Labor

A September 2023 Harvard Business Review article ("How to Address the Supply-Chain Staffing Crisis") states that "Our global supply chains are stressed and under pressure, not only because of [...]

In a November 2014 WSJ article, Nicholas Carr writes, "Artificial intelligence has arrived. Today’s computers are discerning and sharp. They can sense the environment, untangle knotty problems, [...]

As reported by Bloomberg recently, "Supply-chain managers quit their jobs last year at the highest rate since at least 2016 due to a mix of burnout and a desire for fatter paychecks...For [...]

As highlighted in a recent Talking Logistics post and a presentation by labor economist Ron Hetrick titled “The Demographic Drought,” there are various factors leading to decreased labor [...]

Beginning on January 22, 2022, "the Department of Homeland Security will require non-U.S. individuals [including truck drivers] seeking to enter the United States via land ports of entry and [...]

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that was signed into law last month in the US includes funding for "setting up an apprenticeship pilot program for commercial driver’s license holders [...]

As 2021 begins, minimum wages in some US states have increased. President-elect Biden is also proposing raising the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour from the current $7.25/hr. For reference, [...]

As a recent article in the Wall Street Journal revealed, the problem of forced labor in supply chains persists. Is this an issue in your industry? What factors contribute to this problem?

Governments around the world are setting up contact tracing processes as a way to slow the spread of COVID-19. Will contact tracing -- i.e., having the ability to inform employees if they have [...]

In addition to yourself, who participates and provides input in conducting your performance review? We asked our Indago research community that question back in September 2019. Not surprising, [...]