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Professional Development
In-Person Forum Celebrates Women in Supply Chain
Together, let’s continue to share in the education and networking of women in the supply chain.
Trucking
Women of Trucking Advisory Board Ensures Future of Female Drivers
Professional Development
Women in Supply Chain Forum Addresses DEI Efforts
Trucking
Steering the Next Generation Toward Careers in Trucking
Trucking
Upcoming Election Puts Supply Chain on the Ballot
Trucking
National Truck Driver Appreciation Week Highlights Benefits, Challenges of Trucking Industry
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Warehousing
Nominations Open for Food Logistics' 2023 Rock Stars of the Supply Chain Award
Not all rock stars are famous musicians. There are several rock stars right here in the cold chain. Get them nominated by Nov. 21.
Webinars
SCN Summit: Future of Supply Chains
December 5, 2022
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Let's talk future! Sit down with industry experts and thought leaders to talk about what’s in store for the supply chain space and more. Register now for the Dec. 5-8 virtual event!
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.
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Professional Development
Women in Supply Chain Forum Celebrates Influential Women in Supply Chain
Don't miss our first ever Women in Supply Chain Forum! An exclusive networking and educational forum designed for influential women in the supply chain industry! Network. Innovate. Learn. And more!
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.
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.
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.
Cold Chain
Balancing Inflation, Consumer Demand and Skyrocketing Fuel Costs
Food logistics providers must tap digital transformation to increase their resilience and adaptability in challenging times.
Training/Onboarding
Millennial, Gen Z Drivers Desire Coaching: ATRI Study
Initiatives, such as rewarding veteran drivers for informal mentorship, can help build the community-centered cultures that younger drivers seek.
Retention
Frontline Workers Express Disconnect from C-Suite
American, British and Australian "frontline workers" make up 80% of the global workforce.
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.
Mentorship Programs
How to Become a Successful Female Mentor in the Packaging Industry
It’s important to find opportunities that help other women advance, especially in a male-dominated industry.
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.
Trucking
The Importance of Building Trust in Trucking Industry
Robust, cloud-based fleet management, telematics/ELD, driver workflow, routing, dispatching and planning software helps trucking companies meet their KPIs and other metrics.
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.
Retention
Great Resignation Poses Minimal Threat to Supply Chain Industry
For the second year in a row, the report showed that women under 40 earned more than their male counterparts in supply chain roles.
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.
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.
Software & Technology
Rock Stars of the Supply Chain Rise to the Occasion
Food Logistics reveals the winners of the 2022 Rock Stars of the Supply Chain award, which recognizes influential individuals in the industry whose achievements, hard work and vision have shaped the global cold food supply chain.
Training/Onboarding
Utilizing Training and Technology to Maintain Operator Well-Being
How can an operation reinforce the importance of continuous training and education to employee well-being? By making them part of the company culture.
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.
Supply Chain Visibility
Rock Stars of the Supply Chain Answer the Call for Change, Innovation and Recovery
Food Logistics' editors discuss how this year's rock stars of the supply chain developed platforms, integrated automation and led teams through disruption after disruption.
Worker Safety
What to Expect in Fleet Safety in 2022
Adopting fleet management for the supply chain with predictive and preventive AI is the next evolutionary step to decrease incidents and save lives in 2022 and for years to come.
Supply Chain Visibility
Tetris vs. Dodgeball: How to Maneuver Through Today’s Supply Chains
Whether you’re aiming to clear the lines, rotate the blocks, duck, dip, dive or dodge the next supply chain disruptions, how you maneuver now will help your company get back in the game and win.
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.
