Labor

Women in operations

Wednesday, September 7, 2022 · SCMR Staff Six company-level strategies for advancing gender diversity.

Expect near-record volume at ports this month

Thursday, June 9, 2022 · SCMR Staff National Retail Federation says the wild card during a busy summer will be expiration of the current labor contract at West Coast ports on July 1.

Welcome to the new floor for supply chains

Thursday, April 28, 2022 · Michael J. Gravier Those expecting supply chains to go back to what they once were are sure to be disappointed.

DHL report addresses the intersection of technology and workers’ roles in the future

Tuesday, January 25, 2022 · Jeff Berman The report, entitled “Future of Work in Logistics,” was based on feedback from more than 7,000 logistics and supply chain professionals, focusing on the reality of the workforce, the opportunities and challenges faced and what organizations will need to attract, retain,…

A Better Way to Fulfill eCommerce Orders - 3X Throughput Using Less Labor

Friday, January 21, 2022 · Admin Discover how eCommerce leaders are using Robotic Automation to increase capacity and meet escalating consumer expectations despite labor shortages.

Getting to a win-win with the Department of Defense

Wednesday, May 12, 2021 · Steven P. Knepp and Robert A. Novack Who says you can’t change for the better what has been considered to be best practices by the U.S. government for the past 30 years? Here’s how a 4PL formed a public/private partnership to improve the supply chain to Diego Garcia.

Infographic: Create community to address remote work challenges

Monday, March 8, 2021 · APQC To ensure long-term success for remote work, organizations should create a roadmap of goals for virtual collaboration.

What supply chain leaders need to know about virtual collaboration

Monday, March 1, 2021 · Marisa Brown, Senior Principal Research Lead, APQC The shift to remote work and virtual collaboration was abrupt, but it’s likely to endure.

5 Supply Chain Challenges Solved by Good Design

Wednesday, March 4, 2020 · Bridget McCrea Got challenges? Good network design and technology can solve them. Here's how.

Are your performance measurements destroying your supply chain? Part II

Friday, January 17, 2020 · Steven A. Melnyk, Michael Bourne, David Frayer and Will Rifkin The performance measurement system is the most misunderstood, confusing, misapplied and frustrating element of most supply chains. Yet, an effective performance measurement system is one of the foundations on which the strategic supply chain is built.

Little room for labor error

Wednesday, May 29, 2019 · Joy Duce and Gregg Hague When it comes to labor, a booming economy has placed new pressures on warehouse operations

Truck Driver Shortage: No one behind the wheel

Tuesday, January 8, 2019 · Gary Forger According to the American Trucking Associations (ATA), the industry is short about 63,000 drivers today. By 2026, the ATA estimates that number will be nearly 175,000.

G20 Labor Ministers Meeting May Address Some Supply Chain’s Societal Failures

Monday, May 15, 2017 · Patrick Burnson The annual global poll commissioned by the 181 million-member International Trade Union Confederation shows that globalization is failing people.

Nipping East Coast Strike Talks in the Bud

Monday, February 27, 2017 · Patrick Burnson While the National Retail Federation and other shipper associations are calling upon the U.S. Maritime Alliance and the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) to work together to avoid a one-day shutdown of East Coast and Gulf Coast ports this spring, some…

Growing Contingent Workforce Has Many Benefits for Employers and Workers

Tuesday, February 21, 2017 · Tom Clark The face of the U.S. workforce is changing. There's high growth when it comes to temporary workers, contractors, independent consultants, and freelancers. New technologies, cost factors, and a whole new generation of young professionals wanting to work in a gig economy…