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By: The Urbanophile » Blog Archive » Midwest Miscellany

The Urbanophile » Blog Archive » Midwest Miscellany — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:35:41 +0000

[...] Ribbonfarm: An Infrastructure Pilgrimage. If you like this, you might also be interested in the epic story of container shipping. [...]

By: Hag

Hag — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 17:34:00 +0000

there was a box docu called “The Box That Changed Britain” http://vimeo.com/21395880 – you can probably finde the full show on download still.
mostly about britain but still interesting to see how a box could change so much.

By: Delicious to me « archizoo

Delicious to me « archizoo — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 23:33:26 +0000

[...] to, Ribbonfarm. In a post I found recently was this very fascinating review and commentary on the epic story of container shipping. In one of those great concurrences, it appeared on the same day as this review of container [...]

By: TLP

TLP — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 15:44:08 +0000

Season 2 of The Wire could be part of your Box movie.

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Three Moves Ahead: Welcome to the Dia... by Ho-Sheng Hsiao - Quora — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 20:41:29 +0000

[...] comments on "Picture Language"Ho-Sheng Hsiao • Insert a dynamic date herehttp://www.ribbonfarm.com/2009/0…Ho-Sheng Hsiao • Insert a dynamic date hereView All 3 CommentsCannot add comment at this [...]

By: What I Read in 2010 : It Seems To Me

What I Read in 2010 : It Seems To Me — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 00:57:18 +0000

[...] of moving stuff around the globe then you will love this book. Venkat Rao has written an excellent review of this book on his blog at [...]

By: links for 2010-08-26 « Blarney Fellow

links for 2010-08-26 « Blarney Fellow — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 01:34:02 +0000

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By: Robert Ratelle

Robert Ratelle — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:17:24 +0000

I would like to have information about the container model # IRO-25/0T. How can I unload that container from the train and how I can empty it . Do you have video or catalog about it ?
Thanks,

Robert Ratelle
fermedelapresquile@qc.aira.com

By: Suhail

Suhail — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:05:31 +0000

Absolutely rivetting post. Stumbled across to this page from your ‘Office’ post linked on HN (which I haven’t read in full because of the awesomeness I encountered in the first few paragraphs, and having never watched the series – I’ve decided to push it for later to enjoy it fully). I just want to say thanks for writing this. I’ve had a great fascination in all things shipping, railroads, NatGeo supertructures etc..(doesn’t mean I have a whole lot of knowledge on it) and I really enjoyed this so much. I’ll come back to you later probably with a detailed email once I’ve read the book and ‘Office’ post.

By: Enterprise 2.0 Blog » Blog Archive » Social Networking in the Wild

Enterprise 2.0 Blog » Blog Archive » Social Networking in the Wild — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:49:22 +0000

[...] a Wild-West youth, followed by an era of standardization and integration (such as railroads, container shipping, credit cards, ACH-driven banking), you realize that there are two major tradeoffs that drive the [...]

By: Tony Marino Phoenix Strategic Internet Marketing

Tony Marino Phoenix Strategic Internet Marketing — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:16:18 +0000

Excellent article. You mention “just in time” and “just in place.” Please keep in mind that all it takes is one piece of code out of place, a single digit and possibly a single byte of data and the system will malfunction. And it’s no longer “just in time” it’s “oh my gosh we’re out of materials.” It’s the digital Murphy’s Law as applied to container logistics.
Thanks.

By: Venkat

Venkat — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 11:58:24 +0000

Thanks for your comments folks! Glad you liked it.

Deepak: don’t let the review stop you from reading the book. I have not captured more than 1% of the story, so the full read is worth it.

Paul: Yes, the analogy between telecom infrastructure and shipping is very close. Maybe at some level, even the math models are the same. But I suspect there are important differences too, that makes the industries different, and I hope to figure them out some day.

Venkat

By: PaulSweeney

PaulSweeney — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:47:09 +0000

I just thoroughly enjoy your blogs, and twits. A guy called Martin Geddes, not Head of Strategy at BT Design, used this metaphor at Telco2 Conference, london , to explain the role that the Telco’s need to play in the future. Keep up the good work.

By: Sharad

Sharad — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:01:17 +0000

Grrr..

That was the exhaustive summary of the book. It seems like one of the few business books I have come across that are worth reading. Will pick it up sometime, thanks.

Hope you are doing well.

Sharad

By: Manju

Manju — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 06:28:16 +0000

Venkat – riveting story!! Post reverberates with energy & makes for a compelling read. I will pick this book up, for high-intensity drama, if not anything else

Manju

By: Barrett Cunningham

Barrett Cunningham — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:58:46 +0000

Excellent post! I didn’t expect to read the whole thing, but I’m glad I did. That is a fascinating story.

By: Deepak Jois

Deepak Jois — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:46:32 +0000

Thank you for this great review/summary. Now I dont need to read the book!