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This Week in Logistics News (May 14 – 20)

Logistics Viewpoints

The retail giant has launched a program to recruit and train college graduates to become store managers, promising a starting wage of at least $65,000 a year and an accelerated two-year track into the top store job. Nationwide the average was 40 percent, building from 31 percent in early April and 11 percent at the end of November.

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COVID-19 and Ukraine Conflict Global Supply Chain News Capsule March 23 2022

Supply Chain Matters

After a three-day stoppage of rail operations impacting transcontinental shipments of key commodities and manufactured goods, the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference have reached a settlement calling for final and binding arbitration of differences. East Coast Ports the Likely Next Test.

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Can you WFH & Walk?

NC State SCRC

Consider whether or not you would see such opportunities by looking at charts and graphs… The gymnast’s turnaround Alan Mulally was figuratively and literally a gymnast (at least during his time at the University of Kansas). A disciplined engineer by training, he did not solely rely on charts, facts and figures to drive organizational change.

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What is Supply Chain Compliance and Why is it Important?

AB&R

In addition, several agencies such as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) require unique device identifiers (UDI) usually in the form of barcodes to contain information such as manufactured date and lot number to provide traceability. Ready to learn more about how to implement supply chain compliance in your organization? California.

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Top 5 Aerospace Supply Chain Disruptions of 2023

Resilinc

For example, on June 26, Lithium producer Livent Corp had a fire at its largest manufacturing plant in North Carolina. ARC Technologies manufactures a variety of sound absorbers, including honeycomb absorbers used to reduce noise from aircraft engines. On June 25, around 6,000 workers at Spirit AeroSystems went on strike in Kansas.

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Do Freight Shipping Prices Vary by State?

Freight Center

Phoenix and Tuscon are Arizona’s freight activity centers for consumer goods and manufacturing. Kansas has a significant amount of hubs and railroads, making it a good option for intermodal freight shipments. This is due to the automobile and industrial manufacturing industries in the state. Mississippi.

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Do Freight Shipping Prices Vary by State?

Freight Center

Phoenix and Tuscon are Arizona’s freight activity centers for consumer goods and manufacturing. Kansas has a significant amount of hubs and railroads, making it a good option for intermodal freight shipments. This is due to the automobile and industrial manufacturing industries in the state. Mississippi.