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Moving the Mission with Courtney George

The Logistics of Logistics

Courtney George and Joe Lynch discuss moving the mission, which is what Courtney and the Wreaths Across America team do every day. About Courtney George Courtney George is the Manager of Transportation and Industry Relations for Wreaths Across America.

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Supply Chain Matters News Capsule Follow-Up

Supply Chain Matters

Hyundai Motor America To Raise Auto Worker Wages In our prior Supply Chain Matters commentaries reflecting on the UAW labor union’s tentative collective bargaining agreement with U.S. Hyundai Motor America announced this week that the automaker will raise certain U.S. based Alabama and Georgia production facilities.

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Benefits of Cross-Docking and the Port of Mobile, AL

BR Williams Supply Chain Management

The Port of Mobile in Alabama is a well-connected port that manufacturers and industries worldwide rely on for a good reason. Seamless global trade to and from North America starts in Mobile because of the physical connections it has to rails, roads, rivers, and runways. About the Port of Mobile, AL.

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Amazon Workers in New York Facility Vote to Join Labor Union

Supply Chain Matters

A second worker organizing elec tion was held at the Amazon facility in Bessemer, Alabama. America has entered a period of unusually tight labor markets that many economists believe has given workers newfound power to demand higher wages and conditions from their employers.”.

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The US Port Congestion and Effects on Supply Chains

BR Williams Supply Chain Management

At this current time, there are no significant factors affecting the Port of Mobile in Mobile, Alabama. Trucking is one of the largest occupations in America, with nearly 2 million heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers. Finding a port. Trucking solutions.

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Plant-location decisions and potential supply chain risk

Kinaxis

Mazda aims to build a production structure to further grow in North America, allowing the company to more quickly respond to its customers’ needs depending on the region and model. By producing vehicles in the U.S., By further increasing its production capacity in the U.S.,

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[INFOGRAPHIC, REPORT, & INTERACTIVE MAP] The US Manufacturing Workforce & Making it In America

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percent, 555,300 jobs), Alabama (13.1 INFOGRAPHIC: Making it In America. Making it in America showcases the opportunities manufacturing offers millions of workers and the variety of career pathways available. The top 10 states ranked by manufacturing’s share of total state employment in 2013 are Indiana (16.8