For-hire trucking companies added 5,000 payroll jobs in January on a seasonally adjusted basis as the overall economy added 157,000 non-farm jobs, according to the latest estimates released Feb. 1 by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The national unemployment rate ticked up slightly to 7.9 percent.

No matter what we automate in manufacturing, or how flexible and effective a supply chain we develop, it's how we manage the people in the business that will make the difference between good and world class.

A new global survey of IT decision-makers by Dell Quest Software reports that 70 percent of companies believe bring-your-won-device (BYOD) will improve or already has improved their work processes and 59 percent believe they would find themselves at a competitive disadvantage without BYOD.

It's a worst-case scenario for most employees: There's someone in China who can do your job quickly, efficiently and for about one-fifth of your salary, and your boss absolutely loves his work.

A diverse coalition of more than 120 local, state and national stakeholders, ranging from farmers and manufacturers to retailers and wholesalers sent a letter to the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) and United States Maritime Alliance Ltd. (USMX) urging both sides to remain at the negotiating table until they "reach a new long-term contract."

Texas Christian University (TCU) is offering a Professional Certificate in Supply and Value Chain Management, beginning in January 2013.

More and more, companies are finding that employees not only want to bring their own internet-connected devices into the workplace, they want to do it at their own expense. While that sounds like a cost-saver for many companies, the ramifications of the bring-your-own device (BYOD) phenomenon cannot be overstated in their importance: corporate security and privacy interests rest on having appropriate BYOD policies in place.

David J. Closs, McConnell Professor of Business Administration at Michigan State University, says that cross-functional experience and training are essential to developing superior supply chain talent and explains why competition for that talent is increasing.