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Can High School Students Solve One of Trucking’s Biggest Problems?
With a current shortage of 80,000 drivers, the trucking industry is in dire need of new recruits. Is Gen Z interested?
Top-Paying Jobs in Supply Chain for 2024 Revealed
The 2024 ASCM Salary Report shows a 4% year-over-year salary increase for supply chain professionals, with average total compensation now at $103,000.
Is There a Next Generation of Truckers? Data Reveals Grim Outlook
The FMCSA's highly-touted pilot to recruit drivers under 21 has been a disappointment, with numbers far below initial projections.
Women in Supply Chain: Meagan Fitzsimmons
GXO's Meagan Fitzsimmons discusses being a woman in supply chain, challenges she's faced, and advice she'd give other females entering the industry.

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ASCM Enterprise Certification Standards Guide
The Association for Supply Chain Management, ASCM, Enterprise Certification aims to empower organizations to reach their goals, improve...
Managing the Supply Chain Complexity Paradigm
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Industry Association News

Can High School Students Solve One of Trucking’s Biggest Problems?
With a current shortage of 80,000 drivers, the trucking industry is in dire need of new recruits. Is Gen Z interested?

Top-Paying Jobs in Supply Chain for 2024 Revealed
The 2024 ASCM Salary Report shows a 4% year-over-year salary increase for supply chain professionals, with average total compensation now at $103,000.

Is There a Next Generation of Truckers? Data Reveals Grim Outlook
The FMCSA's highly-touted pilot to recruit drivers under 21 has been a disappointment, with numbers far below initial projections.

Women in Supply Chain: Meagan Fitzsimmons
GXO's Meagan Fitzsimmons discusses being a woman in supply chain, challenges she's faced, and advice she'd give other females entering the industry.

Packsize Partners with Paccurate for Sustainability and Launches their “Easy Close” Solution
Packsize joins up with Paccurate to make shipping easier and more efficient for their customers and launches Easy-Close an add-on to the X7 packaging machine.

Service Sector PMI Records Highest Reading In 12 Months
November services economy activity remained in growth mode, according to the new edition of the ISM Report on Business, which was issued Tuesday by the Institute for Supply Management (ISM).

Manufacturing Output Unchanged from October to November Says ISM
While the Institute for Supply Management’s monthly PMI remains in negative territory for November, several sectors are beginning to show signs of recovery.

National Retail Federation Seeks to ‘Close the Loop,’ Acquires Reverse Logistics Association
The National Retail Federation is acquiring the Reverse Logistics Association as it looks to bolster its circular economy expertise.

An In-Depth Look at the Services-based Economy
In this podcast, Jeff Berman, Group News Editor for Logistics Management and the Peerless Media Supply Chain Group, interviews Tony Nieves, Chair of the Institute for Supply Management’s (ISM) Services Business Survey Committee.

ASCM Enterprise Certification Standards Guide
The Association for Supply Chain Management, ASCM, Enterprise Certification aims to empower organizations to reach their goals, improve results and be more competitive in today’s global business world - through supply chain excellence.

New Supply Chain Certification Standards for Environmental, Ethical and Economic Practices
Those who meet the standards are eligible to apply for the ASCM Enterprise Certification, a designation that demonstrates supply chain excellence and transparency - a growing consumer value as they become more and more educated about supply chain practices supporting a circular economy.

ASCM CEO Abe Eshkenazi on Pioneering Supply Chain Integrity
The Association for Supply Chain Management, ASCM, CEO Abe Eshkenazi, identifies how and why the ASCM Enterprise Certification certification will help corporations assess the ethical, ecological and economic aspects of their supply chains.

BenchPrep Partners with the Association for Supply Chain Management to Advance Learning Portfolio
The Association for Supply Chain Management, ASCM, selects BenchPrep’s industry-leading online learning platform to deliver a premium learning experience to supply chain professionals.

Association For Supply Chain Management ASCM - Much More Than a Re-Branding
APICS, the association for supply chain management, new name, Association For Supply Chain Management ASCM, reflects an association focused on the end-to-end supply chain.

Managing the Supply Chain Complexity Paradigm
This paper offers insight into managing supply chain and product complexity by providing background into the complexity’s sources, a framework for understanding its drivers, and methods to manage it.

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CTIA
CTIA-The Wireless Association® (www.ctia.org) is an international organization representing the wireless communications industry. Membership in the association includes wireless carriers and their suppliers, as well as providers and manufacturers of wireless data services and products. CTIA advocates on…
Intermodal Association of North America
The Intermodal Association of North America (IANA) is North America’s leading industry trade association representing the combined interests of the intermodal freight industry. IANA’s membership roster of over 1,000 corporate members includes railroads — Class I, short-line and regional; water…
National Retail Federation
As the world’s largest retail trade association and the voice of retail worldwide, NRF represents retailers of all types and sizes, including chain restaurants and industry partners, from the United States and more than 45 countries abroad. Retailers operate more…
ARTBA
The Washington D.C.-based American Road & Transportation Builders Association is a federation whose primary goal is to aggressively grow and protect transportation infrastructure investment to meet the public and business demand for safe and efficient travel. In support…
American Transportation Research Institute
The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), a well-known leader in transportation-related research, is an organization whose hallmark is innovative thinking, critical analysis and uncompromised excellence. As part of the American Trucking Associations (ATA) Federation, ATRI benefits from the broad support…
National Association of Manufacturers
The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) is the largest manufacturing association in the United States, representing small and large manufacturers in every industrial sector and in all 50 states. Manufacturing employs nearly 12 million men and women, contributes more than $1.8 trillion to…
Center for Automotive Research
The Center for Automotive Research (CAR) produces industry-driven research and analyses; develops forecasts; fosters dialogue and convenes forums; and publicly disseminates our research through conferences, events, and the media. Our mission is to educate, inform and advise industry stakeholders, policy…
Women In Trucking
Women In Trucking Association, Inc. is a nonprofit association established to encourage the employment of women in the trucking industry, promote their accomplishments and minimize obstacles faced by women working in the trucking industry. Membership is not limited to women,…
The International Air Cargo Association
The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) represents, supports, informs, and connects every element of the global air freight supply chain. TIACA lobbies governments and regulators, provides valuable networking opportunities, organizes and hosts leading industry events, and gives guidance, advice, and…
Voluntary Interindustry Commerce Solutions
The Voluntary Interindustry Commerce Solutions (VICS) Association has enabled companies in the retail and consumer-focused industries to eliminate billions of dollars of waste and delay. By creating voluntary guidelines, often referred to as “standards,” VICS has created new best practices…
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