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‘Uber-for-Trucking’ App Convoy Tries to Navigate Some Uber-Scale Problems

October 31, 2019

Job rates are falling across North America after two years of increases, and spot demand — which excludes long-term freight contracts — plummeted 27% through October. Most drivers aren’t expecting business to improve over the next six months.

Manufacturing Is Now Smallest Share of U.S. Economy in 72 Years

October 30, 2019

Bloomberg

Three years after Donald Trump campaigned for president pledging a factory renaissance, the opposite appears to be happening.

Another Round of Supply-Chain Predictions From S.F. Roundtable

October 28, 2019

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

In Silicon Valley, a roomful of prognosticators gather once more to divine the future of global supply chains.

Google Accused of Creating Spy Tool to Squelch Worker Dissent

October 25, 2019

Bloomberg

Google employees are accusing the company’s leadership of developing an internal surveillance tool that they believe will be used to monitor workers’ attempts to organize protests and discuss labor rights.

U.K. Businesses’ Brexit Frustration Mounting With the Costs

October 22, 2019

Bloomberg

While most business leaders want to avoid a no-deal departure, continued uncertainty is not much better. With the cliff edge looming, and the prospect of another one in three months if the EU grants Parliament’s request for a further delay, collateral damage is mounting.

How Common Safety Measures Can Put More Workers at Risk

October 21, 2019

John Herr, SCB Contributor

It’s not enough to have all of the required safety clothing and equipment on site. A focus on people is also necessary.

Where Are All the Black Women in the Flight Deck?

October 18, 2019

Bloomberg

As gender parity goes, 2019 has seen a slow, steady advancement of women in leadership positions. It’s been a slightly different story in the aviation industry.

Underpaying Blue-Collar Workers Hurts Long-Term Profits, Research Shows

October 10, 2019

Brian Devine, SCB Contributor

A growing body of research sheds light on how blue-collar wages affect the U.S. economy.

CEOs Publicly Reject ‘Shareholder Primacy.’ Do They Really Mean It?

October 7, 2019

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

For more than 20 years, the Business Roundtable, a lobbying group consisting entirely of chief executive officers, has maintained that the primary mission of corporations is to serve the interests of their shareholders. Now the group wants the world to believe that it values other fundamentals as well.

THE SCB PODCAST

Podcast | AI and the Future of Human Jobs

October 4, 2019

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Artificial intelligence is poised to take over any number of tasks related to supply-chain management. But what will happen to the humans who were doing those jobs? Read more.