Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 13, 2022

The vote on unionization at the Bessemer, Alabama facility was rejected this winter. It makes me wonder if this investor purchased the shares for the express purpose of using the ownership stake to push this agenda. It was quickly followed by a vote at what is known as the JFK8 facility in Staten Island, NY. Maybe, maybe not.

Warehousing 222

Warehousing Purchasing Skills Procurement Analytics Demand Planning Software 222

Intelligent Audit

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Speaking at a recent event in Las Vegas, Patton said, “ This business model is hurting to a degree where my company individually has to see change from FedEx Ground,” according to reporting from SupplyChainDive. SupplyChainDive, in their recent analysis of a 2022 study by logistics provider Descartes, reported that, “ U.S.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 52

Logistics Network Optimization Software Pharmaceutical Trends Industrial 52

GlobalTranz

JANUARY 5, 2016

When a business, or other organization, purchases equipment, parts, or remanufactured equipment it is an investment. At the same time, this data may indicate possible issues in the procurement process, regarding product quality and delivery. Increased velocity. Increased service market share.

Supply Chain Planning Software 120

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Trends Supply Chain Optimization 120

Supply Chain View from the Field

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Effectively, there is no database that permits reliable reporting on the volume of biobased products sold in the US or exported for global consumers. One of the big insights from the analysis in our report is that the biobased economy is emerging in states all over the country. Annual reporting.

Manufacturing Procurement 60

Manufacturing Procurement Chemicals Supply Chain Design Software Purchasing Skills 60

Elementum

MAY 27, 2015

Sweet Home Alabama. The Reshoring Initiative Data Report, a study conducted in 2014, looked at regions of the United States that added jobs from 1997 - 2014 (most added jobs, however, are from 2010 - 2014). What the Future Holds. Given all that information, it would seem that a reshoring trend is about to take off in the U.S.

Manufacturing Procurement 60

Manufacturing Procurement United States Sourcing Strategies Cost Reduction Strategies 60

Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 16, 2021

Amazon workers reject unionization in Alabama. In early March, ballots were sent out to nearly 6,000 workers at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama to vote on whether they wanted to be represented by the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union. The prototype also included external lights for what it called “extra flair.”

Logistics Network Optimization Software 33

Logistics Network Optimization Software Manufacturing Procurement Logistics Houston 33

DAT Solutions

JANUARY 11, 2016

Analysts predicted that consumers would boost the economy by spending the money they had saved at the pump. Early reports from the National Retail Federation indicate modest year-over-year growth, and the NRF predicts continued improvement in 2016, based on upward trends in new housing starts, auto sales, and employment, as well as retail.

Purchasing Skills 70

Purchasing Skills Negotiating Skills Price Reduction Material Savings 70