We've heard it before: manufacturing is leaving China and coming back to the West. But the reality isn't that simple.

Expecting all that stuff you ordered over the internet to come to your doorstep by drone? Don't look up just yet.

It's a government program. It involves technology. And it's a good thing.

The future of commerce in products and services lies in sharing. Is that a good thing?

There was a time, not too long ago, when retail industry analysts were predicting that online merchandisers would soon stop offering free shipping on orders. How wrong they were.

You would think that proper risk management would be top of mind for high-tech supply chain executives. So why do they keep getting it wrong?

Argue all you want about the reasons behind gridlock at U.S. West Coast ports, but one conclusion is inescapable: it proves the need for effective supply-chain risk management.

In which we hear more insightful predictions about the coming year and beyond from Bay Area supply-chain executives.

The future of supply-chain management doesn't rest within a crystal ball or psychic's parlor. It can be found each fall, at a dinner and panel hosted by the San Francisco Roundtable of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals.

Back in 2011, in the midst of an intensifying debate about the impact of globalization, author and academic Pankaj Ghemawat voiced a view that was in sharp contrast to the prevailing wisdom on the subject: "We're not nearly as globalized as we think we are."