Supply & Demand Chain Executive

Risk/Compliance

Transportation and Logistics Sector Sheds 20,300 Jobs in January

U.S. Department of Labor

Courier, delivery jobs plummet as distribution companies show post-holiday hangover following the surge in online sales

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XPO Logistics Sues YRC Worldwide for Poaching Workers, Stealing Customers and Pricing Data

The lawsuit pits two of the largest trucking companies in the U.S. against each other over the trade secrets

The complaint grew out of XPO’s takeover last October of Con-way Inc. and its Con-way Freight unit that is the second largest in the country offering less-than-truckload service, in which shipments from multiple customers are combined on trucks. YRC Freight is No. 3 in that market.

Risk/Compliance

Ford to Drastically Increase Mexico Production Capacity

Ford Motor Company

It’s the latest move of investment abroad by a Detroit auto maker after an expensive new labor deal was signed

In this Nov. 6, 2014 photo, Shawn Ebeler works on the door assembly on a new Ford F-150 truck is assembled at the Dearborn Truck Plant in Dearborn, Mich. It’s Ford Motor Co.’s biggest bet in decades: an aluminum-sided F-150 that could set a new industry standard _ or cost the company its pickup truck crown. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

The Future of e-Commerce

Clarus Commerce, division of Epicor Software Corp.

If the overall retail sector experiences modest growth, e-commerce sales could climb to over $1 trillion by 2020

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Sourcing & Procurement

Using Human Capital Strategies to Drive Supply Chain Excellence

Penn State University

Today, supply chain innovation is about using technology to harness the collective talent across an organization

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A Solution for the New Normal: Real-Time Supply Chain Thinking

North Carolina State University

A new type of thinking, based on a collaborative non-zero sum approach to volatility and change, is needed

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12 Nations Sign Trans-Pacific Partnership, Await U.S. And Japan

The TPP will now undergo a two-year ratification period in which at least six countries - that account for 85 percent of the combined gross domestic production of the 12 TPP nations - must approve the final text for the deal to be implemented.

From small freight brokers like Portland, Ore.-based Geo. S. Bush & Co. Inc. to global logistics giants like United Parcel Service Inc., supply chain providers are gearing up for a surge in business they believe the historic agreement will bring to Pacific trade.

Sourcing & Procurement

Which Companies Will Have the Greatest Dollar Value of New Liabilities?

The report highlights the companies that will most be impacted by new lease accounting standards

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UniCarriers Americas Announces Board and Senior Vice President Appointments

UniCarriers Americas Corporation

James J. Radous, III appointed Tom Prusinski senior vice president and CFO, and Eric Victor senior vice president of strategic management and business operations

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PortMiami Prepares for Daily Shipping to Cuba

Interest in Cuba-bound ferries has been high enough that officials are looking for ways to create temporary terminals

Planning for a new passenger-and-cargo route to Cuba is detailed in hundreds of emails and internal documents obtained by The Miami Herald through Florida’s open-records laws.

Risk/Compliance

Anti-Human-Trafficking Group Partners with U.S. on Anti-Slavery Funding

The anti-slavery tech contest is being established as companies are coming under fire for the sourcing of their goods

The foundation is requesting new proposals to use technology to fight slave labor, which according to human rights groups, is an increasing issue as more companies geographically broaden their supply chains in search of lower-cost manufacturing and labor.

Sourcing & Procurement

How to Address the Supply Chain Talent Shortage, Part 2

By emphasizing the skills and talents necessary for supply chain, it will attract the talent it needs

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