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Top Software & Tech Award Honors New-to-Market Solutions

NEW THIS YEAR: This award is now a new product award, honoring new-to-market software and technology solutions in both Food Logistics and Supply & Demand Chain Executive audiences. Submissions close Sept. 22.

Stop, Drop and Nominate a Female Supply Chain Professional

This award honors female supply chain leaders and executives. NEW THIS YEAR, this award is now ALSO open to Food Logistics' readers as well. Submissions close July 14.

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SCN Summit: State of the Supply Chain 2023

June 6, 2023

Topics revolve around Procurement, Warehouse Automation, Risk Management, Supply Chain Visibility, Achieving a Sustainable Footprint and more.

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Women in Supply Chain Forum Promotes Collaboration in Logistics

This forum was designed to provide that safe space to talk about the real problems and challenges impacting females across the logistics space.

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Why Human Centricity is Trending in Workforce Management

Organizations need to prioritize employee experience to thrive during labor shortages and a skittish economy. Fortunately, modern workforce management links worker wellbeing with desired business outcomes.

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3 Ways to Empower Women in Supply Chain Roles

Having women in supply chain leadership positions is essential for boosting collaboration, problem-solving and improving results — but it's an area that needs work.

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Pros to Know: Get as Much Education as You Can

Michelle Sodomka, Senior Director of Client Services at Open Sky Group and one of the winners of this year’s Pros to Know award, advises young supply chain professionals to find a mentor, expand networking and learn as much as you can.

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Sales and Operations Planning, Integrated Business Planning: The Current State

Driving the type of culture where these processes can make the most impact requires support from the top and incentives to break down silos, roll up sleeves, and undertake the difficult but ultimately value-driving work of collaboration.

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Improve Truck Driver Retention Rates with These 4 Tips

To improve retention, we should look outside our industry and look for new ways to support workers including building up the culture and advocating for mental health support in trucking.

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Pros to Know: Don’t Get Hung up on Salary; the Pay Will Come

Eric McPherson, VP, Client Services at Open Sky Group and one of the winners of this year’s Pros to Know award, advises young professionals to not get hung up on salary; do the grind and gain the knowledge.

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The Future of Transportation and Warehousing

Here's a rundown of supply chain trends, predictions and the current state of the labor market.

Women in Supply Chain Forum: Early Bird Pricing Ends July 31

This premier networking event, which will take place Nov. 14-15 at the Hotel Colee in Atlanta, is tailored to men and women to expand their professional network and enhance discussion panels around DEI, networking, mentorship and more.

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2-Way Chat Feature Supports Deeper Engagement with Frontline Workers

The 2-way anonymous chat capability allows companies and their workers to engage in anonymous problem-resolving conversations via text in real time.

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On-Demand Labor Solution to Tackle Supply Chain Staffing Challenges

Each FHI NOW team consists of at least 10 associates with on-site leaders who have both warehouse operations and people management experience.

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Pros to Know: Work Hard, Take Chances, Be a Yes Person

Mitch Luciano, CEO of Trailer Bridge, and one of the winners of this year’s Pros to Know award, advises the youth of today to work hard, take chances and be a yes person in order for opportunities to come.

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61% of Companies Lack the Right Technology to Recruit, Retain Frontline Employees

Over half (54%) of respondents reported the lack of engagement amongst their frontline employees impacts their productivity.

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Why the Supply Chain Industry is Missing the Right Analytics Talent

The demand for recruiting data analytics will only continue to grow within the industry, and employers must know what top talent is looking for, where to find them and where to place them.

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Pros to Know: Leaders of the Pack in Diversity, Innovation and Technology

This year’s Pros to Know winners are leading the pack in terms of innovation, enhancement and providing problem-solving solutions to the supply chain.

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Why SMEs Should Consider Outsourcing Too

Smart outsourcing can help SMEs increase profitability, improve efficiency and streamline business processes, as well responding quickly to changing market needs.

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Talent Management is No. 1 Planned Improvement Initiative for 2023

Ensuring supply continuity and combatting inflationary price increases are the Top 2 priorities for procurement organizations in 2023.

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Over 40% of Manufacturers Lack Technology, Skilled Workforce

Twice as many manufacturers believe their organization lacks the technology needed to outpace the competition, as compared to 2022, while four out of five manufacturers still lack an end-to-end supply chain planning solution.

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Frontline Training Platform to Boost Productivity

eduMe acquired Playbook, an innovative learning technology platform that developed a TikTok for Learning format to improve training quality, boost productivity and empower employees to provide a consistent customer experience.

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Supply Chain Execs Looking for New Talent, Skills

57% of survey participants are experiencing challenges finding talent with end-to-end supply chain knowledge.

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Positive Company Culture Ranks Top Trucking Trends

Praise, people and home time listed as positive themes, with praise accounting for 24% of the feedback.

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Making Supply Chains More Agile in 2023

2024 and 2025 will be here before we know it and this year will have hopefully only made us stronger and more resilient. Here are some tips for how to stay current in the future of supply chain industry.

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How COOs Can Drive Growth in 2023

This year, COOs must think creatively about partnership models and their respective timelines, the types of partners that might be viable in new and different ways to navigate a still dynamic supply chain environment more efficiently.

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Women in Procurement and Supply Chain Still Experience Gender-Based Adversity

23% of respondents said women make up 40-50% of their procurement leadership team, but just 15% see this composition of women in the C-suite or Board of Directors.

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How to Put Supply Chain DEI Efforts into Action

Long before COVID-19, the supply chain needed fresh solutions to deal with increasing customer expectations. But now, businesses must evolve if they want to keep up.

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Hiring and Retention Top Challenges in Trucking Heading into 2023

36% of respondents felt that improving hiring programs is the preferred approach, 18% felt improving company culture would help, while 11% opted for improving pay and incentives.

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App Created to Help With Forklift Certified Operators Shortage

Supply chain's are still coping with the challenges that rose up during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, their biggest challenge being a lack of forklift certified operators.

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3 Ways to Promote Productivity and Lessen Burnout

While you can’t prevent stress from impacting your people, you can make an intentional effort to create a culture of communication and trust based around key priorities and everyone’s roles in achieving them.

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The Driving Forces Behind Hourly Supply Chain Turnover

To help organizations identify where attrition may be stemming from, here are the top turnover drivers from hourly supply chain employees at leading brands for a better approach to industry-wide attrition trends.

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Investing in the Development of Your Logistics Employees

APQC research on employee retention found that the pursuit of better career development opportunities is the most common reason why employees seek work elsewhere. Providing opportunities for your logistics employees is now paramount.