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Top 9 Most In-Demand Logistics Jobs in 2026

With almost half a million open manufacturing jobs and severe shortages in warehousing and trucking, employers are shifting how and what they hire for.

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Skilled Labor Shortage is Greatest Challenge for Manufacturing Executives: CADDi Research

90% say manufacturing departments are the most impacted by the labor shortage.

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How Venezuela’s Oil Woes Could Impact Your Supply Chain

While oil prices have remained relatively stable, companies should be concerned about invisible transmission channels through which regional energy disruptions flow into its cost structure long before they appear in financial reports.

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Frontline Manufacturing Workers Ready for AI: Study

The barrier to adoption isn't the frontline workforce; research says it's the outdated communication equipment.

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Risk/Compliance

Why Outdated Systems are the Biggest Supply Chain Risk

Computer Generated Solutions, Inc. (CGS)

The companies that outperform this year and beyond will be the ones that recognize technology-enabled resilience isn’t a differentiator anymore.

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From Predict-and-Repair to Predict-and-Prevent: How AI Is Redefining Maintenance and Supply Chain Resilience

With AI-powered agents, maintenance becomes a strategic lever—one that connects asset health directly to service levels, cost control, and resilience.

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North American Manufacturers’ Purchasing Declines Again: GEP

In December 2025, North American manufacturers reduced procurement activity at the fastest rate since May 2025, marking the sixth consecutive month of softening input demand.

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Software Solutions

Syspro Acquires Evocon

The acquisition strengthens Syspro’s ability to deliver smarter, faster insight on the shop floor.

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U.S. Job Market Stagnant: Bureau of Labor Statistics

Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)

Manufacturing, construction and retail companies all shed jobs.

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Carbon Footprint

Greening the Pharma Cold Chain: The Decarbonization Challenge

Neilmed Pharmaceuticals USA

True climate progress depends on collaboration across the entire cold chain to match its critical life-saving role with strong environmental performance.

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5 Strategies Manufacturers Can Implement to Reduce Workforce Risk

Shield Screening

When employers treat screening as a living process instead of a snapshot, it becomes a preventative safety control instead of a reactive one.

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Fleet Management

Logistics Leaders Predict Tightened Transportation Capacity in 2026

Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP)

There continues to be cross pressures in the manufacturing and global trade that provides the volumes that feed the logistics industry.

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