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  2. <rss version="2.0"><channel><generator>Design Studio</generator><pubDate>02 May 2024 14:29:00 CDT</pubDate><title>WERCWeekly</title><description>WERCWeekly</description><link>http://multibriefs.com/briefs/WERC/WERC.xml</link><language>en</language><item><title>Amp Up Your Cyber Defense at the MHI Cybersecurity Workshop This June</title><source>WERC</source><description>The growing risk of cyber attacks is taking center stage for logistics companies. Join the MHI Cybersecurity Workshop on June 11 to learn cutting-edge threat intelligence. The workshop will be hosted by two former White House cybersecurity officials and include a simulated cyber attack.</description><pubDate>02 May 2024 14:29:00 CDT</pubDate><link>https://www.mhi.org/cybersecurityworkshop</link><guid>1</guid></item><item><title>Hone Your Leadership Style at MHI's Industry Leadership Program This September</title><source>WERC</source><description>New or emerging leaders are invited to join this three-day, in-person leadership cohort. Held Sept. 10-12 at MHI in Charlotte, N.C., the program offers educational sessions, peer mentoring and coaching from senior executives. Register now to rise as a leader in the logistics industry. A discount is provided for WERC members.</description><pubDate>02 May 2024 14:29:00 CDT</pubDate><link>https://www.mhi.org/leadershipprogram</link><guid>2</guid></item><item><title>Outfit your warehouse for an aging workforce</title><source>Material Handling &amp; Logistics</source><description>According to NIH, the share of workers over age 60 has doubled in the past two decades. This "grey growth" trend includes the transportation and material moving segment, where percentages of seniors have grown as much as 25%. What's more, many of these older workers are relatively inexperienced, forced by financial pressures into fulfillment operations as a second career.</description><pubDate>02 May 2024 14:29:00 CDT</pubDate><link>https://www.mhlnews.com/warehousing/article/55021892/outfit-your-warehouse-for-an-aging-workforce</link><guid>3</guid></item><item><title>Report: Tyson Foods dumped 371 million pounds of waste into US waters over 5 years</title><source>SupplyChainBrain</source><description>Tyson Foods has been found to have released approximately 371 million pounds of pollutants, including nitrogen and phosphorus, into U.S. waterways over the last five years, &lt;a href="https://www.ucsusa.org/resources/waste-deep#read-online-content" target="_blank"&gt;according to a new report&lt;/a&gt;. The release impacted water quality across 17 states, predominantly in Nebraska, Illinois and Missouri.</description><pubDate>02 May 2024 14:29:00 CDT</pubDate><link>https://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/39625-report-tyson-foods-dumped-371m-pounds-of-waste-into-us-waters-over-5-years</link><guid>4</guid></item><item><title>Manufacturing demand dips in April as companies remain cautious</title><source>SupplyChain Dive</source><description>In April, manufacturing orders saw a downturn for the first time this year as heightened input costs made customers wary, per S&amp;P Global's Purchasing Managers Index. The PMI stood at 50.0, barely maintaining the benchmark for growth.</description><pubDate>02 May 2024 14:29:00 CDT</pubDate><link>https://www.supplychaindive.com/news/april-2024-pmi-ism-s-and-p-labor-inflation-interest-rates/714867/</link><guid>5</guid></item><item><title>The Dali ship collison and the future of Baltimore's supply chain</title><source>Supply &amp; Demand Chain Executive</source><description>The Dali ship collision at Baltimore's port significantly disrupted local logistics, affecting daily traffic and economic activity. With the Francis Scott Key Bridge damaged, alternative transport routes and ports are crucial for maintaining the flow of goods and minimizing economic losses.</description><pubDate>02 May 2024 14:29:00 CDT</pubDate><link>https://www.sdcexec.com/transportation/ocean-ports-carriers/article/22894047/crimsonlogic-the-dali-ship-collison-the-future-of-baltimores-supply-chain</link><guid>6</guid></item><item><title>US manufacturers pushed automation investment to 12% rise in 2023</title><source>DCVelocity</source><description>Manufacturing companies in the U.S. invested heavily in automation over the past year, pushing total installations of industrial robots to rise by 12% and reach 44,303 units, according to preliminary figures from the International Federation of Robotics. The No. 1 adopter was the car industry, followed by the electrical and electronics sector.