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Talent Drought Threatening Supply Chains

Line managers and C-level execs differ widely in their perception of their ability to acquire top supply chain talent. The study asked folks about 13 key capabilities they might plan to use.

Another interesting finding: only 24% of mid-level execs thought HR was doing a good job in helping recruit supply chain professionals.  I’ve never thought HR did a very good job at recruiting anyone, so this does not surprise me. It did surprise me though that more than half of C-levels did think HR is doing a good job.

Talent Drought Threatening Today’s Supply Chains – Supply Chain 24/7.

You can read about and download the Deloitte study on which this is based here:

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And here is a report on business ecosystems from Deloitte.

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East Coast refineries got 52% of crude by rail in February

A lot of oil is moving by rail. This will increase congestion on rail lines. And a lot of it is now moving on unit trains of 80-120 cars, and unloading in unit train terminals instead of car-by-car on manifest trains.  It’s the first time over 50% has moved by rail.

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EIA: East Coast refineries got 52% of crude by rail in February – Oil & Gas Journal.

Port regulation in Europe: ESPO

Thanks to Ana Casaca   Ana Casaca for this interesting article on port regulation in Europe.  Note that ports want to set their own rates– that’s viewed as the most important control they need.

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