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Professional Development
Women in Supply Chain Forum Addresses DEI Efforts
When there’s a good balance of men and women sitting at the decision-making table, the overall company culture is in a better place.
Trucking
Steering the Next Generation Toward Careers in Trucking
Trucking
Upcoming Election Puts Supply Chain on the Ballot
Mentorship Programs
Diverse, Inclusive Companies 8xs More Likely to Achieve Better Business Outcomes
Professional Development
Supply Chain Network Launches Women in Supply Chain Forum
Trucking
Percentage of Female Leaders in Transportation Continues to Increase
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Professional Development
Supply Chain Network Launches Women in Supply Chain Forum
Food Logistics and Supply & Demand Chain Executive launch in-person event to help supply chain professionals and industry experts learn, grow, network and more.
Software & Technology
Nominations Close Sept. 25 for Top Software & Technology Providers Award
This award honors software and technology providers that ensure a safe, efficient and reliable global cold food and beverage supply chain.
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Professional Development
Company Culture is Key to Trucking Industry’s Comeback
Despite the challenges, the bottlenecks, the setbacks, the list that just keeps going, there is hope and concrete plans for the trucking and transportation industry to make the comeback of all comebacks.
Software & Technology
How Labor, Technology, Security and Logistics Mitigate Today’s Supply Chain Issues
A million things have to go right in the supply chain and only one thing has to go wrong to cause a ripple effect of disruptions.
Trucking
Female Drivers Comprise 13% of Driver Workforce
The number of women gaining their CDLs and becoming professional drivers has continued to grow in recent years, making up over 10% of over-the-road truck drivers, an increase of almost 30% over the 7.89% seen in 2018.
Hiring
Struggling to Attract Frontline Logistics Workers? Try the Human Deal Framework
If leaders understand what workers are looking for in their workplace, they can focus on providing an environment that people want to work in.
Warehousing
2022 State of the Supply Chain
Today's supply chains are in crisis mode, and industry experts are already anticipating struggles for 2022 into 2023. Download this FREE whitepaper and discover the opportunities and threats of the New Year.
Professional Development
The Great Reshuffling Puts Frontline Jobs First
The supply chain is now considered to be the pandemic's must-have college degree. Here’s why.
Professional Development
Moving the Needle in Continued Supply Chain Education
Since The Great Reshuffling pushed many frontline jobs to the forefront, post-pandemic, supply chain jobs are here to stay.
Hiring
Publicly Held Supply Chain Organizations Lead the Way with Representation of People of Color
According to the survey, more than 75% of supply chain organizations consider gender and ethnicity/race in their DEI strategies and objectives.
Transportation
Women’s Leadership in Logistics
We won’t reach gender parity in the logistics industry this year or next year, but we are making progress. Giving women a fair shot at leadership roles is not only good for their careers, but it’s good for your business and for customers.
Hiring
Manufacturing, Construction, Transportation Industries Suffer From Huge Skills Gaps
51% of manufacturing and 49% of construction companies responded that new hires don’t have the necessary skills for the job when they’re hired, while 45% of transportation/warehousing companies stated the same.
Mentorship Programs
How to Overcome Obstacles When Bolstering DEI Initiatives
Engaging team members with more holistic DEI initiatives can help across a variety of business metrics.
Hiring
Supply Chain Leadership Roles See Increased Representation of Women
83% of the largest, global organizations ($5 billion-plus) have a stated objective to improve representation of women in leadership.
Retention
77% of Frontline Supply Chain Workers Considering Job Change 3 Months
Seventy-seven percent equates to three-quarters of the workforce, and 46% of those respondents have only been in their role for less than a year.
Trucking
51% of Carriers Considering Job Change in Next 6-12 Months
Despite the job change, improvements made possible with the infrastructure bill will positively impact the freight transportation industry.
Trucking
How Gas and Supply Chain Crises Signal Need to Support Small Carriers and Owner-Operators
With increased pressures from consumer demands, small carriers and independent truckers have become critical to the supply chain.
Emerging Technologies
Digital Supply Chain Transformation Efforts Impacted by Skills and Labor Crunch
Half of the respondents (50%) said a continued focus on people, process, technology and security implications is vital to delivering successful digital transformation results.
Retention
Hire and Retain Top Talent with Earned Wage Access Solutions
EWA, also known as on-demand pay, provides instance access to wages so workers can tap into earnings quicker. Here's how businesses can become workplaces of choice.
Agriculture
Food & Ag Sectors Play Vital Role in Feeding America
The bakery, food and agriculture sectors bring in 43,464,211 total jobs and $182.91 billion in exports and make up $7.43 trillion of total food and industry economic impact.
Risk/Compliance
How to Meet Customer Demand and Diminish Supply Chain Risk
By leveraging AI and ML, organizations can begin to find relief amid the Great Supply Chain Disruption and mitigate major supply chain risks and concerns.
Training/Onboarding
Supply Chain Leaders Expect Permanent Hybrid Work Model for Frontline Workers
The supply chain of the future will be marked by flexible workspaces and work schedules, such as part-time shifts and the possibility for employees to schedule and trade their own shifts.
Software & Technology
Manifest: The Future of Logistics is Now
What does Ludacris and logistics have in common? Manifest 2022 brought together close to 1,400 in-person attendees, 100-plus exhibitors and over 200 thought leaders to talk the future of logistics, capped off with a performance of songs from the past.
Hiring
Implementing Worker-First Orientation for Sustained Supply Chain Recovery
The availability and interest of the contingent workforce is, however, a persisting bottleneck. An inability to recover those workers poses a real threat to sector activity.
Professional Development
2022: The Year of the Great Reshuffling
Since the New Year, my LinkedIn feed has been filled with announcements of new job postings and new job announcements, showing signs of what I call, the Great Reshuffling, with people moving around in order to find the perfect company/job to call home.
Transportation
How Food and Beverage Businesses Can Mitigate the Driver Shortage and Supply Chain Crisis in 2022
COVID-19 showed that many companies are not fully aware of the threats that can arise to their relationships with partners. Fortunately, many modern technologies can increase the transparency of operations throughout the supply chain.
3PL/4PL
What More Disruptions will 3PLs See in 2022?
After a couple of turbulent years in the cold supply chain, 3PLs plan for a continued rocky 2022.
Trucking
Supply Chain Snarls and the Driver Shortage Heading into 2022
Providing AI-powered solutions and focusing on improving drivers’ experiences will help to attract and retain drivers throughout 2022.
Emerging Technologies
From Bad to Worse to Better: May Take 1-2 Years for Supply Chains to Recover
John Paxton, CEO, MHI, explains why it may take 1-2 years for supply chains to fully recover from the pandemic and other supply chain disruptions.
Supply Chain Visibility
From Bad to Worse to Better: Implement Technology That Provides High Degree of Supply Chain Visibility
Brian Numainville, principal, The Feedback Group, outlines why companies should implement technology that provides a high degree of supply chain visibility.
Worker Safety
From Bad to Worse to Better: Workers’ Benefits Are Key to Labor Puzzle
Aaron Hageman, CEO, Delivery Drivers, Inc., talks workers' benefits and the importance of worker safety.
Professional Development
Many Metro Regions Already Reaching Pre-Pandemic Employment Levels
Dallas, Austin, Phoenix and Denver held the Top 4 spots in terms of reaching pre-pandemic employment levels in September and October.
