About

The Conveyor is a deeply researched supply chain publication - guides, playbooks, case studies, and daily news built from conversations with practitioners who've done the work. My goal is to help you build a world-class supply chain.

What to expect

  • Articles - Playbooks, case studies, breakdowns, and more. Driven by deep research with the operators who've done the work

  • Newsletter - Daily supply chain news and what to do about it

  • Events - Curated rooms of practitioners solving similar problems

Why this exists

Hi, I'm Gowtham.

For seven years, I ran a PCB manufacturing company in Toronto. When COVID hit and supply chains collapsed, I found myself constantly searching for answers.

Should I stockpile components? Switch suppliers? Renegotiate contracts?

The news told me what was happening - port delays, chip shortages, shipping rates exploding. But it rarely told me what to do about it.

You know what actually helped? 

Conversations with other operators facing the same problems. They'd share what they tried, what worked, what flopped. Those informal chats were more valuable than any industry report I could find.

That experience taught me something: the best supply chain advice isn't in the news or white papers. It's in the heads of operators who've already done the work.

There's just one problem: That knowledge is scattered, hard to access, and not written down anywhere.

The Conveyor is my attempt to get it out.

Hope to see you in your inbox soon!