Learn a variety of ways in which logistics providers — distributors, carriers, third-party logistics providers, and others — can flex their workforces while maintaining positive labor relationships: creating an agile, lean supply chain.
Positioned, these days perilously, between manufacturers and retailers, logistics providers of all kinds are finding they need to be able to adapt rapidly to changes in consumer demand and production volume. Trends toward lower inventory, just-in-time delivery, rising costs, and falling prices are accelerating the pace at which these providers must modify their operations.
As the supply chain becomes leaner and more volatile, it becomes more difficult for logistics providers to balance the desires of the workforce — such as the expectation of a 40-hour workweek — with the demands of the business.
Find out how an overall workforce flexing strategy can give you a competitive advantage.