Currently, with the weak economy, many companies are not thinking so much about labor shortages. But here is a sobering thought: In 2011, the oldest of the 76 million baby boomers (people born between 1945 and 1964) will turn 65, the traditional retirement age. A systematic labor shortage is expected to impact many industries, especially the trucking industry as we have highlighted before in Logistics Viewpoints.
Ergonomics may be… Continue reading
The economy dominated the news this week, as did a flight attendant who escaped from his job in style.
I recently spoke with Jeff Kastning, Senior Manager of Logistics and Distribution at Brooks Sports, about the company’s recent implementation of a software-as-a-service (SaaS) labor management system (LMS). Brooks Sports, headquartered near Seattle, Washington, designs and markets high-performance men’s and women’s running shoes, apparel and accessories.
The company operates a 140,000 square foot distribution center (DC) that carries 12,000 SKUs and ships more than 6 million units… Continue reading
Ryder published its Carbon Disclosure Project 2010 Report a few weeks ago (you can download a copy here). The small font and format of the report makes it a bit difficult to read, but if you plow through it, you’ll uncover some interesting bits of information. Here are two of my key takeaways from the report:
Climate change presents both risks and opportunities. It’s important to have processes
This past February, we held a successful seminar on Performance-based Outsourcing, which combined case studies from leading companies with think tank discussions on the topic. This coming February 8-10 at the Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld Hotel in Orlando, Florida we’re applying the same learning and networking model to another timely and important topic in the supply chain and logistics industry:
Beyond the Perfect Order Metric: Bringing Together Supply
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