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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.
Retention
Great Resignation Poses Minimal Threat to Supply Chain Industry
Hiring
Manufacturing, Construction, Transportation Industries Suffer From Huge Skills Gaps
Mentorship Programs
How to Overcome Obstacles When Bolstering DEI Initiatives
Retention
77% of Frontline Supply Chain Workers Considering Job Change 3 Months
Trucking
51% of Carriers Considering Job Change in Next 6-12 Months
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Automation
Building the Supply Chain of Tomorrow
How automation and emerging technology future-proof supply chains.
SCN Summit
SCN Summit | State of the Supply Chain 2022
June 6, 2022
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Register right now for the June 6-9 event, where industry experts from Enable, Movilitas, Oracle, Generix, Blue Sky Capital Strategies, MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics and more come together to discuss the state of the supply chain.
Automation
2022 State of Automated Warehousing: Infographic Directory
The industry can expect growth in warehouse automation — an already integral part of supply chain operations. Download the 2022 State of Automated Warehousing to discover a directory of the top warehouse automation solutions for the supply chain.
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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.
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.
Trucking
Virtual Reality Simulation Helps Train Heavy Goods Drivers
The VR simulations have been designed to make it easier for candidates to learn and practice some of the core skills required to acquire their HGV license.
Supply Chain Education
L.I.N.K. Educate | Panasonic Offers Hands-On Learning for Students
Panasonic process automation business head explains the company's special partnership with a local community college for a hands-on learning process.
Training/Onboarding
L.I.N.K. Educate | Panasonic Offers Hands-On Learning for Students
Panasonic process automation business head explains the company's special partnership with a local community college for a hands-on learning process.
Supply Chain Visibility
From Bad to Worse to Better: How Today’s State of Supply Chains Present Bright Future
Here’s how technology, visibility and the drive to overturn the labor shortage help improve the current state of 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.
Supply Chain Visibility
Supply Chains in Grim State. What’s Next?
The supply chain is an absolute mess. Wonder what’s in store for 2022. Hopefully a less gloomy outlook and a brighter future for the global food supply chain.
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.
Software & Technology
Top 10 Technologies Driving Cold Chain Innovation
Here are 10 key technologies driving a safe, efficient and reliable global cold and beverage supply chain.
Hiring
Foodservice Truck Driver Salary Increases Despite Supply Chain Crisis
Approximately 66% of foodservice distributors say they now offer above-market wages.
Trucking
Keeping Truck Drivers Happy
Carriers must be competitive to excel at driver recruitment and driver retention in today's drivers' market.
Warehousing
L.I.N.K. | Supply Chain Strikes, Labor Shortage Were Inevitable
Managing editor Brielle Jaekel asks Mischa Fisher, chief economist from Angi, about why strikes are happening now and what can be done for future resilience.
Warehousing
Nurturing Warehouse Talent
Identifying ways to nurture warehouse employees is critical to keeping existing talent, bringing back talent who may have left amid the height of the pandemic and attracting new talent.
Fleet Management
Secrets to Curbing Driver Turnover
Top fleet performers identify what appears to drive turnover within their fleet and use it as an opportunity to improve company culture or specific programs to improve retention.
Carbon Footprint
Climate Change Regulations’ Impact on Supply Chains
Data analytic skills have always been critical in supply chain and logistics roles, but will be key in ensuring that the supply chain becomes more sustainable.
