Topic: News

Decision builds upon Auburn’s nationally recognized leadership in supply chain education

Annual event especially unique due to the circumstances surrounding COVID-19, further validating the importance of safety and operator training.

National Forklift Safety Day is a yearly reminder to be steadfast in creating a culture of safety.

Industry-leading safety experts share vital information to help learners meet compliance requirements for OSHA general industry regulations.

MCFA provides operators with training and safety resources including “Forklift Rules Of The Road” and “Forklift Certification FAQs.”

eKentucky Advanced Manufacturing Institute (eKAMI) students, including displaced coal miners, find jobs during school closure; eKAMI’s focus on reskilling workers extends to staff, who leverage 3D printers to build and donate masks for frontline healthcare workers

With shared missions of furthering the awareness and use of the contract packaging and contract manufacturing (CP/CM) industry in their respective regions, this collaboration presents expanded opportunities to the members of each organization on a global scale

Online event on June 9th at 9:00 a.m. EDT will feature government representatives, safety experts and industry leaders.

In an interview, Tony Nieves, chair of the ISM’s Non-Manufacturing Business Survey Committee, said that prior to the recent civil unrest and events of the past week, related to the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, non-manufacturing seemed like it may have been on a path to recovery.

September’s event moved up five spots in the rankings from 14th place in 2017, occupying 889,599 net square feet of the Las Vegas Convention Center.

Dallas-based Transplace, a non asset-based third-party logistics services provider, announced today that it is welcoming Austin, Texas-based ScanData Systems Inc., a provider of parcel transportation management solutions (PTMS), into the fold, in what it called a strategic acquisition. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

First comprehensive analysis of the global reusable transport packaging industry now available

Acquisition expands Transplace’s enterprise-class, multimodal platform to include seamless parcel and eCommerce/Direct to Consumer (DTC) integration for shippers

The report’s key metric—the PMI—at 43.1 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth) headed up 1.6% compared to May’s 41.5, which was the lowest reading going back to April 2009’s 39.9.

Council advises upskilled workers will ensure the resurgence in manufacturing is faster and will boost labor productivity, economic growth, and global competitiveness.

Survey represents member companies including warehouses, industry suppliers, asset and non-asset-based transportation and construction.

Food services, aerospace and pharmaceutical sectors report the greatest impact and will be making the most changes to operations post-pandemic.

The CBRE report, entitled “Distribution Hubs Will Benefit from Increased Business Inventories & Supply Chain Restructuring,” said there could be a need for an additional 400 million-to-500 million square feet of industrial real estate space. That tally, according to CBRE Research, would be the rough equivalent of a 5% increase in business inventories.

Robust data collection processes and sophisticated analytical tools will offer critical insights into machinery health and production line optimization.

Platform can provide a simple delivery tracking application for mid-market customers with a few drivers, or serve large enterprise logistics operations delivering millions of parcels per day.