Marc Levinson | Containers and Global Supply Chains

Freightvine

This week’s guest is Marc Levinson, author of several influential books on business and finance. The two that we focus on in our conversation are: The Box that details how the introduction of seemingly simple shipping containers transformed the global economy and Outside The Box where he argues that globalization is now entering a new era in which moving physical products will matter much less than exchanging services, information, and ideas. In our conversation, we touch upon the introduction and adoption of containerization and how companies are adjusting to changes in globalization.