The truck driver shortage studied in long term perspective.
Analysis of Truck Driver Age Demographics Across Two Decades – Supply Chain 24/7 Paper.
Here is the actual study. ATA_Analysis_of_Truck_Driver_Age_Demographics
Here is a story on a similar topic by Tom Sanderson of Transplace. It is a summary of the study above with some of his views on fixes.
Aging Truck Driver Work Force – A Major Issue in Filling Demand & Empty Seats
Posted in Labor Economics, Logistics, Trucking
The lonely energy projects left behind by the clean tech revolution
A good read from Flipboard about the sea changes in solar tech. The article is from Forbes originally, I believe.
This article gives us an interesting example of a firm that operates ports in a manner that improves the entire supply chain. They have invested in inland warehouses and even in the train that runs from Germany to China. It shows that supply chains operate at very long distances, and ports need to look at these as opportunities rather than something that should be ignored. in the modern world there is no reason why investments and operating divisions can’t function at very long distances from home. and this is where the competition of the future will be.
http://www.shippingtribune.com/significant-increase-in-sales-revenue-and-profits-for-duisport-group/
European port operation companies seem to be leading the way in this long range development. It’s surprising that American ports haven’t adopted similar strategies.
Posted in Logistics, Supply Chains
Supply Chain Digest Port Technology International Marine Link
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