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Obama Could Act on Foreign Workers' H-1B Visas Without Congressional Approval

July 14, 2014

With Congress failing to agree on immigration reform, President Barack Obama is promising to bring changes through executive actions. He has options that may have broad impacts on immigration generally, as well as the H-1B and green card visa systems.

Does Monitoring of Employees Limit Attractiveness of Jobs, Especially in Truck Transportation?

July 3, 2014

Tech Republic

Since the gas and diesel price hikes of the mid-2000s, industries across the board have taken hard looks at their energy expenditures and how to reduce them. Nowhere is this more apparent than in trucking, where logistics companies now employ sensors and global positioning systems in their vehicles to monitor the driving habits of their drivers, such as how they use the brakes and whether they are heavy on the gas pedal.

Some Misconceptions About Supply-Chain Talent Management

June 26, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

Supply-chain talent management is Topic A for many executives -- even though they harbor a number of misperceptions about the subject, according to Shay Scott, managing director of the Global Supply Chain Institute at the University of Tennessee.

Your Next Perfect Employee or Job Is Waiting

June 18, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

SupplyChainBrain and JobsInLogistics have joined forces in 2014 for the specialized purpose of:

Randstad Sourceright Offers Advice on Global Workforce Management

June 10, 2014

Randstad Sourceright

Randstad Sourceright, a provider of services in support of talent and workforce management, has launched a global content portal.

Discovering Tomorrow's Supply-Chain Leaders

June 10, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

Rob Dugas, vice president of supply chain at Chick-fil-A, outlines the challenges around identifying and developing tomorrow's supply chain leaders and discusses the chain's strategic approach to this issue.

Managing the Generation Gap in Your Organization

June 9, 2014

BridgeWorks

Hanna Ubl is a generational expert at BridgeWorks, a company that studies and consults on generational differences and the way those differences play out in the workplace. Ubl discusses Boomers, Xers and Millennials and says the Edge Generation, still in high school, will bring even more changes.

Nurturing Supply Chain Leaders

June 6, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

Leadership comes down to relationships and having a connection with employees, says Kurt Kravchuk, director of distribution at Cabela's. Spending time each day on the floor, focusing on collaboration and maintaining a positive approach are three of his suggestions.

Keeping Pace With Labor Management

June 5, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

Changes in the work force are driving companies to automate as much as possible and, where automation isn't feasible, to implement labor management best practices using standards and incentives, says Mike Romano, president of Associated Integrated Supply Chain Solutions.

Get on the Energy Bus!

June 4, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

Jon Gordon, author of Energy Bus and other books on leadership, shares a host of ideas on how leaders can recharge, refocus and reenergize to stay on top of their game.