News on misclassified employees in trucking and driving.
Just today! Couriers in San Leandro had to wear badges and were subject to disciplinary rules.
California firm to pay $5 million for misclassifying workers.
Other suits deal with cab drivers forced to work 12 hour shifts 6 days a week without compensation, and follow a fixed schedule and dress code.
This one is about drayage truckers.
Another very recent case decided against a trucking firm.
Posted in Logistics, Supply Chains, Trucking
This story refers to two papers by a University of Illinois professor. They are worth a look. He’s saying a ‘sourcing hub’ or information exchange could give large firms more insight into the far reaches of their supply chain for inputs.
‘Sourcing Hub’ Could Help Create a More Efficient Supply Chain – Supply Chain 24/7.
Posted in Logistics, Production Operations, Supply Chains
Risk to supply chains crops up from all kinds of sources. It appears that hazardous materials were being stored in the warehouse complex. The port has been shut down because of problems with road access, as well as in the harbor.
There’s no way to plan for this stuff. However, you can be flexible and have more than one route planned. Or you can place inventory elsewhere on the route to allow you to survive for longer, until the facility gets going again. So you have to think about risk in terms of alternate means at all times.
And how about supplier qualification? Should firms look more closely at all the facilities their 3PL chooses to use? Of course that would help, but it would also be hugely expensive. And you can bet the 3PL is not doing it, or not doing it the way you would, perhaps. I wonder if there will be an aftereffect of firms not wanting to go through this port because they feel the Chinese operators are not being policed closely enough for compliance with basic safety and operational rules.
Posted in Logistics, Supply Chains, Sustainability
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