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Mass layoffs continue across freight-related companies in the U.S.

Freight Waves

Over the past several weeks, there have been 4,137 job cuts announced, according to media reports and Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act notices. CEO Bob Hendrickson cited increasing operational costs and “industry headwinds” as some of the reasons for the layoffs. 1,756), Canfor Corp.

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Handfield’s Supply Chain Analytics Predictions for 2014

Supply Chain View from the Field

I’ve had the good fortune to be presented with opportunities for compelling discussions with a significant group of leading thinkers, senior executives in procurement, logistics, and technology management over this past year. Not surprisingly, analytics is at the top of the list.

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Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech August 30 2023

Supply Chain Matters

billion Battery Materials Campus to be located in the heart of the “ Battery Belt ,” just outside of Charleston, South Carolina. According to the announcement , this start-up aims to develop breakthroughs in Generative AI , Large Language Models and Business Analytics. for the first time.

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Say Customer Service and Mean It

Supply Chain Shaman

Many of my clients talk about a customer-centric supply chain but rely on useless metrics from an annual survey or a net promoter score. Historic processes are inside-out tightly integrated to orders and purchase orders. The two primary manufacturing sites are located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and Irmo, South Carolina.

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Climate Change: Companies Must Step-up as Governments Fail to Act

Enterra Insights

Nevertheless, when candidates participating in the first Republican presidential debate were asked whether humans had contributed to climate change, journalist Neil Vigdor reports that the debate “quickly descended into personal attacks and obfuscation.”[1] Yes, it is. degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit).