Need a seasonal job? Walmart is hiring!
After 150,000 workers were hired over the 2021 holiday season, Walmart is scaling back a bit as they plan to take on 40,000 new hires for the 2022 holiday season.
CFOs are being forced to routinely consider supply chain issues in a post-pandemic world
Chief Financial Officers across the globe - 72% in fact, according to a new Protiviti survey, are acknowledging that supply chain challenges are a driving force behind organizational financial issues over the past year.
FedEx leadership warns of plummeting global shipping demand
They might be right. FedEx’s sales forecast was full of cost-cutting measures after Q1 profits showed poor performance.
‘Shrinkflation’ might be useful… if you look hard enough
‘Shrinkflation’ is a fun little term to describe what we suspected was true… yes, that container of ice cream did get smaller.
Wall Street embraces possible rate hikes into restrictive territory
The Federal Reserve has been raising interest rates incrementally to help fight off inflation, but it doesn’t seem to be working.
Ford warns of price increases while dealing with exports stuck in U.K. ports
Ford Motors is among the companies waiting on products to be exported through the ports currently dealing with worker strikes.
FedEx begin cutting costs after reporting downward Q1 volume
FedEx global volume is reportedly down after the Q1 update, says President and CEO Raj Subramaniam.
Retailers and carriers battle for pricing power
Over the past few years, shipping prices have skyrocketed due to massive e-commerce growth and a pandemic pushing many customers to begin ordering from home.
Steel industry presses pause on manufacturing after massive oversupply forces prices to plummet
The raw material costs associated with steel manufacturers have forced many to pause production after being pushed to lower prices.
Female technicians wanted: STAT
The Women In Trucking Association (WIT) Index has reported what we may have already known: they is a lack of diversity regarding women in technician shops.
White House flirts with idea of buying up oil to refill depleted reserves
It’s expected that when crude prices drop below $80 a barrel, the United States will begin buying up oil to refill its low reserves.
Toyota puzzles environmentalists and rivals by not investing as heavily in electric vehicles
The world’s largest automaker, Toyota, isn’t buying all-in into the electric vehicle push.
Your supply chain’s health depends on strong HR
Sometimes when people think of Human Resources, they take the Michael Scott approach: it is the worst.
CEOs and CFOs make similar investment decisions
CEOs and CFOs are looking for the best digital processes to begin implementing to improve their supply chain.
Container shipping profits swallow pre-pandemic numbers
Globally, container shipping is still skyrocketing in profits.
Gasoline prices prove to be a never-ending roller coaster ride
The ups and downs of fuel prices seem to have no end.
Continually raising federal minimum wage will not solve the cost of living problem
The federal minimum wage is $15 per hour, by executive order of President Biden in the spring of 2021.
U.S. is basically “giving carbon away”
The United States is under-selling carbon dioxide at a steep discount.
CARB under pressure by environmental groups to accelerate ban of gas-powered truck sales
The California Air Resources Board has already put regulations into place that will require trucks sold in California to be zero-emission vehicles by 2040.