</description><pubDate>02 May 2024 14:29:00 CDT</pubDate><link>https://www.dcvelocity.com/articles/60661-us-manufacturers-pushed-automation-investment-to-12-rise-in-2023</link><guid>7</guid></item><item><title>Stalling EV adoption is making supply chains more complex</title><source>Supply &amp; Demand Chain Executive</source><description>For more than a decade, the promise of environmentally friendly travel created a forecast of change in the automotive industry. Despite these lofty ideals, the transformative shift from traditional internal combustion engine vehicles to electric vehicles hasn't panned out as quickly as planned, particularly in North America.</description><pubDate>02 May 2024 14:29:00 CDT</pubDate><link>https://www.sdcexec.com/sustainability/clean-energy/article/22894082/kinaxis-inc-stalling-ev-adoption-is-making-supply-chains-more-complex</link><guid>8</guid></item><item><title>Amazon once again touts same-day delivery prowess</title><source>SupplyChainDigest</source><description>Amazon announced this week that nearly 60% of orders placed through its Prime membership program in the top 60 U.S. metro areas in arrived the same or next day. That is up from about 50% in the second quarter of 2023. Amazon said that percentage also translated into more than 2 billion items arriving the same or next day to Prime members around the world.</description><pubDate>02 May 2024 14:29:00 CDT</pubDate><link>https://www.scdigest.com/ontarget/24-04-30_amazon_record_same_day_q1_2024.php?cid=21386</link><guid>9</guid></item><item><title>USPS delivery unit proposal sparks service, cost concerns for shipping partners</title><source>SupplyChain Dive</source><description>The U.S. Postal Service is rethinking its partnership strategy with major shipping consolidators, potentially impacting service quality and delivery pricing. Key partners like DHL eCommerce and Pitney Bowes might see changes in handling final-mile deliveries, raising concerns among shippers about the broad effects of these adjustments.</description><pubDate>02 May 2024 14:29:00 CDT</pubDate><link>https://www.supplychaindive.com/news/us-postal-service-consolidator-delivery-unit-changes/714448/</link><guid>10</guid></item><item><title>'Made in America, For America' is lasting trend</title><source>Material Handling &amp; Logistics</source><description>The 2024 Kearney Reshoring Index, released on April 25, finds a U.S. market increasingly importing goods made closer to home and less on goods from low-cost countries and regions, continuing trends that have been set in motion over the past few years. The report, "&lt;a href="https://www.kearney.com/service/operations-performance/us-reshoring-index?utm_medium=pressrelease&amp;utm_source=newswire&amp;utm_campaign=reshoring24" target="_blank"&gt;Made in America: Here to stay?&lt;/a&gt;",  focuses primarily on import and export flows between the U.S. and 14 Asian countries, including mainland China, as well as import trends with Canada and Mexico.</description><pubDate>02 May 2024 14:29:00 CDT</pubDate><link>https://www.mhlnews.com/global-supply-chain/article/55020849/made-in-america-for-america-is-lasting-trend</link><guid>11</guid></item><item><title>Navigating phantom inventory with AI-powered detection</title><source>SupplyChainBrain</source><description>Phantom inventory &#8212; discrepancies between listed and actual stock &#8212; creates significant retail challenges. AI technologies offer solutions by enhancing stock accuracy, providing timely alerts for discrepancies and supporting better inventory management across stores, thus preventing lost sales and customer dissatisfaction.</description><pubDate>02 May 2024 14:29:00 CDT</pubDate><link>https://www.supplychainbrain.com/blogs/1-think-tank/post/39481-navigating-phantom-inventory-with-ai-powered-detection</link><guid>12</guid></item><item><title>New projects call for more forklifts</title><source>DCVelocity</source><description>Demand for industrial vehicles for material handling and transportation tasks is set to grow at a compound annual growth rate of nearly 5% by 2030, bringing the total market size to &#36;64.3 billion globally. The growth is driven by initiatives aimed at modernizing transportation networks, building new warehouses and enhancing logistics capabilities.</description><pubDate>02 May 2024 14:29:00 CDT</pubDate><link>https://www.dcvelocity.com/articles/60631-new-projects-call-for-more-forklifts</link><guid>13</guid></item></channel></rss>
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