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5 Supply Chain Trends You Can’t Ignore (Takeaways from Accellos Conference)

Talking Logistics

For related commentary, see “ Rethinking Supply Chain Risk Management ” and “ Many Companies are Falling Short on Supply Chain Risk Management.”. Talent Becoming a Competitive Differentiator. Why must 3PLs — as well as manufacturers, retailers, and distributors — think more strategically about talent management?

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Insights from Ryder Innovate 2014

Talking Logistics

Talent Management as the Core of a Supply Chain Strategy. According to a 2012 study by The Georgia Center of Innovation for Logistics , the logistics industry is expected to create 270,200 job openings per year through 2018 (not only in trucking, but in warehousing and distribution labor and other areas too).

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Ease the Burden of Labor Shortages and Increase Supply Chain Resiliency 

Logility

These include transportation and material moving, warehouse and fulfillment center workers , truck drivers, call center agents, delivery services, and manufacturing workers. You have the seemingly uncontrollable supply chain disruptions along with a labor and talent shortage. Automate what you can to reduce repetitive work.

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The All in One Resume Guide for Production Workers!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Production workers are also expected to operate the warehouse machinery, such as the forklifts, and move products across the warehouse. Not to mention quality assurance tasks to ensure that all products meet the standards.

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Insights from the 2022 Gartner® Supply Chain Symposium, Part 1

BlueYonder

Also, this week, Blue Yonder shared our standing as a Leader in the recently published Gartner Magic Quadrant for Warehouse Management Systems 1. Labor Management is another frequently asked topic, as both small and large companies are trying to navigate the tight labor market more effectively. Key Themes.

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Linked-In Live Event Featuring Supply Chain Matters Founder Bob Ferrari

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain 2025 Event AutoScheduler.AI , an innovative Cloud based Warehouse Orchestration Platform provider, and current recent Named sponsor of this blog, will be hosting a LinkedIn Live event with Supply Chain Technology Analyst Bob Ferrari as a featured guest. Keith Moore is the CEO of AutoScheduler.AI

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How a Profession Went From Zero to Hero

MIT Supply Chain

In the early days the function was known as transportation or warehousing (these are still important activities today but are components of SCM). Filed under: MIT CTL , Talent Mgmt Tagged: globalization , MIT CTL , near-shoring , Rodney Dangerfield , Supply chain management , talent management , Yossi Sheffi.

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