Supply Chain Management: hr & labor management

The Teamsters Are Still Targeting Independent Truckers

July 15, 2013

The U.S. Supreme Court last month drove two more nails into the coffin of port efforts to impose local rules on drayage operators, in violation of interstate commerce law. The court ruled unanimously that the Port of Los Angeles could not require drayage companies to display placards on their trucks that included a phone number for reporting concerns about their operations. It also could not mandate the development of off-street parking plans for harbor vehicles.

JDA Enhances Workforce-Management, All-Channel Commerce Apps

July 9, 2013

JDA Software Group Inc.

JDA Software Group Inc. has made a number of enhancements to its workforce-management (WFM) and all-channel commerce applications.

Unlocking Supply-Chain Talent

July 8, 2013

Dana Stiffler, Managing VP, Supply Chain Strategy & Enablers, Gartner

The State of the Art in Labor-Management Systems

July 1, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

Peter Schnorbach, senior director of product management with Manhattan Associates, explains how labor-management systems have evolved to become tools for determining optimum D.C. staffing levels.

Finding Qualified Workers for Supply Chain Operations

June 17, 2013

Steve Hopper, Founding Principal, StoneCross Group

Supply Chain Expertise Exists Out There, But Do You Want to Pay for It?

June 14, 2013

Donald Laghezza, Founder, Logistics Edge

I call attention to a misconception among business reporters and analysts concerning the lack of expertise in the supply chain arena. A recent Wall Street Journal article The Hot New MBA: Supply Chain Management is making the rounds of various Logistics blog circles. Basically, the article tells us that there are not enough experienced logistics and Supply Chain professionals to go around. And that universities are ramping up to offer courses that will help business fill the gap. This, of course, is nonsense.

Building Future Leadership in Warehousing & Distribution

June 11, 2013

Ken Ackerman, President, K.B. Ackerman Co.

TZA Updates ProTrack Labor Management System

May 13, 2013

TZA

TZA, a vendor of software to track and enhance labor performance across the supply chain, has released a new version of its cloud-based ProTrack Labor Management System.

Despite Promises, Have OEMs Been Able to Compel Suppliers to Create Safe Working Conditions for Employees?

May 2, 2013

Boston Review

When Jia Jingchuan, a 27-year-old electronics worker in Suzhou, China, sought compensation for the chemical poisoning he suffered at work, he appealed neither to his employer nor to his government. Instead, he addressed the global brand that purchased the product he was working on. "We hope Apple will heed to its corporate social responsibility."