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Reports Indicate Walmart Cutting Salary Staff

Supply Chain Matters

In September, the company initiated an effort to hire an additional 20,000 workers across more than 250 distribution, fulfillment, and transportation facilities. Roles reportedly included that of order fillers, freight handlers, lift drivers, technicians and operational management positions.

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SCM is smoking hot!….Why students should consider NC State for a supply chain major.

NC State SCRC

One of the key differentiators identified in the WSJ article is the need to think about procurement, operations, and logistics in an integrated fashion.