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Potential Strike Risk Looms Again as Automation Threatens Contract Negotiations

MTS Logistics

” In a recent video message to union members, shared during the September meeting, Dennis Daggett, executive vice president of the ILA and son of Harold Daggett, described automation as a “cancer” in the port industry. government will be able to afford a prolonged strike. However, with the guarantees that the U.S.

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Supply Chain Helps Meet ESG Goals

Blue Grace Logistics

Interest in environment, social responsibility, and governance—or ESG—initiatives is growing among businesses of all sizes across the country, thanks in large part to widespread changes in the United States and abroad. Here’s how many companies are turning to their supply chains to meet their ESG goals. Inbound Logistics.

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Top 5 manufacturing CFO priorities for 2022

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

We recently surveyed CFOs and finance executives in the manufacturing and distribution sectors to study how the pandemic has impacted their businesses. Among key insights , we learned that finance leaders are realigning their 2022 priorities to meet changing business needs. 4. Managing governance and risk.

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From Borders to Bridges: How Canada’s Interprovincial Trade Reforms Are Opening New Opportunities for Businesses

Radius Logistics

In recent months, the Canadian federal and provincial governments have intensified efforts to dismantle internal trade barriers that have long hindered the seamless flow of goods, services, and labour across provincial lines. These initiatives aim to bolster economic resilience, especially in light of external trade uncertainties.

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Toilet paper and total war – the psychology of shortages and what it means for resilience

Logistics in War

The lessons that prepare defence forces and government institutions for crisis responses need not come from history books. Buffers, insurance and assurance (through planning and governance) are important for resilience, but there are intangible factors that need to be understood. By David Beaumont. Hoarding will occur.

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How WMS Suppliers Helped Their Customers Hit the Covid-19 Curveball

Logistics Viewpoints

In fact, people commonly use it as a metaphor in business situations “I didn’t meet the deadline. I thought of this analogy when speaking with warehouse management system (WMS) suppliers during this year’s global WMS market study. However, in this case an aggressive ramp-up was required to meet the customer’s urgent business needs.

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How manufacturers can use ERP to improve the procurement process

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Leverage ERP to enhance supplier collaboration to meet supply and demand. This is due to a complicated process which involves finding the correct supplier and then being able to track the vendor’s output while also ensuring the supply of goods is both consistent and high quality to meet demand.