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Labor shortages remain an ongoing concern in many parts of U.S. manufacturing
Though U.S. manufacturers are not facing the endemic challenges with recruiting labor that they suffered in 2021 and 2022, ...
Supply Chain Management Review5d
From Complexity to Clarity: How technology is driving supply chain efficiency
Muhammad Ali was the greatest boxer, but he also learned tough lessons along the way about being just “good enough.” Supply chain managers can take… A resilient and agile supply chain is vital in ...
Supply Chain Management Review5d
Oil update: Price stability, with climate change uncertainties
As the title of this column suggests, things appear to be the same for quite a while in the oil/energy markets, while climate ...
Supply Chain Management Review5d
Adapting to the new dynamics of digital supply chains
The pandemic and Red Sea crisis have once again revealed how disruptions in one part of the world can ripple through the entire system, exposing significant vulnerabilities within the global supply ...
Supply Chain Management Review5d
Making innovation a measurement priority
Measures for operational innovation examine the effectiveness of adjustments to organizational processes. Common measures for this type include selling, general, and administrative expenses (SG&A) as ...
Supply Chain Management Review5d
From Complexity to Clarity: How technology is driving supply chain efficiency
This year’s Supply Chain Outlook Virtual Summit gives attendees the strategies, technologies, and automation tools required for ongoing success in modern… A resilient and agile supply chain is vital ...
Supply Chain Management Review6d
Rate shopping: A bargain-hunter’s paradise
This is an excerpt of the original article. It was written for the January-February 2025 edition of Supply Chain Management Review. The full article is available to current subscribers. As much ...
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Refocusing on talent as North American labor faces generational transition
Editor's note: In November, the University of Tennessee Global Supply Chain Institute published its latest white paper, “Unlocking the Potential of the Gen XYZ Labor Force,” by Michael Burnette and ...
Supply Chain Management Review5d
Selective Incivility: Undermining diversity and inclusion in supply chains
With an increasingly diverse workforce and society, companies are embracing diversity, realizing its importance from both economic and social justice perspectives. Several large companies, such as UPS ...
Supply Chain Management Review5d
Deliver fresher food: A pick-to-zero transformation for retailers
The results indicate that pick-to-zero improves product freshness by 25% but increases inbound logistics costs by 34% and warehouse operations costs by 20% due to higher labor requirements.
Supply Chain Management Review5d
The rumble in the supply chain: Knocking out the barriers to true SC costing
Muhammad Ali was the greatest boxer, but he also learned tough lessons along the way about being just “good enough.” Supply chain managers can take… A resilient and agile supply chain is vital in ...