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The Gig Economy Is Here to Stay — But Can Workers Survive in It?

Supply Chain Brain

In its most basic definition, a “gig worker” is simply an independent contractor — a person offering his or her skills on a freelance basis. As a longtime entrepreneur in that sector, she has her own particular definition of “gig economy.” Exhibit A: Uber. Turns out, though, that the term is a lot more complicated than that.

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Record Number of Holiday Travelers Expected this Thanksgiving

Penske Move Ahead

AAA expects more than 50 million holiday travelers – the highest amount since 2005 – to travel from Wednesday, Nov. 26, by train, plane and automobile to holiday destinations. Another eight percent are expected to travel by airplane, with the rest taking another mode of transportation such as trains and buses, according to AAA.

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Burying the hero – how logistics and readiness changed war

Logistics in War

Jonathon Roth in The logistics of the Roman Army at war (264 BC – AD 235) argued that the Roman’s success didn’t just come from military culture, training or weaponry. The transformation in the way that war was being fuelled and fought was definitive in logistics moving from the margins to one of the most significant influences upon success.

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Burying the hero – how logistics and readiness changed war

Logistics in War

Jonathon Roth in The logistics of the Roman Army at war (264 BC – AD 235) argued that the Roman’s success didn’t just come from military culture, training or weaponry. The transformation in the way that war was being fuelled and fought was definitive in logistics moving from the margins to one of the most significant influences upon success.

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Limping to war

Logistics in War

Being definitive about threats or objectives certainly helps in answering the question ‘is the military prepared?’ This is what daily life in the military is all about; generating forces, individual and collective training, assessing capabilities and conducting remedial activities to correct any problems or deficiencies. 1] ADDP 00.2

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Why Is It So Hard to Find Good Help These Days?

Material Handling and Logistics

Jim Shephard, president, Shephard’s Industrial Training Systems. ? SHEPHARD: It has been a while since I last offered comments concerning something so important as people, training and workplace safety. They developed a consistent method to train employees, then they assigned key individuals as mentors. How did they do it?