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DHL Express Canada Workers on Strike Following Lockout

Supply Chain Brain

According to a release from Unifor — a trade union that represents DHL Express Canadas 2,100 drivers, couriers and warehouse workers across seven provinces — the company issued a lockout notice on June 4, four days before negotiations were scheduled to end.

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What food and beverage companies need to know about tariffs: Lessons from Canada

Kinaxis

What food and beverage companies need to know about tariffs: Lessons from Canada sharkins Fri, 05/16/2025 - 09:53 Tariffs have been a constant threat since the beginning of 2025, but one sector has felt the impact more immediately than most: consumer packaged goods. As tariffs expand, be prepared to mirror these strategies in other regions.

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Tackling Item Complexity

Supply Chain Shaman

In Figure 1, I share a case study from a client engagement. One of the most read case studies written for my first book, Bricks Matter, is a case study on managing item complexity. It is frequently requested, so I wanted to reshare this case study with my readers. Product complexity.

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Free trade agreements and the future of Canada’s Supply Management system

Kinaxis

negotiations between Canada, Mexico and the USA – which culminated in this week’s United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) – is a perfect case study showing the long-term impact of trade agreements. How is Canada’s Supply Management affected by these changes? Trilateral NAFTA (2.0)

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Take Advantage of Digital Manufacturing to Improve Workforce Productivity

DELMIA Quintiq

Validation by Case Study. plant in Windsor, Ontario, Canada for their Factory Showcase. This compounding of performance improvement will allow workers to continue to improve efficiency and productivity – well after a new system or application has been implemented. Visit the Center Ltd.,

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Impacting the supply chain talent pipeline by expanding academic outreach

Kinaxis

By pairing RapidResponse with an interactive case study, we want to be able to give students the chance to apply the supply chain fundamentals they learn in class to a real-world problem. Authors: Chantal Bisson-Krol , Behrouz Haji Soleimani, Hamid Nourashrafeddin, Kinaxis, Ottawa, Canada. Reaching out to academia.

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Kinaxis Kinexions ’22: Ready. Together.

Logistics Viewpoints

It is seeking to be the first platinum certified WELL company in Canada, and the company achieved carbon neutrality last year. Kinaxis Kinexions ’22 showcased all of this, through though-provoking sessions and case study stories. Thankfully, Kinaxis is putting its money where its mouth is. The releases of Planning.AI