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Labor from the Industrial Frontline to the Knowledge Era
By ASCM CEO Abe Eshkenazi, CSCP, CPA, CAE
When the Central Labor Union organized the first Labor Day on September 5, 1882, the workforce looked vastly different than it does today. Born out of an era of deep economic depression that had decimated early labor unions, the 1880s saw a fierce re...
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Smart Vision Systems Revolutionize Industrial Robotics
By ASCM CEO Abe Eshkenazi, CSCP, CPA, CAE
While industrial robotics are essential to modern manufacturing and warehousing, they are far from foolproof. Racks shift, parts sit out of alignment, and robot arms can freeze in place or even snap off. When these glitches occur,...
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GM Manages Supply Risk with a Major Strategy Shift
By ASCM CEO Abe Eshkenazi, CSCP, CPA, CAE
As the Iran war drags on, companies must grapple with sluggish movement through the Strait of Hormuz, high fuel costs and eroding global security. In combination with punishing tariffs, ...
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The Hidden Warning Signs of Supplier Strain
By ASCM CEO Abe Eshkenazi, CSCP, CPA, CAE
Global supply bases are navigating an unusually volatile marketplace where intersecting trade and geopolitical shifts continuously inflate the cost of doing business. The added burdens — whether rising complia...
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A Mounting Threat to Essential Supply Chain Talent
By ASCM CEO Abe Eshkenazi, CSCP, CPA, CAE
U.S. business, agricultural and manufacturing organizations are raising alarms over the profound supply chain consequences of the Supreme Court decision ending Temporary Protected Status. Following the ruling, hundr...
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Have Modern Supply Chains Outgrown Seasonal Planning?
By ASCM CEO Abe Eshkenazi, CSCP, CPA, CAE
It wasn’t too long ago that supply chain professionals planned imports and inventory according to the expectations of seasonal demands: chocolate at Halloween, pencils for back to school and beach umbrellas for summer s...
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Companies Rewrite Their Supply Chain Playbooks
By ASCM CEO Abe Eshkenazi, CSCP, CPA, CAE
This week, a wave of corporate announcements highlights a massive push toward network modernization. Across the industry, advanced technologies are giving organizations the tools to replace fragmented, legacy systems with standardized, highly efficie...
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Balancing Southeast Asian Growth Against Infrastructure Realities
By ASCM CEO Abe Eshkenazi, CSCP, CPA, CAE
As global organizations aggressively hedge against supply chain single-sourcing vulnerabilities, Southeast Asia is becoming a primary theater for advanced diversification. While relocating production lines to these corridors promises resili...
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Data Proves AI Accelerates Workforce Growth
By ASCM CEO Abe Eshkenazi, CSCP, CPA, CAE
The concern over technology replacing human workers is deeply embedded in our culture. We’ve been projecting these fears onto the silver screen for decades, whether it’s the chilling moment HAL 9000 locks humans out of their own systems in ...
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