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Helen Atkinson, Senior Editor

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A SMILING WORKER IN A WAREHOUSE
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What Makes Supply Chain Workers Stay

November 18, 2022
Helen Atkinson, Senior Editor

Respect. Empathy. Flexibility. If you are in charge of securing and managing workers in warehouses, distribution centers, trucks and delivery vans, it might be an idea to view these three words as a mantra.


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US AND EU FLAGS ON POLES FLUTTER IN A BREEZE
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Are the U.S. and Europe on Different Economic Trajectories? The Cost of Energy Is the Key

November 15, 2022
Helen Atkinson, Senior Editor

These two giants of the world economy may well be on very different economic paths. In short, the U.S. has secure access to cheap energy and Europe does not.


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A FREIGHT TRAIN RIDES THE RAILS

What Now for Self-Driving Trucks? How About We Focus on Rail!

October 31, 2022
Helen Atkinson, Senior Editor

It’s time to admit it: self-driving trucks are hooey. We should instead turn to reviving America’s neglected rail network.


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CLOSE UP PHOTO OF A COMPUTER HARD DRIVE

Electronics OEMs Need to Revise Their Supply Chain Risk Management Strategies

October 20, 2022
Helen Atkinson, Senior Editor

Where OEMs in the past could concentrate on securing supply of expensive components, now they have to think about everything that goes into production, including raw materials, too.


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Three young African miners work in an underground mine and dig for reseources.
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The Trouble with Enforcing Forced Labor Laws

October 13, 2022
Helen Atkinson, Senior Editor

Until recently, international trade’s great big dirty secrets regarding forced labor remained mostly hidden beneath layers and layers of supply chain complexity. Now, some governments are attempting to hold companies more accountable.


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A smiling warehouse worker in a warehouse
CSCMP EDGE 2022

A Thoroughly Flexible Attitude in the Warehouse Will Attract and Retain Workers

September 28, 2022
Helen Atkinson, Senior Editor

Flexibility in the workforce isn't going away; it’s where the trends are headed. Warehouse managers need to pay heed.


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Supply Chain Companies Need a Profound Cultural Change in How They Treat Workers

September 26, 2022
Helen Atkinson, Senior Editor

There’s no way around it: Supply chain executives are going to have to flatten the hierarchy if they want to attract and retain the best workers.


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A World of Hurt — Updated CSCMP State of Logistics Report

September 21, 2022
Helen Atkinson, Senior Editor

The report is produced annually for the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) by global consulting firm Kearney.


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Devil in the Details – Tech Company Seeks to Solve Inaccurate Delivery Addresses

September 20, 2022
Helen Atkinson, Senior Editor

Around half of all last-mile related costs are expended in the last few hundred feet because of challenges in finding the exact delivery location and, worse, deliveries fail altogether because the person making the delivery cannot find the exact right location.


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Labor, Returns, Sustainability – Annual 3PL Study Reflects Thematic Concerns of a Recovering Industry

September 19, 2022
Helen Atkinson, Senior Editor

The 2023 Annual Third-Party Logistics Study, released Sept. 19, examines back-to-basics principles for supply chain professionals, the ongoing talent crisis and the rise of reverse logistics.


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