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Prediction- Added Labor Activism Among Industry Supply Chains

Supply Chain Matters

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group highlights a 2024 prediction of added labor activism continuing across industry supply chains in 2024. Of most concern was the tactic of targeting a company’s vulnerable supply chain points in labor stoppages, which was adroitly practiced by the United Auto Workers (UAW).

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TikTok Creating Fulfillment Network in U.S., Globally

Multichannel Merchant

A search of open positions including the term “fulfillment” on TikTok’s LinkedIn page turns up 62 results worldwide on Thursday, with a mix of operations titles (logistics, fulfillment, supply chain) and ecommerce roles (procurement specialists, merchant development, seller governance and vendor program managers).

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Reports of Convoy Winding Down Digital Freight Business

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters highlights a breaking news development related to Seattle based trucking based Cloud platform provider Convoy. In late August, our Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech column highlighted reports that that innovative digital freight brokerage start-up was exploring strategic options.

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Smart Supply Chains Adapt to Overcome COVID-19 Challenges

Logistics Bureau

Almost 75 percent of US companies are experiencing capacity shortfalls in their supply chains, due to Coronavirus-linked transport disruptions , a new study has shown. With some 5 million companies impacted by China’s supply chain woes, the picture is similar in other parts of the world. The Auto Industry.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 1-5, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Now, on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news…. First branded ‘Prime Air’ jet in Amazon’s fleet to fly at Seafair (Seattle Times). And we have more than enough package supply to utilize the 40 planes we’ve procured.”. It’s also nice to take a break from usual stories and commentary, if only for a day.

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The Data Behind Amazon’s Logistics and Fulfillment Play

Freightos

About half of these jobs are in the US, and half of them based out of their Seattle headquarters. Five years of supply chain product experience and a MBA or Supply Chain Masters, is required. With Amazon’s global footprint, it wasn’t surprising to find out that they have logistics positions open in 23 countries.

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8 Examples of Kanban in Lean Manufacturing

Unleashed

This is a radical shift from more traditional processes where demand is predicted in advance and materials are bought in bulk to reduce supply chain costs, such as transport. Additionally, to ensure the process is transparent, staff can see the Kanban board at any time so they always know what their own supply chain looks like.