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Trucking Industry Pushes Back on Government’s Electric Mandates
Trucking leaders are livid at the Biden Administration's EPA’s electric truck mandates, citing technological and infrastructural challenges.
Senators Take Aim at Amazon with Warehouse Worker Protection Act
Two Democratic senators proposed a new bill that will regulate the use of productivity quotas and improve safety for workers.
Maersk Sees Silver Lining in Red Sea Shipping Challenges
Despite major disruptions in the Red Sea disruptions continue, Maersk predicts smaller losses than expected due to higher freight rates and volumes.
Happy Returns Partners With Shein and Forever 21 to Simplify Returns
The UPS-owned company launches its new buy-online, return-in-store (BORIS) solution at 300 Forever 21 stores nationwide.

Business Resources

Henkel’s Global Warehouse Network Runs on Blue Yonder
In this case study Blue Yonder’s solutions have helped Henkel improve the speed, accuracy, efficiency, service level...
Ecommerce and Packaging, From All Angles
Top-of-mind CPG concerns around e-commerce packaging are addressed, including package design, sustainability, specialized packaging equipment, and Amazon’s...


Business News

The Skills Gap in U.S. Manufacturing 2015 and Beyond
The 2015 Skills Gap Report reinforces the talent challenge that U.S. manufacturers face and warns of even greater skilled worker shortages in the near future.

A Blueprint to Rebuild America’s Infrastructure
The Senate Democrats’ “Blueprint to Rebuild America’s Infrastructure” would make a historic $1 trillion federal investment to modernize our crumbling infrastructure and create more than 15 million jobs that our economy desperately needs.

MIT Supply Chain Management Master’s Program Ranked No. 1 in the World
MIT master’s program in supply chain management earns the top accolade for a second time from global ratings agency Eduniversal.

Women in Manufacturing Supply Chain Impact
The Manufacturing Institute, APICS, and Deloitte surveyed over 600 women in manufacturing and conducted nearly 20 manufacturing executive interviews to explore how effectively manufacturing companies are attracting, recruiting, and retaining women, and what should be done to close the gender gap.

The Future of Supply Chain Management
Predicting the future of supply chain management is a fool’s game, but new findings from CAPS Research gives a glimpse into how supply managers are preparing for tomorrow.

Trump’s $1T Infrastructure Plan Still ‘Up in the Air’
Over 10 years, President Trump has promised to generate $1 trillion in infrastructure spending, and with two of his other top campaign pledges in trouble, infrastructure appeared to be an area ripe for bipartisan compromise, so we thought!

McLaren Plans to 3D Print Racing Car Parts
McLaren plans to start 3D-printing parts for its Formula 1 cars trackside at Grand Prix competitions shortly, the firm believes the technology will give it an advantage over rivals allowing it to make last-minute changes.

Five Ways 3D Printing Is Transforming the Automotive Industry
This paper describes in detail five key ways 3D printing is changing the automotive industry, both today and in the near future.

America’s Advanced Industries: What They Are, Where They Are, and Why They Matter
This report identifies a distinct yet overlooked part of the economy, the advanced industries sector, that is at once critical to national wellbeing and under pressure from eroding competitiveness and national economic drift.

APICS and JD.Com Launch China-Focused Supply Chain Partnership
APICS, the premier professional association for supply chain management, and JD.com, China's largest e-commerce company by revenue, have announced a strategic agreement to establish nationwide standards for the Omni Channel Supply Chain Capability in China and to advance supply chain performance of the e-commerce industry in the region.

Beyond Shovel-Ready: The Extent and Impact of U.S. Infrastructure Jobs
This report sheds new light on the widespread contributions that infrastructure jobs make to the nation’s economy, including their importance at the metropolitan level.

Material Handling & Logistics U.S. Roadmap 2.0
The purpose of the U.S. Roadmap for Material Handling & Logistics is to help the industry determine how logistics and supply chain trends and challenges can be turned into action plans to develop needed capabilities in the U.S. between now and 2030.

U.S. Roadmap for Material Handling & Logistics Version 2.0 Released at ProMat
Roadmap 2.0 is a fresh look at the staggering rate of change impacting material handling and logistics, and it is a follow-on to the original Roadmap - published in January 2014 - which took a high-level look forward to 2025.

Robert Walters 2017 Global Salary Survey
Now in its eighteenth edition, the Robert Walters annual Global Salary Survey is the most comprehensive review of professional salaries and recruitment trends from around the world.

Robert Walters 2017 Global Salary Survey Trends
The Robert Walters annual Global Salary Survey covers the UK and Ireland, Continental Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Australia and New Zealand as well as North and South America, and is based on the analysis of permanent, interim and contract placements made across each of their geographies and recruitment disciplines.

Logistics Management 33rd Annual Salary Survey
Logistics Management's “33rd Annual Salary Survey” reflects more diversity entering the logistics management market, and in marked contrast to 2016, paints a rosier outlook for career placement and advancement.

Brexit Offers Opportunities for the Logistics Sector
Britain's departure from the EU is "an historic moment from which there can be no turning back", Theresa May has said, and leaving Europe will be challenging, but supply chains need to look for new trade opportunities.

Toyota Industries Corporation to Acquire Vanderlande for 1.2 billion euros
Acquisition is intended to strengthen TICO's materials handling business and follows the acquisition of Bastion Solutions.

Starbucks Future Includes More Mobile, More Food, More China, and More Veterans
Starbucks outlined its plan for the future, one that will focus on human connection, relevant innovation, and the company’s fastest growing market, China, as it moves forward with new president and CEO Kevin Johnson.

SAP Ariba & ConnXus to Drive Supply Chain Diversity
Finding diverse suppliers can be a challenge for buyers, and unlocking opportunities with large companies can be equally tough for small, minority-owned sellers, SAP Ariba and ConnXus are teaming up to change this.


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