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Same concerns remain, when it comes to the truck driver shortage

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A good example of that was apparent in an October 2017 survey of 1,500 motor carriers conducted by the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI). The ATRI survey found that the driver shortage topped the list of concerns the industry is facing, marking the first time since 2006 that it was the chief concern.

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MIT’s Sheffi on Supply Chain Sustainability

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Yossi Sheffi of MIT is certainly one of the most influential and I would add interesting figures in supply chain today. Of late, about every three years he produces a new supply chain-related book, the last two being complementary takes on supply chain resilience and risk management.

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Will Robots Take All the Supply Chain Jobs?

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Maybe a software robot will be writing columns on supply chain topics before too long too. What’s your take on robots and supply chain jobs? It also has huge implications across the GE global supply chain with regard to the management of their support and spare parts network. .

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C-TPAT Survey - Be careful what you ask for.

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C-TPAT survey gives members chance to sound off Are companies who participate in the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism really achieving tangible efficiencies by partnering with the U.S. government to secure their international supply chains?

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U.S. Dept. of Treasury Task Force issues report to help remedy financial outlook for USPS

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A bright spot for the USPS, though, has been its Shipping and Packages Group, whose FY 2018 revenue rose $2 billion, or 10.1%, to $21.5 Congress also killed the opportunity to save significant dollars by eliminating Saturday Mail Delivery (keeping Package delivery), Surveys showed Americans were in favor of this change.”.

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10 things you might have missed about WFP in 2019

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WFP impacts food markets, productivity, processing and standards and enables regional supply chains in support of the country’s development. NGOs such as Mercy Corps and Catholic Relief Services use data to verify the groups they support. One million people are registered so far.