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This Week n Logistics News (February 24 – March 1)

Logistics Viewpoints

Under pressure to reduce injuries and deaths from crashes involving heavy trucks, FMCSA in August 2023 notified the trucking industry that it would entertain requests to waive agency decisions made in 2018 and 2020 that ruled federal hours-of-service rules (HOS) preempt MRB laws in California and Washington, respectively, for interstate trucking.

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My Lessons in Interviewing Supply Chains to Admire Award Winners

Supply Chain Shaman

The selection of metrics is based on prior work with Arizona State University to understand which metrics, in combination, correlate to market capitalization and price to book value. Registrations are pouring in for the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit on September 6th-8th in Washington, DC.

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Added Boeing Developments Related to Production Quality Challenges

Supply Chain Matters

According to a Boeing communication, workers within the commercial aircraft business unit will now have upwards of 60 percent of their annual incentive bonus score predicated on safety and quality metrics.

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Overcoming The Barriers to Use Channel Data

Supply Chain Shaman

Registrations are pouring in for the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit on September 6th-8th in Washington, DC. I hope no one’s coffee gets cold before they seriously consider implementing outside-in processes. See You At the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit? The focus of the conference is on Supply Chain 2030.

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Supply Chain Best Practices: Preparing for the Worst

Elementum

Establish appropriate metrics that correspond with the steps outlined in your contingency plan. When a breakdown in labor negotiations led 20,000 dockworkers to go on strike at two of Washington state's largest ports in October 2014, cargo-laden ships were left stranded as the flow of goods came to a halt for six months.

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How Shippers Use Carbon Emissions Shipment Data to Reduce Total Carbon Footprint

Intelligent Audit

Annually, container ships contribute approximately one billion metric tons of carbon dioxide. Ozone Transport Region (OTR) NOx Cap and Allowance Trading Program: The OTR includes the Northeastern United States with Maryland, Delaware, Washington, D.C., and the top of Virginia.

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Manufacturing Labor Productivity: A Vital Metric to Spur for American Manufacturing to Compete

GlobalTranz

Prior to ITIF, Adams was a student at Washington University in St. Twitter The post Manufacturing Labor Productivity: A Vital Metric to Spur for American Manufacturing to Compete appeared first on Freight Logistics Company | Cerasis. Louis, where he earned an M.A. in Political Economy and Public Policy and a B.A.