?
November 2008: Technological Innovations in Logistics and the Extended Supply Chain
October 2008: Intermodal Integration – Responding to Market Needs
September 2008: RFID Solutions
August 2008: Air Express Solutions
August 2008: Global Logistics – Ups and Downs, APICS e-news.
April 2008: Logistics Outsourcing – It’s Not About Reducing Costs, Logistics Digest
February 2008: Best solutions in SCM, Logistics Digest
February 2008: Chemical Markets Getting More Complex, Purchasing Magazine
July 2008: Paperless Management Solutions
July 2008: 2008 Mid-Year Rate Outlook Update, Logistics Management Magazine.
June 2008: The Elusive Global Transportation Solution
May 2008: How Long Will the East-West Trade Imbalance Last? PARCEL Magazine.
May 2008: Can Western Manufacturers Beat the Competition? APICS Magazine.
May 2008: The Art of High-Cost Country Sourcing, Supply Chain Management Review.
May 2008: Fleet Management Solutions
April 2008: Logistics Outsourcing – It’s Not About Reducing Costs
March 2008: “Shippers Compliance in Freight Transportation & Logistics” (Governance, Risk, and Compliance Handbook: Technology, Finance, Environmental, and International Guidance and Best Practices)
March 2008: “Carriers Compliance in Freight Transportation & Logistics” (Governance, Risk, and Compliance Handbook: Technology, Finance, Environmental, and International Guidance and Best Practices)
March 2008: The Shanghai Connection, World Trade Magazine.
March 2008: Visibility and the Role of Government in Container Security
February 2008: RFID – The Solution to Better Baggage Handling, Ground Handling International.
February 2008: Chemicals Markets Getting More Complex, Purchasing Magazine.
February 2008: Perfecting Your Supply Chain, PARCEL Magazine.
February 2008: Best Solutions in Supply Chain Management
January 2008: “Ready, Willing and Enabled: A Formula for Performance“
January 2008: 2008 Logistics Rate Outlook, Logistics Management Magazine.
2008: How Will Western Manufacturers Survive? The Art of High-Cost Country Sourcing. State of Strategic Sourcing 2008.
November 2007: Going Global – The Key is People, PARCEL Magazine.
November 28, 2007: Intermodal, Infrastructure Investment and Financing, Transport Events, 3rd Trans Middle East Exhibition, InterContinental Citystars, Cairo, Egypt.
March 2007: The Effects of Rising – Fuel Costs on U.S. Trade, World Trade
November 13, 2007: RFID’s Impact on Privacy and Security, CILIP, RFID in Libaries Conference via live video link, QEII Conference Center, Westminster, London.
October 31, 2007: Management: Latest Developments in Supply Chain and Global Logistics Industry, PARCEL Magazine, Parcel Shipping and Distribution Forum, Hyatt Regency O’Hare, Chicago IL.
October 23, 2007: Dubai and the Changing Face of Middle East Logistics, a webinar
October 23, 2007: Energy Prices and the Supply Chain: The Outlook of Fuel Surcharges, Institute of Supply Chain Management (ISM), NAPM Twin Cities Fall Conference, Minneapolis Marriott Airport Hotel, Bloomington, MN.
June 1^,2007: Proceed with caution: Logistics Management’s 2007 Mid-year Rate Outlook, Logistics Management
March 23, 2007: The Asian Sourcing Boom: How Long Will it Last, a summary of Boston Strategies International’s third annual State of Strategic Sourcing Study.
March 2007: Personalisation Transforming the Way Business Connects, the Economist Intelligence Unit sponsored by Cisco Systems
March 2007: Variable Energy Costs and Strategic Sourcing, World Trade
January 2007: State of Strategic Sourcing 2007 – Energy Prices Re-Shaping the Supply Chain: Charting a New Course?, Boston Logistics Group
October 2006: Study Offers Offshoring Insights, HR Executive
September 2006: Interactions and the Customer – Part 3: Information Technology will enable companies to collaborate, the Economist Intelligence Unit for Cisco
September 2006: Interactions and the Customer Part 2: Collaboration and knowledge share will increase productivity, the Economist Intelligence Unit for Cisco
September 2006: Interactions and the Customer Part 1: Customers will demand more personalized services, the Economist Intelligence Unit for Cisco
August 2006: Guide to Quantifying the Economic Impacts of Federal Investments in Large-Scale Freight Transportation Projects
June 2006: 34% Typical Spend in Low-Cost Countries in Five Years, Purchasing Magazine
May 4 2006: 18 Percent Average Savings from Low Cost Country Sourcing, Purchasing Magazine
March 2006: “Foresight 2020: Economic, Corporate and Industry Trends (Cisco)“
March 29, 2006: Supply Chain Benefits of Transportation Infrastructure Improvements, Transportation Research Board (TRB), Conference on Transportation and Economic Development (TED 2006), Little Rock AK
March 1, 2006: “Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Comes of Age,” Dallas, TX
February 2006: “Thinking big – Midsize companies and the challenges of growth (SAP)“
January, 2006: “Unleashing the power of customer data“
January 2006: Supplier Rationalization Leads the Pack, SCM Wire
September 2005: “Courting the consumer – Creating dynamic brands in retail and consumer goods (IRI)“
July 2005: Business 2010: Retailing Embracing the Challenge of Change, The Economist Intelligence Unit
June 2005: Measuring Sourcing Performance: What’s the Mystery? Purchasing Magazine.
May 2005: Swagging the Biggest Decisions You Make, Purchasing Magazine.
May 5, 2005: New skills for a New Era, Purchasing Magazine
March 2005: Mitigating High Raw Material Prices, Purchasing Magazine.
February 17, 2005: Focus on the Right Suppliers, Purchasing Magazine.
February 2005: Mega-Sourcing – Do You Have the Skills? Purchasing Magazine.
July 2005. “Strategic Sourcing: Getting Maximum Points from Game Plan Variety,” APICS Magazine.
May 31, 2005: Benchmarking in the Real World, the Manufacturer
May 2005: Strategic Sourcing Presents Opportunity for Business, APICs Magazine
May 2005. “The New Face of Purchasing,” Economist Intelligence Unit.
March 2005. “High-Impact Sourcing,” Survey Feedback Report.
January 15, 2005; The New Economics of Partnering, Purchasing Magazine
January 2005. “Strategic Sourcing Impact Study,” Inside Supply Management.
2005: High-Impact Sourcing: Precision-Guided Sourcing Strategies for Maximum Results
August 31, 2004: E-procurement and the small supplier, The Manufacturer
August 19, 2004. “Demand to Fill Top Slots with Absolute Top Performers,” C-Speak.
April 8, 2004. “Developing Skills for the Era of Mega-Sourcing,” HR Executive.
March 2004. “What’s Next in the Procurement Arena,” APICS Performance Advantage.
February 2004: Tracking Strategic Sourcing Trends, Inside Supply Management.
2004: On the Cutting Edge of Strategic Sourcing 2004 – How Industry Leaders Are Planning to Transform Supply Relationships over the Next Four Years
March 2003: Looking Down the Road, APICS
June 1, 2003: Clipping the Cost of Shipping, the Manufacturer
March 1992: Primary and Secondary School Education – Meeting the Challenge of International Competency, University of Indiana
December 1989: Rewards Make the Mentor, American Management Association
June 1989 : European Integration – Facing the Global Challenge, presented at St. Gallen Symposium.