Why Does the Garden Stink?

So I am finally realizing that the glamorous world of logistics and supply chain management is not so glamorous. Companies seem to recognize the importance of managing their supply chains efficiently. They also seem to recognize that this challenging profession is demanding. They seem to pay SCM professionals decently well in comparison to other professions. However, despite knowing all this they seem do their best to minimize the number of people managing the supply chain. I suppose that for us to truly be called experts we must be rare gems in the corporate war chest.

My current role as a logistics analyst requires a 30 minute drive from Jersey City, NJ to New Brunswick, NJ. The drive is not the problem. The smell of burning fuels is the problem. To be technical I guess I should the smell from New Jersey's oil refineries at 7:30 am should be termed burning bio-carbons. The stench is awful. It's quite sad because New Jersey has the reputation of being a dirty smelly state and for 5 minutes each morning on one of America's busiest interstate highways (I-95), I am forced to agree.