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LTL Industry Trends and Tips for 2022

GlobalTranz

In this post, we’ll do a deep dive into less-than-truckload (LTL) industry trends to watch for 2022, and highlight actions that shippers should consider to guide their strategy throughout the year. Monitoring your invoiced accessorials and surcharges will help identify freight optimization opportunities to reduce shipping costs significantly.

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This Week In Supply Chain Management Tech April 4 2023

Supply Chain Matters

Publicis Sapient Announces Acquisition of Spinnaker SCA Digital business transformation company Publicis Sapient has announced the acquisition of Spinnaker SCA , a supply chain services firm that provides end-to-end supply chain strategy, planning and execution consulting services.

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Podcast: Dave Anderson on the Evolution and Future of Logistics

Requis

Throughout his career, Dave has been on the leading edge of logistics and supply chain forecasting and strategy. Dave’s career started in the 1970s with putting his PhD in Econometrics to work predicting freight volumes across shipping modes. Game Changers: Adapting to Freight Deregulation and Globalization. Podcast Highlights.

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Podcast: Dave Anderson on the Evolution and Future of Logistics

Requis

Throughout his career, Dave has been on the leading edge of logistics and supply chain forecasting and strategy. Dave’s career started in the 1970s with putting his PhD in Econometrics to work predicting freight volumes across shipping modes. Game Changers: Adapting to Freight Deregulation and Globalization. Podcast Highlights.

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Stories of Supply Chain Leadership: An Interview with Joan Motsinger of Seagate

Supply Chain Shaman

Vice President of Global Operations Strategy, Seagate Technology. First Phase: 2002-2006. Our first strategy was to align our suppliers by giving them visibility (through technology) to understand the demand signal directly and respond with JIT levels in support of our factories. 2015 Supply Chains to Admire. and Singapore.

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Two Million Vacant Manufacturing Jobs by 2025…How Can We Tackle the Skills Gap?

GlobalTranz

Insufficient on-the-job training — Over the period from 2002 to 2013, investments in internal training programs such as apprenticeships, company classroom training, and other structured on-the-job skills development for current manufacturing employees were cut from 469,000 to 288,000 (nearly 40 percent). Annually, 3.2 - 3.5

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Lessons to Glean From the West Coast Port Dispute

MIT Supply Chain

But the implications of this standoff between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association go beyond idle ships and stranded freight containers. This strategy enables shippers to bypass the Pacific ports altogether. It’s not as if the disruptions were unexpected.