How Supply Chains Are Solving Severe Workplace Shortages

A talent shortage has dominated the conversation in multiple industries. The supply chain is no different. Back in January, Descartes Systems released a report called, “How bad is the supply chain and logistics workforce challenge?” It found that 76% of supply chain operations were experiencing a notable workforce shortage, and 61% said it was extreme.

Now, the company is back with a second part of that report trying to quantify what supply chains are doing to combat this shortage. The answer: A lot.

“The workforce problem is pervasive, and the study confirms that most supply chain and logistics organizations have made changes to their operational, technology, recruitment, and retention strategies to help combat the issue,” said Chris Jones, EVP of industry at Descartes. “Based on the results of the study, we believe that employers should continue to invest and evolve to get the most they can from their existing resources and focus on more than money to hire and retain a capable workforce.”

The new report, What are companies doing to survive the supply chain and logistics workforce challenge, found that 54% of supply chain and logistics leaders are focused on automating non-value-added and repetitive tasks. Half are co-mingling operations with other divisions to create scale and synergy.

The new report surveyed the same 1,000 industry decision-makers as the first report. Descartes provides technology solutions or logistics and supply chain management.

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