What Is The Conveyor?

Your peers have already solved the problems you are facing. The Conveyor makes it easy for you to learn from their experience.

Hey, I’m Gowtham - founder and writer of The Conveyor - a new supply chain advice column. 👋

Back in March 2020, my electronics manufacturing company was in trouble.

I'd been running things smoothly since 2017. Then the pandemic hit. My parts suppliers vanished overnight. Lead times exploded from 2 weeks to 2 months. Freight costs tripled.

I was lost. 

The trade publications just kept saying "supply chains are disrupted" - thanks, real helpful. Consultants wanted $200K to tell me what I already knew: everything was broken.

Then I did something desperate. I started reaching out to other manufacturers facing the same nightmare.

What I discovered changed everything. These operators had been quietly solving pieces of the puzzle - finding alternative suppliers, navigating freight chaos, keeping customers calm during delays. 

But everyone was working in isolation.

When we started sharing intel, everything clicked. One person's breakthrough with freight forwarders unlocked shipments for three others. Someone's supplier discovery helped the whole group.

Within months, we'd all stabilized our operations. Not through some genius individual strategy, but by pooling our hard-won lessons and helping each other navigate the chaos.

But here's the thing - most supply chain professionals don't have that network. They're fighting the same battles alone, even though someone else already has the playbook.

That's the problem The Conveyor solves.

Every week, I interview operators who've solved gnarly supply chain problems. Then I break down exactly how they did it - the real tactics, not the sanitized case studies.

You get:

  • Project Breakdowns: What went wrong, what they tried, how they fixed it

  • Tactics & Playbooks: Step-by-step breakdowns from teams who've been there

  • Morning Brief: 3-minute daily email with supply chain news that actually matters

Advice From Operators, For Operators

There's incredible knowledge in our industry, but most of it stays locked up in individual experiences. My goal is simple: surface that wisdom so supply chain professionals can learn from each other's real battles.

Not generic best practices. Not consultant frameworks. The actual playbooks from operators who've solved the exact problem you're facing.

If you work in logistics, sourcing, or operations, you'll get tactics you can use right away. Even better, you'll start developing the instincts that help experienced operators spot trouble early and position themselves ahead of the chaos.

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