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

GlobalTranz

Industry data for 2004 - 2013 shows an annual loss of at least $17 billion due to vacant positions, with shocking losses of around $45 billion in both 2012 and 2013. Twitter Facebook Google+ LinkedIn The post Two Million Vacant Manufacturing Jobs by 2025…How Can We Tackle the Skills Gap?

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Boom Time for the Shared Economy within Supply Chain

Logistics Bureau

The World Economic Forum estimates that by 2025, 15 percent of trucking will be via shared transport platforms and shared warehousing will comprise 20 percent of the market. There are many other instances of the shared economy within the supply chain domain, including the following: 1) Uber Freight. 5) Freightos, Shipa Freight, Convoy.

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Top 25 LTL Carriers 2014

The Logistics of Logistics

FedEx Freight – The number one LTL carrier got even bigger. YRC Freight – A -1.9% YRC Freight – A -1.9% UPS Freight – Experienced a 5.2% ABF Freight – Had a 3.1% Southeastern Freight Lines* – Increased 4.5% Dayton Freight Lines* – Increased 9.4%

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McDonald’s Supply Chain Challenge: Switching from Frozen to Fresh Burgers!

Supply Chain Game Changer

The chain has lost 500 milion restaurant visits since 2012, according to CIPS, as customers have flocked to more fast-casual alternatives. The brand has taken a hit, and now the company is relying on its prodigious Supply Chain to innovate and turn things around.

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100+ Supply Chain Crisis Statistics: Raw Materials, Covid-19, Labor Shortages, and More

ToolsGroup

Thanks to container prices rising as much as 600%, money that could be used for advertising went to freight companies instead. The auto industry makes up less than 9% of chip demand by revenue, and that figure is expected to increase by 10% per year until 2025. a bushel, the highest price since July 2012. IDC via IEEE Spectrum).