Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

Latest Ongoing Developments Throughout this past week, while contract negotiations continued, the rhetoric of the labor union, and the warnings of the heads of the three auto makers continued to make business headlines. Jacobs describes the current negotiations as a “ Crucial moment with the stakes being high on both sides. ”

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GlobalTranz

MAY 5, 2015

We have an employment skills gap , an uncoordinated approach to nurturing innovation, and an export imbalance. This includes IT tools, standards, models, sensors, controls, practices and skills, and how to transition these tools to the U.S. The great recession underscored some inherent weaknesses in the U.S. supply chain.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

In parallel, workers across Ford Motor’s Canadian production facilities avoided a strike action after a tentative three year labor contract agreement was reached after extended hours of negotiation. The notions of win-lose vs. win-win in contract negotiations is real for all parties, and for the industry itself. plant strikes.”

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